1. South East Junior High Library
2012-2013 Annual Report
Elizabeth Schau & Chelsea Sims

2. Iowa’s best schools
have library programs
that engage the entire
school community to elevate
the learning experience
for all.
QUALITY LIBRARIES
QUALITY SCHOOLS

3. TEACHER LIBRARIANS ARE
STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED
teach students to think critically
and independently to construct
new understanding and insights
from varied information sources
lead and embrace the integration
of technology to enhance learning
to

4. connect communities of learners in
virtual and physical spaces
collaborate with the school
community to design and enact
rigorous learning experiences and
participate as positive digital
citizens
to
TEACHER LIBRARIANS ARE
STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED

5. maximize access to quality print
and digital resources
champion and support the reading
life of students
nurture curiosity to develop in
students a passion for learning for
life
to
TEACHER LIBRARIANS ARE
STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED

6. ROLES OF THE
TEACHER LIBRARIAN
TEACHER LEADER INSTRUCTIONAL
PARTNER
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATOR
INFORMATION
SPECIALIST

7. TEACHER

8. LITERATURE
INFORMATION
LITERACY
DIGITAL LITERACY
• Research skills
• Recognizing bias
• Ethical use
• Evaluating sources
• Using technology to learn, to
create and to share
• Elements
• Genres
• Enjoyment
TEACHER
teach students to think
CRITICALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY

9. understanding and insights from
VARIED INFORMATION SOURCES
TEACHER Iowa Library Guideline 1.7:
The teacher librarian provides instruction in the use of information resources including
online databases and the internet in collaboration with classroom teachers.
Cross-Curricular
Bibliography
organizer
Project Specific
Resource Lists
Creative
Commons
Images

10. champion and support the
READING LIFE OF STUDENTS
TEACHER
Iowa Library Guideline 1.6
The teacher librarian is a catalyst for a culture of literacy in the school.

11. LEADER

12. LEADER
Lead and embrace the implementation of
TECHNOLOGY
Document Camera
Training
SMART Notebook
Certified Trainers
Troubleshoot

13. Instructional
Partner

14. Maximum
utilization
of school
resources
INSTRUCTIONAL
PARTNER
COLLABORATION
BENEFITS OF
Co-planning,
co-teaching,
co-
assessmentTransfer and
application
of skills
increases

15. Zombie
Science
LEARNING EXPERIENCES
collaborate to design and enact
iPoem
Project
Art
History
Historical
Fiction

16. PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATOR

17. Community
Relations
Teacher Librarians manage programs that
serve extensive school communitiesPROGRAM
ADMINISTRATOR
Physical
Space
Staff and
volunteers
Budget
Policies
Planning

18. Student
Input
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTSPROGRAM
ADMINISTRATOR
Rearranged +
Redecorated
Space
Increased
Volunteers
Revised
Circulation
Policy

19. connect
COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS
in virtual and physical spaces

20. STUDENT INPUT

21. COMMUNICATION
Iowa Library Guideline 1.7:
The teacher librarian provides regular reports of school library program accomplishments and concerns to
the students, teachers, principal and community. The library website is used to communicate library
programs and curriculum ties.

22. INFORMATION
SPECIALIST

23. INFORMATION
SPECIALIST
collection
DEVELOPMENT
Fresh
Purposeful
weeding
Useful
Accurate
Engaging
COLLECTION

24. INFORMATION
SPECIALIST
collection
DEVELOPMENT
Average Age
of Collection
Before
After

25. maximize access to
QUALITY RESOURCES
Total
Circulation
(as of May 29)
Fiction
Nonfiction
Graphic
Novels

26. maximize access to
QUALITY RESOURCES

27. management of
BUILDING ASSETS
New
Textbooks
Technology
Inventory

28. TECHNOLOGY
Upgrade
Year
Every
Classroom
Iowa City
NooksDestiny
Quest

29. DATABASE USAGE
266831
30462 1046 4032 217 270 142 62 31 95 62 19
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000

30. GOALS
Volunteers Nooks New
Collaboration