The School Library

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Define the role of the school librarian as program administrator.
• Describe the mission of the school library program within the school.
• Identify standards and guidelines that affect the school library program.
• Identify and explain major ethical position statements that affect school library programs.
• Demonstrate knowledge of professional resources for the school librarian.
• Evaluate an existing school library facility by applying standards and guidelines and making recommendations for improvements.
• Apply principles of collection development and management and curricular needs to evaluate a school library collection and make recommendations for improvements.
• Develop a public relations/advocacy plan for a school library.
• Demonstrate principles of management and leadership in the development and maintenance of the school library program through planning, staffing, budgeting, and evaluation.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of formats with administration, faculty, students, and parents.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Community/School Analysis (CSA, 3 Parts)	30%
Collection Analysis and Management Plan (CAMP, 3 parts)	30%
Grant Proposal	15 points
Advocacy Plan	10%
Class Participation	15%

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Woolls, B.; Valenza, J. K.; & Dawkins, A.M. (2023). The School Library Manager: Leading Through Change. 7th ed. NY: Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited.
• National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries, 2nd ed. (2026)