July 7-8, 2014

PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
GROUP MEMBERS
 Judi Dzikowski  Carol Desch
 Mindy Holland  Carl Vitevitch
 Melissa Jacobs Israel  Diana Wendell
 Jill Leinung
 Joette Stefl-Mabry
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Linda Williams Bowie
Leslie Yolan

ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
 AASL: American Association of School Librarians
 ALA: American Library Association
 APPR: Annual Professional Performance Review
 BEDS: Basic Educational Data System Public School Data Form
 CCLS: Common Core Learning Standards
 ESIFC: Empire State Information Fluency Continuum
 ISTE: International Society of Technology in Education
 NYLA-SSL: New York Library Association/Section of School
Librarians
 NOVELny: New York Online Virtual Electronic Library
 SLMPE: School Library Media Program Evaluation
 SLSA: School Library Systems Association of New York State

PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
WORK GROUP GOAL
To use New York State and local school library program assessment data and tools to inform decisions regarding curriculum, instruction, and assessment for the improvement of student learning and achievement.

ACTION STEP #1 http://www.nysed.gov/
We request the creation of an "Exemplary School
Library Media Program” web page on the School
Administrators’ channel of NYSED Website with a list of resources for administrators to support the development of a strong school library program.
Our recommendation is for NYLA/SSL, SLSA, NYSED, and graduate library school program representatives to form a task force to curate a comprehensive list of supporting documents and tools.

ACTION STEP #2
We request the revision of BEDS (Question 21 –
Library Program) to reflect current practices to provide an accurate snapshot of school libraries throughout NYS that is easy to access, analyze and interpret online to demonstrate the impact of the school library on student learning.
Our recommendation is for NYLA/SSL, SLSA,
NYSED, and graduate library school program representatives to form a task force to revise the BEDS question accordingly.

ACTION STEP #3
We request an evaluation and revision of the
Essential Elements on the SLMPE Rubric to reflect current practices in school library programs including Common Core Learning
Standards and the Empire State Information
Fluency Continuum and to develop a tool kit to support the implementation of SLMPE across
NYS school libraries.
Our recommendation is for NYLA/SSL, SLSA,
NYSED, and graduate library school program representatives to form a task force accomplish these tasks.

ACTION STEP #4
“Students need to use the skills of inquiry to learn.” -ESIFC
We request the Empire State Information
Fluency Continuum be prominent and accessible on Engage NY, as well as on the newly developed Exemplary School Library
Program webpage of the Administrators’ channel of NYSED's website.

ACTION STEP #5
NYLA-SSL/SLSA School Librarian
Evaluation Rubric for APPR
We request the NYLA-SSL/SLSA School
Librarian Evaluation Rubric for APPR to be evaluated, updated and strengthened to reflect current best practices in student learning and instruction.