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Mississippi School Librarian Evaluation Protocol

Domain I: Professional Practice

1. Maximizes library as a Supports learning for
resource for learning diverse students
Librarian: Librarian:
Consults with teachers and Plans/collaborates in
administrators to make planning learning
short-and long-term plans experiences aligned to
for library resources to AASL standards
support the schools
instructional program
Develops and implements Provides learning
library policies and experiences to support
procedures for effective information and digital
library use literacy for students, and
other instructional needs in
consultation with teachers
and administrators
Classifies and organizes Assists students and
materials for easy access teachers in locating
by students and teachers information and resources
for research
Provides training to Uses a variety of methods
students and teachers in to encourage student
the use of resources, reading and an
technology and equipment appreciation of different
forms of literature
Manages budget and
resources to maximize
student learning
Librarian:
Develops and monitors a
budget for the library in
support of the schools
instructional program in
consultation with
school/district
administrators
Maintains a
comprehensive and up-to-
date collection of print and
non-print materials and
technology to support the
schools instructional
program
Maintains accurate library
records and statistics on
the use of materials
Trains and supervises all
library personnel,
including student helpers
Creates an environment
conducive to learning
Librarian:
Communicates clearly and
respectfully to students
Creates routines and
expectations for students to
safely voice opinions and
ask questions
Communicates high
expectations for library use
and learning among all
students
Organizes the physical
space and resources for
optimal use by teachers
and students

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Domain II: Professional Responsibilities
Engages in professional
learning
Librarian:
Participates in appropriate
professional learning
opportunities and belongs
to professional library
organizations
Applies professional
learning to benefit students
Collaborates with
colleagues
Librarian:
Engages with colleagues in
planning for student
learning
Engages with colleagues in
creating a positive school-
wide culture
Establishes and
maintains effective
communication with
stakeholders
Librarian:
Communicates effectively
with teachers, students and
family about the library
program and available
resources
Advocates for the library
program in the school and
community
Demonstrates high
ethical standards
Librarian:
Acts in alignment with MS
Code of Ethics
Promotes the Library Bill
of Rights and Intellectual
Freedom
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Mississippi School Librarian Evaluation Protocol

Maximizes library as a resource for learning

Librarian: Librarian: Librarian: Librarian:
Consults with teachers and Develops and implements Classifies and organizes Provides training to
administrators to make short-and library policies and materials for easy access by students and teachers in the
long-term plans for library procedures for effective students and teachers use of resources,
resources to support the schools library use technology and equipment
instructional program
Consistently consults with Successfully develops and Effectively classifies and Provides appropriate
teachers and administrators to implements library policies organizes materials for easy training to all students and
make short- and long-term plans and procedures for effective access by all students and teachers in the use of
for library resources, fully library use for all students teachers resources, technology and
supporting the schools equipment
instructional program
Frequently consults with teachers Adequately develops and Appropriately classifies and Provides adequate training
and administrators to make short- implements library policies organizes materials for easy to most students and
and long-term plans for library and procedures for effective access by most students and teachers in the use of
resources, adequately supporting library use for most students teachers resources, technology and
the schools instructional program equipment
Sometimes consults with teachers Inadequately develops and Inadequately classifies and Provides limited training to
and administrators to make short- implements library policies organizes materials for most students and teachers
and long-term plans for library and procedures for effective limited access by most in the use of resources,
resources, inadequately library use for few students students and teachers technology and equipment
supporting the schools
instructional program
Rarely consults with teachers and Develops and implements Mostly does not classify and Provides almost no training
administrators to make short- and almost no library policies organize materials for any to any students and teachers
long-term plans for library and procedures for effective access by any students and in the use of resources,
resources, providing almost no library use for any students teachers technology and equipment
support the schools instructional
program

