Where We Were: Goals from November 2007...

Full-time library media teacher in each elementary school, teaching information literacy Realistic library materials purchase budget for each school Support from the Technology Department for our library software Program committee to help integrate new library media teachers

To be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, Final Report, Chicago: American Library Assoc., 1989

-- Develop a clear sense of purpose -- Manage change: Elementary level LMSs are new -- Ensure K-5 library instruction & curriculum are consistent & equitable system-wide -- Provide a framework for budget -- Articulate a framework for evaluation

-- Build awareness throughout community

-- Prerequisite for federal grants

Karen Miller, Winchester High School Librarian, Chair Jane Henchey, McCall Middle School Librarian LeeAnne Toner, Elementary Librarian Janice Bernardi, Elementary Librarian Juliana Jarvis, Elementary Librarian Evander French, Principal, McCall Middle School Guido Sabelli, Principal, VinsonOwen Elementary Marc Kerble, Assistant Superintendent Annamaria Schrimpf, Director of Education Technology Alison Matthews, VinsonOwen Parent Susan Verdicchio, McCall Parent Jenna Anglin, WHS Student Sarah Girotti, Winchester School Committee Yvonne Coleman, Childrens Librarian, Winchester Public Library

English Language Arts Reading & Literature Strand

History & Social Studies Appendix F, Connections to ELA

Standard 10, Genre: Imaginative

Literature (e.g., Folklore, Poetry, Fiction, Fantasy, etc.) or Expository Writing (e.g., Essay, Memoir, etc.) Standard 13, Nonfiction Standard 17, Drama
Media Strand Standard 26, Analysis of Media Composition Strand Standard 24, Research

The study of history and social studies is closely connected to reading, writing, and research....
Many schools make it a practice to use common standards for research and writing in all subjects and have students investigate topics of interest, write research papers, and make presentations...beginning in the primary grades.

Technology Literacy Standard 3 Demonstrate the ability to use technology for research, critical thinking,...communication, collaboration....

- Reviewed Plan Requirements

- Following MBLC School Planning Template and MSLA Rubric - Meetings with School Councils at all schools - Surveys of students, faculty and parents - Met with Sara Sogigian, Metrowest Regional Library System - Descriptions of all schools and school libraries as they are - Mission & Vision Statements - Needs Statements for all schools - 5-Year Goals & Objectives & Year 1 Action Plans

- Complete Year 1 Action Plans in Chart Form - Submit final LRPs to School Committee

- Seek School Committee approval: Early September

- File Final LRPS with MBLC by October 1, 2009 - Identify grant opportunities - Submit Letter(s) of Intent by December 1, 2009 (federal grants)

Articulates why the school library exists; the needs it exists to address and the principles that guide its work.... ---MBLC
The mission of the Winchester Public Schools library media program is to provide resources and services for our school community that promote life-long reading and the development of research skills for pleasure and for information in an inviting and dynamic environment. The Library Media Specialist collaborates with the learning community of students, teachers, administrators, support staff, and families to provide physical and intellectual access to high quality materials in all formats in order to foster information literacy and support the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks. As the information center of the school, the library media center reflects principles of diversity and intellectual freedom and connects to the wider learning community beyond its walls.

Articulates...how the library media program will be different in 5 years as a result of implementing this plan... --MBLC
We envision: --- a library media center ("LMC") in each elementary, middle, and high school equipped with up-to-date technology and materials, in a variety of print and non-print formats, supporting all curriculum subject areas. --- full-time professional staff in each elementary, middle, and high school managing the LMC and actively collaborating with teachers to design and co-teach projects that foster information literacy and technology skills while addressing curriculum topics. --- every LMC providing equal access for all members of its school community and resources for its diverse population.

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--- students in the LMC engrossed in reading and resource-based learning, evaluating and ethically using information from a variety of print and digital sources, and writing or producing projects that synthesize and communicate the results of their research. --- that through the challenging and positive learning experiences they have in the LMC, students will develop a life-long love of reading and motivation to seek out information they need to realize personal goals. --- a library media program that helps students learn to read, read to learn, and ultimately learn to learn.

-- Extension of the classroom: -- available on flexible, as-needed basis (vs. fixed schedule)

-- LMS co-planning and co-teaching, as partner of

classroom teachers -- Information Literacy skills embedded in

subject curriculum

-- Model of a collaborative community of learners

-- 21st Century Information Center for the school learning community -- Students & Teachers using a variety of technology formats to learn and teach -- Self-directed reading for fluency & enjoyment

-- Inquirybased learning experiences with range of print and digital materials -- Projectbased learning, culminating in written reports, multimedia projects, or creative projects (e.g., dramatic or visual arts) -- Open-ended learning experiences -- Wide variety of materials, to challenge students at all levels, including English Language Learners
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