RR Annual Report 05

							Memorandum
   To:
   CC:
From:      Teacher Librarian
Date:
   Re:     The impact of the school library on student learning



The school year and the school library: An Annual Report
The ____________ School Library Program continues to be an integral part of student learning
and teacher instruction around _______________ High School. Our mission and job, “to ensure
that students are effective users of ideas and information” informs our work with teachers,
students and support staff, influences our purchases, and guides how we spend our time daily.
As a library staff, we work hard as a team to meet the challenges of ensuring all students are
able to find, understand and use information. This report seeks to share the successes of the
library program throughout this school year, and set goals for future improvement of the
library program.

We have seen improvements in student use of information, in teacher/teacher-librarian
collaboration use of library time, and of library staff service to teachers around the building.
We have seen an increase in checkout of print materials to students, and an increase in
technology equipment checkout to staff for integration into their classrooms. Numbers of users
in and out of the library is very high and library space is usually busy and booked throughout
the year.

I continue to be involved in various leadership roles in our building, our district and around
the state. In the upcoming school year, I will be serving as ____________, and this role will
increase my knowledge and understanding of how to help our library program be the best in
the state.

Major Accomplishments for the Year
We have much to be proud of in the library program. In meeting my job roles of Reading
Advocate, Information Manager and Information Literacy Skills Teacher, I have found many
ways of becoming involved in the teaching and learning around the building. Without the
tremendous staff support of my assistants, __________________, we wouldn’t be able to do as
much circulation, instruction and outreach as we do.

   Information Literacy Teacher:
   •   Notetaking: worked with teachers to further develop district’s research model


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•   Collaborated on projects with teachers from all content areas

•   Delivered instruction in Noodletools, Nettrekker, Elibrary, Proquest, to students and staff

•   Collaborated with teachers in Paired Novels, Art Show, Leisure and Hobby, filming, etc.

Reading Advocate:
•   Raised circulation to over 6,000 fiction checkouts (increase of 500+ books over 2002-03)

•   Started Student Book Review Committee to publish book reviews in the _________ and the
    _________________

•   Co-Chaired city’s One Book Committee

•   Organized author visit

•   Initiated Staff Book Club

Information Manager:
•   Initiated Textbook Circulation system

•   Held multiple blood drives and meetings in the library

•   Purchased and did database trial on Noodletools and Nettrekker

•   Raised over $3,000 additional dollars through donated book sales

•   Organized and paid for guest speaker

•   Assisted staff in writing grants

•   Initiated school Library Advisory Board. Plan to start for district.

Leadership:
•   District Social Studies Committee

•   One Book Committee

•   K-12 Library Initiative Trainer

•   WLMA WAC Committee

•   WLMA Committee Chair

•   PESB Board

Next year
We want to continue the positive impact we are having on student learning at
______________High School.




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    Goals will include:

    Information Literacy Teacher
•   Increase in collaboration with Science and Social Studies teachers

•   Using close analysis of WASL results, increase intentional collaborations with teachers

•   Adopt and promote note taking strategies at grade levels

Reading Advocate
•   Continue to develop fiction collection

•   Sponsor two author visits

•   Promote reading through Student Book Review Group

•   Strengthen connection with One Book program

Information Manager
•   Chart circulation and checkout trends and data

•   Strengthen current science collection

•   Assist in creating a quality library web page as a portal for student research

I appreciate the tremendous support the library receives from administration, staff and
students. Together, we can build the strongest, most effective and most influential library
program in the state of Washington.




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