PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY

A Program…

…can be defined as “a set of planned, interrelated activities designed to achieve a specified goal or goals and which requires time and other resources for implementation”*

*A Model for Program Development and Evaluation” by James Jacob

Jacobs called for…

“…more educational programming to be initiated at the local school level. The model to be proposed represents a stronger leaning toward local school authority and initiative than has been the case.”

Jacobs, p 15 – 16.

Four stages of the model

Goal Setting: moving from needs to goals Program Planning: operational goals Implementation: management and assessment

of progress Summative Education or Evaluation

INFORMATION POWER*

*AASL, 1998

WHAT IS A LIBRARY PROGRAM?

It can be anything that happens in a school library that involves:

goal-setting

planning

implementation

evaluation

Goal-setting and planning…

To broaden the collection to include a variety of formats that support teaching and learning and reflect the requirements of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks*

*Goal #1 – Chelmsford Public Schools Long Range Plan

Implementation…

  1.1 catalog all non-print resources 1.2 increase the currency of the print

collection 1.3 train students and staff in the use of

online resources 1.4 obtain approval of updated Library

Media Center Policies

Evaluation…

http://www.mslma.org/whoweare/rubric.pdf

Library Program Evaluation Rubrics from the Massachusetts School Library Media Association (MSLMA)

So, what am I going to write?

Make this paper meaningful to you Include the basic stages of planning as

described in the Jacobs article Choose a goal or goals that you would like to

implement and describe the stages of implementation.

Additionally…

…it can be a paper about program planning in general.

Or, more specifically, your program planning paper could address…

…motivating the students in your school to read more!

– Set Goals– Plan Program– Implement Program– Evaluate

Just one example of many!

ANY QUESTIONS?