The goal of the Principal Project, funded by ILILE, was to collect and disseminate resources to help administrators to better understand the role of the certified library media specialist and the importance of a strong library media program. Administrative support is vital to developing and maintaining a quality school library program. These resources offer ideas and suggestions for working closely with your school administrator to ensure that your program has a positive impact on teaching and learning.
Research for this project was coordinated by Ann E. Tepe.
Working with Your Administrator
Thoughtful suggestions, realistic expectations and useful tools for helping your administrator understand the value of the school library and your role as a school librarian.
The school library program and the curriculum
Meeting standards
Put Yourself in Your Administrator's Shoes
Discusses the roles of a good school administrator in supporting the school library program. Knowledge Quest, Nov/Dec2003, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p6-9, 4p.
Available in Ohio to K-12 educators through INFOhio.
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Impact!
Excel based software developed by Nancy Miller, library media specialist. User can document and track collaborative planning, information literacy instruction, and how local curriculum links to state standards. The software transforms input into charts, diagrams, and reports which can be shared with administrators and others. Hi Willow Research & Publishing, LMC Source ©2003 ISBN 0-931510-96-1 $60.00
Promises You Can’t Keep. (There's only so much a librarian can realistically accomplish.)
Focuses on vision and mission statements and the role of librarians in upholding the mission statement by Gary Hartzell, Professor, Educational Administration and Supervision University of Nebraska, Omaha. School Library Journal, Dec 2002, Vol. 49 Issue 12, p31, 1p, 1c 12), 29. (AN 8599523).
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