[aisle] Fwd: AASL Digest Special Edition: Back-to-School Survey Results

Executive Secretary AISLE execsecretary at aisled.org
Thu Sep 10 16:45:01 CDT 2020


I want to share the AASL survey.

Carolyn Kinsella
AISLE Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 110
Seneca, IL 61360
815-357-6023


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Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 11:31 AM
Subject: AASL Digest Special Edition: Back-to-School Survey Results
To: <execsecretary at aisled.org>


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September 2020

As the 2020-2021 school year gets under way AASL is collecting data from
school librarians across the country to gauge the status of teaching,
school library use, and school librarians’ role as school/district plans
continue to adapt with changes in population infection rates.



The first back-to-school snapshot survey opened August 5 and closed August
12. There were 1,117 respondents, representing all 50 states.
Building-level school librarians (83%), district supervisors (12%), and
educators of school librarians (university/college) (4%) all participated.
Building- and district-level respondents represent public schools (89%),
private/independent schools (10%), and public charter schools (1%).
District-level respondents represented more than 1.3 million students,
building-level school librarians represented more than 565,000 students,
and educators represented more than 2,000 graduate students.



*The next snapshot survey will open September 10 and close September 1*
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*Status of Schools and School Libraries*

A majority of respondents will start the school year with 100% remote
learning or a hybrid that includes remote learning. Consistent with the way
decisions tend to flow from district to individual schools, fewer
district-level school librarians (9%) reported final determinations not
being made. More district-level respondents (62%) noted
parents/guardians/caregivers having the option to have their children learn
remotely only, compared with building-level school librarians.



An equal number of district-level school respondents (17%) reported their
district’s school libraries would be either fully open and operational or
not opened or used. At the building level, 12% of respondents reported
their school library would be fully open and operational, and twice as many
(24%) reported that the school library would not be open or used. Of those
reporting their school library would be open, 36% of district-level and 29%
of building-level reported spacing requirements and 45% of district-level
and 29% of building-level reported no activities will be allowed in the
school library.

Nearly 10% more of district-level respondents reported that books would
continue to be circulated (94%), compared with building-level respondents
(85%). The vast majority will encourage more use of e-books and online
resources than pre-COVID.

School librarians have always found a way to reach learners at the point of
need. School librarians whose school library will be closed or used for
classroom space plan to meet learner needs by taking bookcarts to
classrooms for in-class check-outs (50%) and continuing to teach remotely
(55%) or co-teaching with classroom teachers (38%).

Some of the other ways school librarians are meeting their learners’ needs
without four walls include:

   - Teaching in classrooms
   - Supporting teachers with materials
   - Concierge school library services
   - Adding resources
   - Curbside pick-up
   - Engagement coach
   - Tech support for teachers
   - Video tutorials on research and media literacy topics

More than half of district-level respondents (54%) expect a collection loss
of 10% or less, with only 2% anticipating a 50% collection loss and zero
expecting more than 50%.

*Status of School Library Budgets and Spending*

A majority of respondents, both building (67%) and district (73%), report
that they will have funding for the coming school year. When asked how they
will spend funds, 58% of building-level and 60% of district-level school
librarians reported that their budget plans have changed since the
2019-2020 school year.

A majority of building- and district-level school librarians reported
spending will go to books (physical and e-books) and online databases. Both
groups reported an expected 6% of their budgets going to COVID-related
supplies.

*Concerns*

Building-level respondents are concerned with the difficulty of identifying
students in need of non-academic support, and that learners have not yet
reached the required level of research and digital citizenship skills
required with remote learning.

Respondents indicated concern for their personal safety. Answering on a
scale of "0, I don't believe I am at any greater risk" to "100, I strongly
believe that exposure to students will greatly increase my risk of
contracting COVID," the average landed at 77 for building-level and 71 for
district-level school librarians.

*Educators (College/University)*

A majority of educator respondents who teach school librarians at the
university/college level were already teaching remotely (53%) or with
limited in-person components (27%).

The pandemic’s two biggest impacts on their instruction were student
assignments being late (56%) and the cancellation of in-class/practicum
experiences (50%).

Most programs have seen no changes in enrollment (46%) or a slight decrease
(27%) or a slight increase (15%), with only 12% (9% increase/3% decrease)
reporting significant changes in enrollment.

*Demographic Data*

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