1. The Principal advocates and facilitates the development of an information literate school
community.
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2. The Principal ensures that the attainment of information literacy is part of the school plan.
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3. The Principal encourages and facilitates the professional development of staff.
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4. The Principal understands and advocates the role of the school librarian(as per ministry/
system policies) in the school's instructional program.
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5. The Principal demonstrates support for collaboration among the school librarian and
teaching staff.
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6. The Principal ensures that the school library resource centre objectives reflect school goals.
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7. The Principal ensures that the school librarian has an appropriate
allocation of support staff.
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8. The Principal allocates adequate, flexible time for the school librarian to administer the library
resource centre.
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9. The Principal encourages the teaching staff to involve themselves in the development of library
resource centre policies and programs.
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10. The Principal encourages the teaching staff to invest time in
cooperatively planning and
teaching with the school librarian.
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11. The Principal encourages and facilitates the professional
development of teaching staff to
enhance their understanding and use of information technology.
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12. The Principal informs new teaching staff about the importance of
collaborating with the
school librarian.
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13. The Principal supports the development of a resource collection
that is current and relevant
to the curriculum needs of the school.
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14. The Principal encourages teaching staff debate about information policy.
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15. The Principal ensures that significant funding is allocated to
the library resource centre budget.
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16. The Principal actively seeks outside school funding possibilities
that can be used to
supplement the library resource centre budget.
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17. The Principal engages in regular and timely communication with the school librarian.
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18. The Principal visits the library resource centre to observe the work of the school librarian.
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19. The Principal encourages the school librarian to debate and justify current practice.
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20. The Principal asks questions of the school librarian about teaching and learning.
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21. The Principal relies on the school librarian to keep him/her
abreast of developments
that affect the school librarian's role.
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22. The Principal seeks advice from the school librarian with
respect to issues of whole school
information management.
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23. The Principal encourages the school librarian to take risks.
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24. The Principal encourages teaching staff to employ a wide range of
information resources
in their teaching programs.
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25. The Principal encourages 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. The Principal works with the school librarian to develop the
school librarian's personal
professional development plan.
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27. The Principal advocates 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. The Principal encourages teaching staff 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. The Principal provides 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,
the Principal ensures
that the needs of the library resource centre are
addressed.
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31. The Principal seeks feedback from staff about their impressions of
the quality of library
resource centre services.
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32. I believe that the school librarian should be a key player in the school's
information literacy
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 a school, I would
expect that s/he
undertake a specialist qualification in school librarianship.
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36. As the school librarian I expect to spend all of my day in the library resource centre.
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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 a school librarian should be timetabled to cover classroom
teachers' preparation
time.
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39. I believe the school librarian should be identified as an information
technology leader in the
school.
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40. I believe that school librarians 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 library
resource centre.
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42. I believe that students should have individual access to the library
resource centre during
class time.
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43. I believe that the Principal should supervise the school librarian.
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44. I believe that school librarians should provide appropriate inservicing to
the teaching staff.
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45. I believe it is important that Principals 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 library resource centre.
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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 Advanced Skills Teacher
(AST) status and appropriate administrative positions.
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49. I believe that the Principal is well placed to judge a school librarian's
professional competence.
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50. I believe that it is the school librarian's responsibility to educate the
Principal about the role
of the school librarian.
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51. I believe that the school librarian should inform the Principal about
issues affecting the
potential of library resource centres.
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52. I believe that the school librarian is good preparation for the position of
Principal.
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53. School librarians seek mentorship from teaching staff in addition to that
provided by
the Principal.
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