Library Media Specialist Of The Year

Library Media Specialist of the Library Media Specialist of the YearYear

Prepared for Prepared for

Fulton County SchoolsFulton County Schools

by Susan K.S. Grigsbyby Susan K.S. Grigsby

Fulton County Schools


GAIT and GLMA co-sponsor the Georgia School Library Media Specialist of the Year Award to recognize K-12 library media specialists whose services have resulted in exemplary library media programs.



Do YOU have what it takes?

Do you know an exemplary Fulton County LMS?



Fulton County has high-quality library professionals in place providing exemplary programs.

Are YOU the next Library Media Specialist of the Year?



Rules and Procedures



Applicants must be current Applicants must be current members of one of the members of one of the sponsoring organizations: sponsoring organizations: GAIT (Georgia Association GAIT (Georgia Association of Instructional Technology) of Instructional Technology) or GLMA (Georgia Library or GLMA (Georgia Library Media Association)Media Association)



Applicants must be currently Applicants must be currently assigned to a building level assigned to a building level library media centerlibrary media center

Applicants must have three (3) Applicants must have three (3) or more years of experience as or more years of experience as a library media specialista library media specialist Those years don’t have to have Those years don’t have to have

been spent in ONE library.been spent in ONE library.



Current members of the Current members of the GAIT or GLMA Board of GAIT or GLMA Board of Directors are eligible for Directors are eligible for the award.the award. LMSOTY Committee LMSOTY Committee

members must resign from members must resign from the committee if nominated the committee if nominated but may stay on the B.O.D.but may stay on the B.O.D.



Administrators, teachers, Administrators, teachers, parents, or other library media parents, or other library media specialists may submit specialists may submit nominations for System Level nominations for System Level LMSOTY to the School System LMSOTY to the School System LMSOTY Committee.LMSOTY Committee. Interested library media Interested library media

specialists may also apply specialists may also apply independently.independently.



The School System (Fulton The School System (Fulton County) Library Media County) Library Media Committee will review the Committee will review the nominations and select a nominations and select a Library Media Specialist of Library Media Specialist of the Year to honor and the Year to honor and recognize at the System recognize at the System Level.Level.



Nominations must be sent to Nominations must be sent to Susan Grigsby by December Susan Grigsby by December 19, 200719, 2007 Nominees will be notified by Nominees will be notified by

January 11, 2008January 11, 2008 Nominees will be required to Nominees will be required to

accept or decline their accept or decline their nominationnomination

Accepting nominees will Accepting nominees will complete the application complete the application process by February 1, 2008process by February 1, 2008



The Fulton County LMSOTY The Fulton County LMSOTY Committee will schedule Committee will schedule site visits and interviews site visits and interviews during the month of during the month of February.February.

Final judging will follow the Final judging will follow the rubric used to judge the rubric used to judge the State LMSOTY applications.State LMSOTY applications.



The Fulton County LMSOTY The Fulton County LMSOTY Committee will announce the Committee will announce the System Winner by March 17, System Winner by March 17, 2008.2008.

The System Winner’s The System Winner’s application will be sent to application will be sent to GLMA for District Judging by GLMA for District Judging by April 1, 2008.April 1, 2008.



Visit the GLMA website:http://www.glma-inc.org/specialists.htm

The application can be downloaded as a Word document, a PDF file, or an RTF.

You will find complete step-by-step instructions for completing the application process.



Visit the GLMA website:http://www.glma-inc.org/specialists.htm

Pay careful attention to the rubric at the end of the application and tailor your written narrative to cover the judging criteria as it applies to your program.



Do you have questions?

Please send your inquiries to Susan K.S. Grigsby at Elkins Pointe Middle School:

[email protected]



REMEMBER!We’re not looking for the perfect program. We are looking for exemplary Library Media Specialists with exemplary programs.

Don’t be shy about standing up to take credit for all you do to boost student achievement in your school.

Download the application and apply TODAY!


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Library Media Specialist Of The Year