School librarian certification standards and guidelines 2005^

Principle 1: The library is designed to meet the standards set by the state of Texas.

Principle 2: The library is designed to:
a. Be flexible, functional, barrier-free.
b. Serve individuals, small groups, and classes.
c. Allow for the display of student materials, a professional library,
community materials, and collections.
d. Serve the greater community in the same way as students.
e. Be safe, secure and age-appropriate for individuals, small groups,
and classes.

Activity relations: Library size and spacing

Principle 1: Establish partnerships with businesses, learning institutions, global
communities, and other libraries and entities to strengthen programs and support campus goals.

Principle 2: Develop library programs that offer families opportunities to participate in
school activities and in their children’s education. Home access to resources (print and
electronic) for students, faculty, staff, families, etc.

Principle 3: The library program considers learning differences as well as ethnically and
culturally diverse students.

Principle 4: The community knows the vision, goals, and needs of the school library
program because the librarian is an advocate for the library.

Activity relations: building a strong library program including the ideas and needs of others in the school.

Principle 1: The librarian works to support a library program, student achievement, the
library profession, and knows the roles of all libraries (public, academic, special, school, etc.)

Principle 2: The librarian understands the role of the school library media program as a
central element in the intellectual life of the school and uses concrete evidence to prove it.

Principle3: The librarian knows the curriculum needs of the campus and searches for
books, materials, and electronic resources to support it. The librarian uses the district selection
policy to make quality choices.

Principle 4: The librarian is knowledgeable of the the district technology policy , the
TEA Long-Range Plan for Technology, and the STaR Chart.

Principle 5: The librarian knows the needs of students and teachers and effectively guides
students to be independent readers and library users.

Principle 6: The librarian is always ethical.

Principle 7: The librarian engages in continual self-evaluation and self-directed learning
for professional growth.

Activity relations: Test scores, circulation figures, class usage, lessons taught, and outside activities—all are documented. Uses a library committee for input and serves on school committees like SBDM. Maximize the use of technology available, and Have a system to satisfy students' and teachers' needs for the library program. Be knowledgeable of students' reading levels. Attend professional development, belong to a professional organization, read professional publications, and embrace new ideas and technology.

Especially in todays world, I resonate most with stand 5: safe and nurturing environment. All students need to feel safe for optimum learning to occur. To foster the love of life long learning and a love for reading must be in a safe place in the school/library.

Principle 1: Participate as an educational leader, an equal partner, and a change agent in
the curriculum development process at both the campus and district level.

Principle 2: Participate in curriculum design and integrating planning of a shared campus
vision that focuses on reading, teaching, and learning.

Principle 3: Model, designs and promotes the integration of technology and information
literacy and models ethical use of resources.

Activity relations: Collaboration Knowledge of electronic resources available and ways of use of these resources.

Principle 1: Advocate for the development of an exemplary library media program that
encourages a vision of excellence for all learners

Principle 2: The librarian manages the library, including the staff, to meet the needs of
all students.

Principle 3: The librarian manages her budget and advocates for the needs of the
students in the library.

Principle 4: The librarian uses research, data, self-assessment, self-evaluation, and
dissemination of information to determine the needs of the library program and the success of
the library program.

Activity relations: The librarian has a plan for the library a program that aligns with the library's vision, mission, goals, and objectives which align with the vision, mission, and goals of the school, district, and state. Appropriate staffing and good money management; budget & collection development.

Principle 1: Provide a balanced, carefully selected, and systematically organized
collection of library resources (print and technology) that are sufficient to meet students’ needs
and are continuously monitored to be current and relevant in each subject areas.

Principle 2: Models and promotes the highest standard of ethics, and integrity in the use
of the Internet and other print and electronic resources.

Principle 3: Employs existing and emerging (the latest and the greatest) technologies to
access evaluate, and disseminate information for possible application to instructional
programs.(The librarian is always looking for ways to use the latest tools to enhance student
learning. Library webpage set up.)

Activity relations: Copyright, plagiarism, intellectual freedom, and privacy laws as well as professional ethics and district policies.