[aisle] [External] certified librarian

Wed Dec 14 14:43:00 CST 2022

This is very helpful. Thank you for the information!

Joni Darby

Shepherd Middle School
Library Information Specialist
Ottawa Elementary 141
815-434-7925 Ext. 5008

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 2:39 PM Weber, Kristina <kristina.weber at d300.org>
wrote:

> 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?
>>
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Joni
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> *Kristina Weber, Ph.D. (she/her)*
> Library Information Specialist, Hampshire High School
> Intellectual Freedom Chair, Association of Illinois School Library
> Educators
>
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