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School Librarian Transition Report

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Hooray, I have completed my first year as a school librarian. After acclimating to the school, I will now begin working on improving my practice and program. My next goal is to transition from a school library program (SLP) manager to school library leader. Subsequently, I create a three year plan that will encompass forming collaborations with teachers and administrators, benchmarking my program sharing my expertise by presenting at local and national professional conferences and publishing articles in professional journals, and advocating for the program and profession by communicating with stakeholders and decision makers.

Year One- My goals for year one are to benchmark my program to AASL standards and to serve on school and district …show more content…

Volunteer for district leadership teams.
Evaluate program according to AASL 21st- Century Approach to School Librarian Evaluation.
Write action plan for next year based on evaluation results.
Write and submit annual report to principal describing benchmarking process, self-evaluation, and submit action plan Sarah I. suggests that an annual report allows a school librarian to illustrate their leadership within the school.

Year Two- The second step in my three year plan to transition from program manager to library leader is highlighting my leadership roles at my school. During this stage, I will strengthen my weakest partnerships within the school while also using evidence of practice to highlight the benefits of collaboration to school administrators. The following steps would occur during my second year:
Use action plan to make necessary change to program.
Meet with instructional technology specialist and discuss collaboration opportunities. Wine (2016) states that school librarians and instructional technology specialists, “fulfill leadership roles in their schools as they work with students, teachers, administrators, and their communities, and are collaborative by nature” …show more content…

Questions for survey- 1. What research projects are students conducting this year? 2. What research skills have your students struggled with in the past? 3. What are your information literacy goals for your students? 4. What would you like to see more of from the school library program in regards to the math department? 5. What resources do you need to support your teaching? Mabry (2012) argues that collaboration between math teachers and school librarians shows students that information literacy is important for every academic discipline and relevant to students’ lives (p.69).
Gather pre and post test assessment from students to show benefits of collaboration. Implement data-driven collaboration practices.
Seek literacy leadership opportunities. Dring (2016) describes the benefits of becoming a literacy leader by stating, “Teaching staff will be grateful that you are supporting them in this role and you will be more visible if you are attending staff meetings or running literacy training. Pupils too may see you in a new light” (p.141). Likewise, Julie T. suggests that becoming a literacy leader enhances a school librarian’s leadership role within the school.
Meet with principal bi-weekly to discuss SLP. Highlight how SLP can contribute to school initiatives. As Kim S. suggests, school librarians should approach administration with solutions to problems rather than

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