Transcript Getting Administrators Excited About Libraries Dr. Odin Jurkowski Robin Gibbons Robin Boggs-Hargrave Pat Shannon Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) Spring Conference 04.24.2006 Session IV 10:00 – 11:00 am http://faculty.cmsu.edu/jurkowski/MASL2006 Last.

Getting Administrators
Excited About Libraries
Dr. Odin Jurkowski
Robin Gibbons
Robin Boggs-Hargrave
Pat Shannon
Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) Spring Conference
04.24.2006
Session IV
10:00 – 11:00 am
http://faculty.cmsu.edu/jurkowski/MASL2006
Last updated 04.21.2006 10:00am
What this Workshop is all About
Librarians and administrators working together
to benefit our students
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Agenda
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Introduction
Odin - Who we are? Librarians and
administrators
Pat – Getting to know your Principal
Robin G. – A Packet for the Principal:
Information administrators need
Robin H. – Communicating: Ideas for getting
your principal’s attention
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What is a School Librarian?
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Teaching, cooperative efforts in curriculum
and information access, and leadership in
program administration
National professional guidelines, regional
accreditation requirements, and state
standards
Enjoy students, teaching, and learning
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Assumptions about Librarians
(from those who are uninformed)
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Librarians do not need to be involved in
curriculum planning
Librarians are support resources, not teaching
colleagues
Librarians do not have conferences with
teachers
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Information Power
Collaboration, Leadership, Technology
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coaching
fostering information literacy
building effective teams
staff development
model and promote lifelong learning
formal and informal
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Administrative Support
Program Administration - Principle 4: An
effective library media program requires ongoing
administrative support
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What is a School Administrator?
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Principal Teacher (compare terminology to Teacher
Librarian)
Advanced skills in the teaching and learning process
A thorough understanding of practical applications
of child growth and development
A solid background in the liberal arts
A sincere commitment to children’s welfare and
progress
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What Don’t Principal’s Know?
Principals do not learn about libraries in their
coursework:
NCATE survey - Only 18% integrated schools
library information into course work for
prospective principals
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Administrator’s Preconceived Notions
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What did they have in their coursework?
What experiences did they have with their
school libraries in past jobs? As students and
parents?
What is the culture in the school?
What positive and negative influences must
you deal with?
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Our Task
Permanent change must start at the top with
professional principals’ organizations and
preparation programs, so that the library message
is institutionalized. Otherwise every time you
help an administrator learn about libraries, he or
she leaves and you must start over again.
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What do Principals and Librarians
Have in Common?
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Graduate course work
View of the big picture
Total grasp of the curriculum
Leadership and management skills
Seek a better world for children, a world that
revolves around knowledge
Not always understood, often unappreciated
Like to control events in their areas
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Next presenters…
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Pat
Robin G.
Robin H.
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Questions??
Do you have stories to share?
Questions, Comments, & Discussion
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Useful Resources
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Snyder, T. (2000). Getting lead-bottomed administrators
excited about school library media centers. Englewood, CO:
Libraries Unlimited. (ISBN 1-56308-794-4)
Wilson, P.P., & Lyders, J.A. (2001). Leadership for today’s
school library: A handbook for the library media specialist
and the school principal. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press.
(ISBN 0-313-31326-1)
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Contact Information
Dr. Odin Jurkowski, Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor
Library Science & Information Services
Dept of Educational Leadership & Human Development
College of Education & Human Services
Central Missouri State University
Lovinger 3132
Warrensburg MO 64093
phone 660.543.8387
[email protected]
http://faculty.cmsu.edu/jurkowski
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