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  • 1.  Please assist AASL Task Force by completing School Librarian Performance Evaluation Survey

    Posted Mar 02, 2014 11:44 AM

    Dear AASL Affiliate Assembly Delegate:


    The AASL Status of Staffing of School Libraries Task Force has been asked to collect information related to School Librarian Performance Evaluation procedures in each state. As an Affiliate Delegate, please assist the Task Force to gather information about the state you represent by completing this Google Form survey (see link below) by Tuesday, March 11. Information collected from this survey will be used in the AASL Status of Staffing of School Libraries Task Force report.


    Thank you in advance for your assistance with this. Please feel free to contact me directly at ashort@bostonpublicschools.org if you would like any additional information.


    Thank you,


    Amy Short, Member of the AASL Status of Staffing of School Libraries Task Force


    Link to Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1b43BOmY1YYvI9vOLuUdW46spr1iJPPdR_VGm2VmQuVI/viewform



  • 2.  RE: Please assist AASL Task Force by completing School Librarian Performance Evaluation Survey

    Posted Mar 12, 2014 02:04 PM

    we are working on this issue in Alaska - in 4 years 50% of teacher evaluations will be based on student performance data and of course that presents some specific issues for specialists and librarians. In my district we have over 80 certificated librarians working in our schools who will fall under this evaluation model. I put the following out on LM_Net but didn't get much in the way of response. Hoping I can get some ideas and discussion here. 

    Posted March 2014 to LM_NET:::

    I am looking for information on how other states are handling the data requirement for teacher evaluations specifically applied to school librarians. We have fixed schedules K-6 with 30 minute lesson times and flexible schedules 6-12  

     One data point will possibly be school aggregate data for all teachers but the state requirement is for 2-3 data points - we want to make sure that the data points reflect things that actually reflect things that librarians can affect.  

     Any contacts and help would be appreciated