[aisle] [External] certified librarian

Wed Dec 14 14:55:30 CST 2022

It’s also important to remember how the Illinois School Code<https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs5.asp?ActID=1005&ChapterID=17> defines a librarian:

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Janette Derucki
Data Research Specialist
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630-734-5143
Fax: 630.734.5050
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https://www.railslibraries.info

From: AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> On Behalf Of Linda Ryan via AISLE
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Subject: Re: [aisle] [External] certified librarian

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=991&ChapterID=16<https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=991&ChapterID=16>

(75 ILCS 10/8.4) (from Ch. 81, par. 118.4)
    Sec. 8.4. School library grants. Beginning July 1, 1989, the State Librarian shall make grants annually under this Section to all school districts in the State for the establishment and operation of qualified school libraries, or the additional support of existing qualified school libraries, from funds appropriated by the General Assembly. Such grants shall be in the amount of $0.885 per student as determined by the official enrollment as of the previous September 30 of the respective school having a qualified school library. If the moneys appropriated for grants under this Section are not sufficient, the State Librarian shall reduce the amount of the grants as necessary; in making these reductions, the State Librarian shall endeavor to provide each school district that has a qualifying school library (i) at least the same amount per student as the district received under this Section in the preceding fiscal year, and (ii) a total grant of at least $850, which, in the event of an insufficient appropriation, shall not be reduced to a total grant of less than $100.
    To qualify for grants under this Section, a school library must:
        (1) Be an entity which serves the basic information

and library needs of the school's employees and students through a bibliographically organized collection of library materials, has at least one employee whose primary duty is to serve as a librarian, and has a collection permanently supported financially, accessible centrally, and occupying identifiable quarters in one principal location.

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 2:39 PM Weber, Kristina via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:aisle at list.railslibraries.info>> 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<mailto: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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