Standards and Rubrics for School Library Programs

RESOURCES:

DESE Rubric: School Librarians 

MSLA and PDPs
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​Certification and Licensure          

Program Standards & Rubrics 

Job Description: School Librarian

Job Listings ​
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ELL for School Librarians

MLS Strategic Planning

Intellectual Freedom

MA Teen Choice Book Award

​AASL Learning Standards and Program Guidelines  ​
Rather than quantitative standards that promote compliance with an inflexible and minimal list, school librarians need the dispositions of deep commitment and inquiry required by continuous program assessment and advocacy with stakeholders. AASL offers several tools for program evaluation:

• AASL Standards for Learners Framework 
• AASL Research and Statistics
• Standards Supports for School Librarians
• ​AASL position statements: ​
• AASL Standards for Learners Framework 
• AASL Research and Statistics
• Standards Supports for School Librarians
• Appropriate Staffing for School Libraries
• ​AASL POSITION STATEMENTS: 

> The Critical Need for & Responsibilities of District-Level School Library Supervisors
> Definition of an Effective School Library
> Diversity in the Organization
> Instructional Role of the School Librarian
> Labeling Practices
> Policy on Confidentiality of Library Records (ALA)
> Preparation of School Librarians
> Role of the School LibrarSchool Librarian's Role in Reading
​> School Library Scheduling
​> Strategic Leadership Role of School Librarians
 

MASSACHUSETTS STANDARDS:​

• Massachusetts Recommended PreK-12 Information Literacy Standards,  MSLA 2009.    (60 pages)
• Abridged STANDARDS: Intro, Benchmarks, References; 
• Appendix II: Alignment of MSLA PreK-12 Information Literacy Skills with MA Technology Literacy Standards and Expectations and AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner​

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