<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Category:</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><b style="font-size:12.8px">Middle School Teaching/Librarian</b><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Date Posted:<span> </span><b>5/1/2018</b><br>Location:<span> </span><b>Deer Path Middle School</b><br>Date of Availability:<span> </span><b><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">08/20/2018</span></span></b><br>Date Closing:<span> </span><b><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">05/12/2018</span></span></b><br><br></font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"></span><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lake Forest Elementary School District 67 is seeking a full-time Librarian at Deer Path Middle School. <br><br><strong>Description:</strong> The librarian develops and implements a program that will prepare students to be effective users and producers of ideas and information in the 21st century. In addition, the librarian promotes an appreciation of literature and nurtures lifelong independent reading.<br><br><strong>Essential Functions:<span> </span></strong><br><br>Program Administrator</font></p><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Follow district level library policies and develops school library procedures to ensure efficient operation and services</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Collaborates with school staff to provide accessibility to library space, staff, and resources at the point of need</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Prepares and administers the library budget for the purpose of building the collection,<br>maintaining subscriptions, and supporting library programming</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Develops and maintains a relevant collection of fiction and nonfiction in a variety of formats for the purpose of supporting the curriculum and engaging students while exposing them to an array of ideas, cultures, and perspectives through quality literature</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Supervises the selection and deselection of library materials on an ongoing basis, for the purpose of maintaining an up-to-date collection</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maintains circulation and collection records, providing reports to analyze the collection and patron usage</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Uses effective management principles, including the supervision of personnel, resources, and facilities, in developing and implementing program goals and objectives</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Expands access to information through the use of online resources for the purpose of providing access to electronic resources 24/7</font></li></ul><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br>Teacher</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"></span><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Develops lessons that empower students to become critical thinkers who can comprehend, analyze, and evaluate text in both print and digital formats for the purpose of addressing multiple literacies</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Teaches the ethical use of information and promotes the social interchange of ideas for the purpose of developing responsible digital citizens</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Actively promotes reading and library use through such activities as storytelling, book talks, displays, reading programs, and special events for the purpose of motivating and encouraging independent reading for pleasure and understanding</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Provides reference and readers’ advisory services to students and staff for the purpose of<br>locating information and encouraging reading across all genres</font></li></ul><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br>Instructional Partner</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"></span><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Collaborates with colleagues and students to design and teach engaging inquiry and learning experiences and assessments that incorporate multiple literacies and foster critical thinking</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Collaborates with classroom teachers and colleagues in the integration of critical thinking skills, information literacy, and technology skills into the grade level curriculum</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Participates in curriculum development on building and district levels for the purpose of<br>supporting building and district initiatives</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Works with parents, teachers, students, administrators, and community members for the<br>purpose of supporting and enhancing learning</font></li></ul><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br>Information Specialist</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline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’s Degree in Library Science (preferred)             </font></li></ul><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Application Procedure: </strong>Interested candidates must apply online.<span> </span><a href="http://www.applitrack.com/lfsd/onlineapp/default.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Click here to access the online application</a>.<br><br>To learn more about Lake Forest School District 67, visit our website at<a href="http://www.lakeforestschools.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span> </span>www.lakeforestschools.org</a>.<br><br><strong><em>Educating without Boundaries... Learning without Limits</em></strong></font></p><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Patti Fleser</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Library Media Specialist</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Deer Path Middle School</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Lake Forest, IL</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">847-604-7433</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">@DPM_Library</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Past President, Illinois School Library Media Association</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">"...a library is more than a collection of dusty old books. It is a place to learn, explore, and grow!” </span><i style="font-size:12.8px">Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library</i></div></div></div>
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