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Elementary School Library Media Specialist, Acton Boxborough School District, MA

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:

For more information, visit:

https://www.applitrack.com/abrsd/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?internaltransferform.Url=&category=Elementary+School