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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a school year! Whether you were originally planning to apply for the Exemplary School Library Award or are just now considering it, now might be the perfect time to
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The deadline has been extended to June 30th. You and your administration *might* be better able to coordinate now. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A combination of traditional and remote learning provided an opportunity for librarians to show just how vital and exemplary we are, so you will have even more evidence
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During remote learning, did you support a flexible library schedule that met the instructional needs of students, faculty, or staff? You met </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PI.A.1!!!</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During remote learning, did you invest in new school library resources to support student learning and growth? You met </span><span style="background-color:white; margin:0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LE.A.2!!!</span></span></li></ul>
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<div style="margin:0"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">REMINDERS: To be eligible for the award, the school library must meet the following criteria:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a full-time licensed school librarian who is a member of AISLE.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a dedicated school library budget some of which must come from the district.</span></li><li><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The school library has NOT received the award within the last three years.</span></li></ul>
<div style="margin:0"><span style="margin:0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: white; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deadline for AISLE Exemplary School Library Award Extended until June 30th!</span><br>
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<div style="margin:0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keep reading for Getting Started Steps and FAQs!</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>GETTING STARTED STEPS:</b></span></div>
<div style="margin:0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is a more comprehensive FAQ section, but one question many librarians have is where to start. Take these three concrete steps today, and you
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Download</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>read</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">through
the four application forms. </span><a href="https://www.aisled.org/exemplary.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin:0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.aisled.org/exemplar</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">y.php</span></a>
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<a target="_blank" href="https://www.aisled.org/exemplary.php" style="color:var(--themePrimary)"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AISLE - Exemplary School Library Award</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Established in 2018, the AISLE Exemplary School Library Award recognizes school libraries throughout the state of Illinois that exemplify the standards set forth in Linking for Learning. This award
is presented to a school library in public, private, or charter schools and is not intended to recognize districts or individual librarians.</span></div>
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</li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Identify</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the
administrator(s) (building principal, Curriculum and Instruction admin, etc.) you will be partnering with to apply for the award and</span><span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>email</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">them
to notify them about the award and your plan to complete the application by June 30th. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Locate</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">your
most recent evaluation document (binder, folder, cloud doc) and review the evidence you already collected to complete your most recent evaluations. Start filling out the Examples of Evidence form using the evidence you have already collected and then move
on from there. (This last step is just a suggestion. You could identify your evidence however you'd like. It does not have to be part of a formal evaluation.)</span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>FAQs</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Question</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Do applicants need to fill out the Evaluation Tool
form or is it just a rubric that is being used to</span><span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">evaluate
applicants? </span></li><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Answer</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Yes, you do need to fill it out. Simply put an X for
each standard in the category you believe you will score (Exemplary, Proficient, Basic, Needs Improvement) and fill out the reflection or comments for each section. You may write "See Examples of Evidence Form" as is appropriate. And yes, the committee will
be using the same Evaluation Tool to score each applicant.</span></li></ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Question</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Do I need to put links to the same evidence from the
Examples of Evidence Form on the Evaluation Tool?</span></li><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Answer</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: No. See answer above.</span></li></ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Question</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Can I use the same evidence for different standards?</span></li><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Answer</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Yes. If you believe the same evidence will best exemplify
those standards, you can use the same evidence more than once.</span></li></ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Question</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Do I have to fill out the Examples of Evidence Forms
within the original PDF? My photos won't fit and my link won't hyperlink. Can I copy the form into Word and then save as a PDF if I keep all the formatting and order the same?</span></li><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Answer</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Yes. As long as the integrity of the form is kept and
the final uploaded document is a PDF, you can fill it out in the form that works best for you.</span></li></ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Question</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: What evidence would work for ... standard?</span></li><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Answer</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: See Linking for Learning 4th Edition 2018 pages 97-102,
“AISLE Illinois School Library Standards Examples of Evidence Checklist” for ideas.</span></li></ul>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please reply to the School Recognition Email address included in the CC if you have any other questions.
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