Alabama Professional Education Personnel Evaluation Program

1. Alabama Professional Education Personnel Evaluation Program Field Test of Library/Media Specialist Evaluation System July 2000

2. Provides a sense of how well the instruments and procedures are working · Provides information on what areas of the evaluation system need changing · Provides feedback from those who are being evaluated and those who are evaluators · Provides data for setting standards · Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System Field Test Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

3. Competencies address the nine American Library Association Literacy Standards · The evaluation system incorporates the various principles of school library media programs as identified by the American Library Association · The evaluation system incorporates Literacy Partners guidelines from Alabama State Department of Education · Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System Library Standards Information literacy Independent learning Social responsibility Learning and teaching principles Information access and delivery principles Program administration principles Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

4. Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System Competencies Eight Competencies: Structure parallels other evaluation systems 1.0 Preparation for Delivery of Services 2.0 Delivery of Services that Support the Instructional Program 3.0 Evaluation of Library Media Services and Student Progress 4.0 Management of the Library Media Program and Services 5.0 Promotion of a Positive Library Media Center Climate 6.0 Communication 7.0 Professional Development and Leadership 8.0 Performance of Professional Responsibility Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

5. Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System Data Collection Instruments/Forms • Self-Assessment • Interview (oral or written) • Teacher and Student Surveys • Instructional Observation • Library Media Center Management Observation • Supervisor Review Form • Professional Development Plan (generates Professional • Development/Leadership Competency score during next cycle) • Evaluation Summary Report Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

6. Generates data for all competency areas · Optionally used by the library media specialist and shared with evaluator only if specialist agrees · Used by the library media specialist to: · 1) Identify areas that need improvement 2) Compare the specialist’s perceptions of performance with the results of the evaluation 3) Determine areas for professional growth activities to be included in a professional development plan Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System Self Assessment Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

7. Two types of interviews: · A Structured Interview with 5 questions commonly asked of all library media specialists (oral and written options) · A Clarifying Interview with probing questions focused on clarifying or bringing understanding to the written interview (questions differ from specialist to specialist) · Clarifying Interview conducted after the evaluator analyzes the written interview · Modified scripting is used to record responses in oral option · Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System The Interview Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

8. Surveys are being field tested to determine whether they can be used in the Interview and Supervisor’s Review Form as part of the holistic scoring process · Surveys are provided for teachers and students · Questions address the Competencies and Indicators Library Media specialist will distribute, collect, and analyze the surveys · · Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System The Survey Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

9. Management Observation · Instructional Observation · Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System The Observations The evaluator spends one period or a set amount of time observing what is occurring in the library (student activities, library media specialist activities, activities of others, how library media center is organized, bulletin boards, procedures, interactions, etc.) The evaluator spends one period or a set amount of time observing the library media specialist in an instructional setting (whole group or one-on-one.) Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

10. Generates data for competencies in Management, Communication, and Professional Responsibilities · Provides data where a supervisor should have objective, experiential information · Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System Supervisor’s Review Form Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

11. Used to present the scores developed from each of the instruments · To complete the ESR, the evaluator: · 1. Completes demographic information requested 2. Records the scores from each instrument 3. Writes comments, explanations, or justifications in the space provided that support the score for the specific area 4. Identifies 1 - 2 areas for focus in planning professional development for the coming year(s) Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System Evaluation Summary Report Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

12. Activities focus on areas of improvement as identified in the Evaluation Summary Report · Activities focus on the improvement of student achievement · Used to evaluate Competency 7: Professional Development and Leadership after first year of evaluation · Professional Development Plan Alabama Library Media Specialist Evaluation System Professional Development Plan Library Media Specialist Field Test Evaluation Alabama Department of Education

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