A Packet for the Principal

ALA,AASL,

and Information Power_____

Gift a copy of the bookLoan the library copy

of the bookChoose information from the website

Go to

www.ala.org

and search for

Information Power.

You will find

Online excerptsAASL Resource GuidesBuilding-Level Basic

Implementation KitPowerPoint presentation for use by

school library media specialistsother valuable information.

The excerpton

Roles and Responsibilitiesof the

School Library MediaSpecialist

is included in your packet.

At www.maslonline.org

retrieve information on your reading program(s).

The Resourceslink is accessible to the

public and includes valuable information, including copyrightbrochures and . . .

MASL Speaks—

PowerPoint presentationand script to share with

administrators.

Provide the url for your region website for access

to meeting minutes, newsletters and other regional information.

Intellectual Freedom

Visit www.ala.org,Professional Tools

for intellectual freedom documents such as Library Bill of Rights,

Freedom to Read statement,and Access to Resources.

The Family EducationalRights and Privacy Act

(FERPA)supersedes the Missouri

confidentiality law.

Visit www.ala.org for more information.

No Child Left Behind

Access the brochure,Your School Library

Media Program and No Child Left Behind

atwww.ala.org.

Research on howlibraries improve

student achievementcan be found at

www.ala.org/aasl/aaslproftools/resourceguides/studentachievement.htm

including the Colorado studies.

Some recommended books:

Assessing Learningby V. H. Harada &Joan M. Yoshina

Get Them Thinkingby Sue Lockwood Summers

Teaching and Testing InformationLiteracy Skills

by Jane Bandy Smith

The Missouri Departmentof Elementary

and Secondary Education(DESE) website

at http://www.dese.mo.gov/provides a wealth

of information.

Under School Improvement/MSIP:

Model Curriculum Units

Show-Me Connection-Library Study (10 Pages-the

first is in your packet)

Under Curriculum/Assessment:

GLEs, including Information

Literacy and the

Show-Me Standards

Choose some of thesefor your focus

and include themalong with your

collaboration worksheet.

Good examplesof teacher/librarian collaboration

worksheets can be found at

http://libraries.phila.k12.pa.us/pennalexander/TLC.html

One is included inyour packet.

At least annually, provide core data information and aplan for improvement.

Consider a gift to yourprincipal!

The Principal’s Guideto a Powerful Library

Media Program

by Marla W. McGheeand Barbara A. Jansen