A Planning Guide for Empowering Learners with School Library Program

Assessment Rubric Chart

Aspect 1: Developing Visions for Learning: Mission
Subcategory Descriptor Choice Reason for Descriptor Choice
Statement Basic Ms. Librarian mentioned that the mission of the library remains the same
countywide. However, the mission is hard to find on the counties website
and most staff and students are unaware of it. The school website does not
Alignment Integral have the mission statement posted and there is no up to date library website.
Publication Under Developed
Aspect 2: Teaching for Learning: Collaboration
Subcategory Descriptor Choice Reason for Descriptor Choice
Team Roles Unassigned Ms. Librarian is on a fixed schedule and only sees her students once a week
Participation Informal for fifty-five minutes and this includes book check out. She would like to be
able to work collaboratively with her peers, but when she has the students
the teachers are on their planning period. She said collaboration is just not
something that works within the current schedule. Ms. Librarian express
that she has truly tried to build collaborative relationships with her staff
members as well.
Aspect 2: Teaching for Learning: Reading
Subcategory Descriptor Choice Reason for Descriptor Choice
Instruction Basic Ms. Librarian attempts to order books that her school population enjoys. She
Promotion Passive, Periodic, encourages the school wide reading program ARC and allocates time during
Continuous, their class period to work toward completing their necessary steps for that
Responsive week or day. She said there is not opportunity for clubs or after school
programs because there is no transportation and her school is not within
driving distance.
Aspect 2: Teaching for Learning: Multiple Literacies
Subcategory Reason for Descriptor Choice
Learning Basic Because Maple Elementary has a technology specialist, Ms. Librarian does
Process not have very much to do with the technology available to students. She
Legal, Incidental shared that on top of that there is very little technology that her school
Ethical, and offers. She mentioned the legal, ethical, and social responsibilities but says
Social she has very limited time to teach students about their responsibilities
Responsibilit during the information-seeking process.
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Aspect 2: Teaching for Learning: Inquiry
Subcategory Descriptor Choice Reason for Descriptor Choice