School Library Media Program Evaluation rubric
Building the Learning Environment
Guidelines
-
The school library media program is built on a long-term strategic plan that reflects the mission, goals, and objectives of the school.
-
The school library media program has a minimum of one full-time certified/licensed library media specialist supported by qualified staff sufficient for the school’s instructional programs, services, facilities, size, and number of teachers and students.
-
The school library media program includes flexible and equitable access to physical and virtual collections of resources that support the school curriculum and meet the diverse needs of learners.
-
The school library media program has sufficient funding to support priorities and make steady progress to attain the program’s mission, goals, and objectives.
-
The school library media program includes policies, procedures, and guidelines that support equitable access to ideas and information throughout the school community.
-
The school library media program includes a well developed collection of books, periodicals, and non-print materials in a variety of formats that support curricular topics and are suited to inquiry learning and users’ needs and interests.
-
The school library media program is guided by an advocacy plan that builds support for decision makers who affect the quality of the SLMP.
-
The school library media program includes support for school library media specialists and teacher professional development to sustain and increase knowledge and skills.
[From: American Association of School Librarians “Empowering Learners; Guidelines for School Library Media Programs”; American Library Association, Chicago, IL, 2009]