1. I advocate and facilitate the development of information skills across the school community.
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2. I ensure that the acquisition of information skills is part of the
school plan.
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3. I encourage and facilitate the professional development of staff.
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4. I understand and advocate the role of the school librarian in the school's curriculum.
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5. I demonstrate support for collaboration among the school librarian
and teaching staff.
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6. I ensure that the school library objectives reflect school goals.
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7. I ensure that the school librarian has an appropriate allocation
of support staff.
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8. I allocate adequate, flexible time for the school librarian to
administer the school library.
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9. I encourage the teaching staff to involve themselves in the
development of school library
policies and programs.
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10. I encourage the teaching staff to invest time in cooperatively
planning and teaching with the
school librarian.
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11. I encourage and facilitate the professional development of teaching
staff to enhance their
understanding and use of information technology.
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12. I inform new staff about the importance of collaborating with the
school librarian.
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13. I support the development of a resource collection that is current
and relevant to the
curriculum needs of the school.
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14. I encourage staff debate about information policy.
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15. I ensure that significant funding is allocated to the school library budget.
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16. I actively seek outside school funding possibilities that can be
used to supplement the
school library budget.
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17. I engage in regular and timely communication with the
school librarian.
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18. I visit the school library to observe the work of the
school librarian.
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19. I encourage the school librarian to debate and justify current
practice.
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20. I ask questions of the school librarian about teaching and learning.
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21. I rely on the school librarian to keep me abreast of developments
that affect his/her role.
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22. I seek advice from the school librarian with respect to issues
of whole school information
management.
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23. I encourage the school librarian to take risks.
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24. I encourage teachers to employ a wide range of information resources
in their teaching
programs.
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25. I encourage the school librarian to take a leadership role in the
development and
maintenance of a school wide information skills continuum.
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26. I work with the school librarian to develop his/her personal
professional development plan.
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27. I advocate that the school librarian be a member of key school
committees to tap into
his/her expertise and schoolwide perspective.
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28. I encourage teachers to incorporate the learning and use of a range
of information skills
into their teaching programs and to assess process
skills as well as content.
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29. I provide time release and funding to the school librarian to
undertake ongoing professional
development.
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30. When the school librarian is not represented on a key committee I
ensure that the needs
of the school library are addressed.
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31. I seek feedback from staff about their impressions of the quality of school
library
services.
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32. I believe that the school librarian should be a key player in the
school's information skills
programs.
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33. I believe that a school librarian ought to have a qualification
in education and librarianship.
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34. I believe school librarians ought to be appointed according to a
merit selection process.
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35. Should an unqualified school librarian be appointed to my school,
I would expect that
s/he undertake a specialist qualification in
school librarianship.
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36. I expect the school librarian to spend all of his/her day in the
school library.
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37. I believe that staff development plans should address the
development of teachers’
information literacy.
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38. I believe that the school librarian should be timetabled to cover
classroom teachers'
release from teaching time.
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39. I identify the school librarian as an information technology (IT)
leader in the school.
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40. I believe that the school librarian should provide a flexible
timetable that best meets the
needs of individual students, groups, and
whole classes.
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41. I believe that Internet access should be available through the
school library.
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42. I believe that students should have individual access to the
school library during
class time.
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43. I believe that the headteacher should supervise the school librarian.
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44. I believe that the school librarian should provide appropriate
inservice to the teaching staff.
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45. I believe it is important that headteachers act as role models and
mentors to staff who are
reticent about the appropriate instructional
use of information technology.
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46. I believe that cooperative planning and teaching should occur
in the classroom as well as
in the school library.
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47. When the school librarian is absent, I believe that it is necessary
to fill his/her position with
a suitably qualified replacement.
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48. I believe that school librarians should be supported to achieve promoted post status
and appropriate management positions in the school.
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49. My acceptance of the school librarian's professional judgement
relates directly to his/her
credibility.
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50. I believe that I am well placed to judge the school librarian’s
professional competence.
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