PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
IN THE SCHOOL
LIBRARY
A Program…
…can be defined as “a set of planned,
interrelated activities designed to achieve a
specified goal or goals and which requires time
and other resources for implementation”*
*A Model for Program Development and Evaluation” by James Jacob
Jacobs called for…
“…more educational programming to be initiated
at the local school level. The model to be
proposed represents a stronger leaning toward
local school authority and initiative than has
been the case.”
Jacobs, p 15 – 16.
Four stages of the model
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Goal Setting: moving from needs to goals
Program Planning: operational goals
Implementation: management and assessment
of progress
Summative Education or Evaluation
INFORMATION POWER*
*AASL, 1998
WHAT IS A LIBRARY PROGRAM?
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It can be anything that happens in a school
library that involves:
goal-setting
planning
implementation
evaluation
Goal-setting and planning…
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To broaden the collection to include a variety of
formats that support teaching and learning and
reflect the requirements of the Massachusetts
Curriculum Frameworks*
*Goal #1 – Chelmsford Public Schools Long
Range Plan
Implementation…
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1.1 catalog all non-print resources
1.2 increase the currency of the print
collection
1.3 train students and staff in the use of
online resources
1.4 obtain approval of updated Library
Media Center Policies
Evaluation…
http://www.mslma.org/whoweare/rubric.pdf
Library Program Evaluation Rubrics from the
Massachusetts School Library Media
Association (MSLMA)
So, what am I going to write?
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Make this paper meaningful to you
Include the basic stages of planning as
described in the Jacobs article
Choose a goal or goals that you would like to
implement and describe the stages of
implementation.
Additionally…
…it can be a paper about program planning in
general.
Or, more specifically, your program
planning paper could address…
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…motivating the
students in your school
to read more!
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Set Goals
Plan Program
Implement Program
Evaluate
Just one example of
many!
ANY QUESTIONS?