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Pennsylvania Department of Education certification guidelines: CSPG 48 - Library Science (modified August 3, 2023) which includes, “The local education agency (LEA) must employ at least one (1) certified Library Science educator when providing a school library program.”


Handout: “Why Certified School Librarians are Essential,” prepared by PSLA (2020).
21st Century Job Description: School Librarian (K-12) , prepared by PSLA
School Administrator Toolkit: A Guide for Hiring School Librarians, prepared by the Texas Association of School Librarians. 

Blog Post: “The Nonnegotiable Role of School Librarians” by Scott Beck and published on the National Association of Secondary School Principals website (February 6, 2020).


AASL’s School Librarian Job Description
 
School Librarian Interview Question Matrix 
School Library Program Evaluation Checklist
AASL Standards resources for Administrators
AASL School Leader Collaborative
Pennsylvania principal and PSLA member, Kelly Gustafson, was one of seven administrators
chosen nationally to participate in AASL’s two-year initiative, the AASL School Leader
Collaborative. The following videos were produced as part of this initiative:

Resources for School Librarians

ALA’s Frontline Advocacy for School Libraries Toolkit

Library Advocacy: Be a Change Agent for Your School, a collection of resources compiled by Gale on best practices for partnering with administrators and advocating for students.

“Pulling Back the Curtain on School Boards. Knowing How They Work Has Never Been More Critical” 
 An article by Wayne D’Orio in School Library Journal (January 3, 2020).
“​​The broad role of school boards—hire a superintendent, set policy and curriculum, and make the final budget decisions—hasn’t changed in decades. But who gets on boards, and how they get there, has been undergoing a radical transformation.”
 

“A Template for Talking with School and Library Boards About Book Bans : Book Censorship News, August 5, 2022” 
 “Today, let’s look at how to talk at school board and library board meetings. There is a downloadable template included, as well as a shareable graphic for social media.”
 

A LibGuide with a PowerPoint presentation and resources on how to present to your school board. Prepared by Deb Kachel for the Madison-Oneida (New York) BOCES, February 2020.