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Raising the bar: how school library programs boost student achievement

Discover the powerful impact school library programs have on student success. Research shows that increased staffing and library services lead to higher student achievement, regardless of school and community variables. Learn how addressing specific library standards and implementing innovative programs can elevate student outcomes. Find out the correlation between library services, technology integration, staffing, and student achievement. Investing in school libraries means investing in students' success.

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Raising the bar: how school library programs boost student achievement

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  1. Raising the bar: how school library programs boost student achievement

  2. Key findings: Trend: As staffing increases, so do library services • **p <.001 Source: Achterman, D. (2008). Haves, halves and have-nots: School libraries and student achievement. Doctoral dissertation. University of North Texas, Denton.

  3. So What? Trend: As library services increase, so does student achievement • **p <.001. All remained significant when controlling for school and community variables

  4. What kind of services make a difference? **p <.001. All remained significant when controlling for school and community variables, including average parent education; poverty; ethnicity; English language learners; average teacher salary, and fully credentialed teachers.

  5. Addressing these school library standards: What the library staff does: What this looks like in our library Program

  6. What our students do: What this looks like in our library

  7. Library Services and Student Achievement **p <.001 Correlations remained significant at grades 8, 11 when controlling for school and community variables

  8. Addressing these school library standards: What the library staff does: What this looks like in our library Program

  9. What our students do: What this looks like in our library

  10. Library Services and Student Achievement • **p <.001. All remained significant when controlling for school and community variables

  11. Addressing these school library standards: What the library staff does: What this looks like in our library Program

  12. What our students do: What this looks like in our library

  13. Library Services and Student Achievement • *p <.01, **p <.001 All remained significant when controlling for school and community variables

  14. Addressing these school library standards: What the library staff does: What this looks like in our library Program

  15. What our students do: What this looks like in our library

  16. Total Technology in Library and student achievement • **p <.001 Significance persisted when controlling for all school, community variables.

  17. Addressing these school library standards: What the library staff does: What this looks like in our library Program

  18. What our students do: What this looks like in our library

  19. Total Staffing and Hours Open • **p <.001

  20. Hours Open and Student Achievement: • **p <.001 Significance persisted when controlling for all school, community variables.

  21. Addressing these school library standards: What the library staff does: What this looks like in our library Program

  22. What our students do: What this looks like in our library

  23. School library programs raise student achievement. Investing in the school library = investing in our students’ success. The bottom line:

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