Elementary School Library Media Specialist, Acton Boxborough School District, MA
Posted May 2, 2022
Description:
Qualifications:
A highly qualified candidate will be state certified as a Library Media Specialist, have
completed a teacher preparation program/educational degree, and preferably hold a
master’s degree from a program accepted by the American Library Association or a
master’s program in Library and Information Science.
Position Goals:
- Ensure that students and staff are effective and responsible users of ideas and information
- Empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, ethical users of information, and media literate
- Ensure equitable access to information and library resources
- Collaborate with all educators to design and implement units of instruction and assess student learning
- Align the School Library Media Program with the goals of the school and district
- Explore with students and staff different modes of communication and technology
- Integrate district-wide initiatives for digital literacy and digital citizenship
Roles and Responsibilities:
TEACHER:
- Supports the collaborative development of inquiry learning, digital learning, information and technology literacies, critical thinking, and self-assessment
- Collaboratively develops and teaches units of instruction that integrate information literacy and digital literacy standards and assesses student learning
- Creates a rigorous student-centered environment that seamlessly blends reading, literacy and available instructional technologies to maximize the learning experience for each student
- Supports, supplements, and elevates the literacy experience through guidance and motivational reading initiatives
- Communicates effectively with families, colleagues, and the community to promote students’ learning and to support the school’s goals
LEADER:
- Serves on decision making, school improvement, and school based-curriculum teams
- Benchmarks the School Library Media Program to school, state, and national standards
- Promotes the integration of existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning
- Promotes the ethical use of information: copyright, fair use, student images, and licensing of intellectual property
- Stays current in professional practices, educational research; actively participates in professional memberships
LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR:
- Fosters a creative, flexible environment so that the School Library Media Center is an essential part of the learning community
- Develops and maintains resources appropriate to the curriculum, the learners, and instructional strategies of the school community
- Builds and maintains a library collection that reflects the student body, is diverse, meets the interests and needs of all learners, and supports the district’s mission and goals
- Establishes procedures for selection, acquisition, circulation, and sharing of resources in a variety of formats
- Develops and manages the library budget to support program goals
- Recruits, schedules, and trains volunteers
- Administers the library including maintaining the collection, managing the Destiny catalog, establishing vendor relationships, and evaluating and improving the library space
- Cooperates and networks with other libraries and agencies
How to Apply:
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