[aisle] [External] certified librarian

Wed Dec 14 14:39:08 CST 2022

>From the School Code:

o)     Library Media Programs
<https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/023/023000010D04200R.html>

Each school district shall provide a program of library media services for
the students in each of its schools.  Each district's program shall meet
the requirements of this subsection (o).

1)     General

The program shall include an organized collection of resources that
circulate to students and staff in order to supplement classroom
instruction, foster reading for pleasure, enhance information literacy, and
support research, as appropriate to students of all abilities in the grade
levels served.  A district that relies solely upon the collection of a
local public library shall maintain evidence that students receive
instruction, direction, or assistance in locating and using resources that
are applicable to these purposes from an individual who is qualified under
Section 1.755 and who is acting on behalf of the school district.

2)     Financial Resources

Each district's annual budget shall include an identifiable allocation for
resources and supplies for the program, except that a unit district serving
fewer than 400 students or an elementary or high school district serving
fewer than 200 students may demonstrate that it is meeting its students'
needs through alternate means that the district has determined are adequate
in light of local circumstances.

3)     Facilities

If there is no single location within a particular attendance center that
is specifically devoted to a library media center, such as where classroom
collections have been established instead, the district shall ensure that
equitable access to library media resources is made available to students
in all the grade levels served.  If students' only access to library media
resources is achieved by visiting a location outside their attendance
center, the district shall maintain records demonstrating that all
students' regular schedules include time for this purpose.

4)     Staff

Nothing in this subsection (o)(4) shall be construed as prohibiting
districts or schools from sharing the services of individuals qualified
under Section 1.755, and nothing in this subsection (o) shall be construed
as permitting an individual who is not qualified as a library information
specialist to assume that role.  Each district shall assign responsibility
for overall direction of its program of library media services to an
employee who holds a professional educator license endorsed for a teaching
or an administrative field.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(o)(4)(A), the individual to whom this responsibility is assigned shall
meet the requirements of Section 1.755, and the individual to whom this
responsibility is assigned shall not provide the services described in
Section 1.755 unless the individual meets the requirements of that Section.

A)    In the event that no employee of the district holds any of the
qualifications enumerated in Section 1.755, the individual to whom
direction of the program is assigned shall be required to participate
annually in professional development consisting of:

i)      undergraduate or graduate coursework in library science offered by
a regionally accredited institution of higher education; or

ii)     one or more workshops, seminars, conferences, institutes, symposia,
or other similar training events that are offered by the Illinois State
Library, a regional library system, or another professional librarians'
organization; or

iii)    one or more "library academies" if these are made available by or
at the direction of the State Superintendent of Education.

B)    A district that is otherwise unable to fulfill the requirements of
this subsection (o)(4) shall ensure that the overall direction of the
library media program (e.g., selection and organization of materials,
provision of instruction in information and technology literacy,
structuring the work of library paraprofessionals) is accomplished with the
advice of an individual who is qualified pursuant to Section 1.755.

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 1:40 PM Joni Darby via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I have contacted the Illinois State Library and looked on the AISLE site.
> I have also tried to get in touch with RAILS. Where does it state the
> requirement to have a certified librarian in a school district?
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> Thank you!
> Joni
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Intellectual Freedom Chair, Association of Illinois School Library Educators

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