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Supports learning for diverse students
Librarian: Librarian:
Plans/collaborates in Provides learning experiences to
planning learning support information and digital
experiences aligned to literacy for students, and other
AASL standards instructional needs in
consultation with teachers and
administrators
Consistently collaborates in Effectively structures learning
planning learning experiences to support
experiences that are fully information/digital literacy and
aligned to AASL standards other instructional needs for all
students, in consistent
consultation with teachers and
administrators
Frequently collaborates in Adequately structures learning
planning learning experiences to support
experiences that are information/digital literacy and
adequately aligned to other instructional needs for most
AASL standards students, in frequent consultation
with teachers and administrators
Sometimes collaborates in Inadequately structures learning
planning learning experiences to support
experiences, aligning plans information/digital literacy and
inadequately to AASL other instructional needs for most
standards students, rarely consulting with
teachers and administrators
Teacher rarely collaborates Structures almost no learning
in planning learning experiences to support
experiences, creating almost information/digital literacy and
no alignment to AASL other instructional needs for any
standards students, almost never consulting
with teachers and administrators
Librarian:
Assists students and teachers
in locating information and
resources for research
Effectively assists all
students and teachers in
locating information and
resources for research
Effectively assists most
students and teachers in
locating information and
resources for research
Inadequately assists most
students and teachers in
locating information and
resources for research
Rarely assists any students
and teachers in locating
information and resources
for research
Librarian:
Uses a variety of methods to
encourage student reading
and an appreciation of
different forms of literature
Uses effective and varied
methods that encourage all
students reading and an
appreciation of different
forms of literature
Uses adequate and varied
methods that encourage most
students reading and an
appreciation of different
forms of literature
Uses inadequate and
unvaried methods that only
minimally encourage most
students reading and an
appreciation of different
forms of literature
Uses almost no methods that
encourage any students
reading and an appreciation
of different forms of
literature
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Manages budget and resources to maximize student learning

Librarian: Librarian: Librarian: Librarian:
Classifies and organizes Assists students and Maintains accurate library Trains and supervises all library
materials for easy access teachers in locating records and statistics on personnel, including student
by students and teachers information and resources the use of materials helpers
for research
Effectively classifies and Effectively assists all Effectively maintains Consistently and effectively
organizes materials for students and teachers in accurate library records communicates high expectations
easy access by students locating information and and statistics on the use of for library use and learning
and teachers resources for research materials among all students
Adequately classifies and Adequately assists most Adequately maintains Frequently and adequately
organizes materials for students and most teachers accurate library records communicates high expectations
easy access by students in locating information and and statistics on the use of for library use and learning
and teachers resources for research materials among all students
Inadequately classifies and Inadequately assists most Inadequately maintains Sometimes and inadequately
organizes materials for students and most teachers accurate library records communicates high expectations
easy access by students in locating information and and statistics on the use of for library use and learning
and teachers resources for research materials among all students
Classifies and organizes Assists almost no students Maintains almost no Rarely and ineffectively
almost no or no materials and teachers in locating accurate library records communicates high expectations
for easy access by students information and resources and statistics on the use of for library use and learning
and teachers for research materials among all students

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Creates an environment conducive to learning
Librarian: Librarian:
Communicates clearly and Creates routines and
respectfully to students expectations for students to
safely voice opinions and
ask questions
Consistently communicates Effectively creates routines
clearly and respectfully to and expectations for all
all students students to safely voice
opinions and ask questions
Frequently communicates Adequately creates routines
clearly and respectfully to and expectations for most
most students students to safely voice
opinions and ask questions
Sometimes communicates Inadequately creates
clearly and respectfully to routines and expectations
few students for most students to safely
voice opinions and ask
questions
Does not communicate Creates almost no routines
clearly and respectfully to and expectations for any
any students student to safely voice
opinions and ask questions
Librarian:
Communicates high
expectations for library
use and learning among
all students
Consistently and effectively
communicates high
expectations for library use
and learning among all
students
Frequently and adequately
communicates high
expectations for library use
and learning among all
students
Sometimes and inadequately
communicates high
expectations for library use
and learning among all
students
Rarely and ineffectively
communicates high
expectations for library use
and learning among all
students
Librarian:
Organizes the physical
space and resources for
optimal use by teachers
and students
Effectively organizes the
physical space and
resources for optimal use
by teachers and students
Adequately organizes the
physical space and
resources for optimal use
by teachers and students
Inadequately organizes the
physical space and
resources for optimal use
by teachers and students
Does not or almost does
not organizes the physical
space and resources for
optimal use by teachers
and students
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Engages in professional learning and engagement Collaborates with colleagues

Participates in appropriate Applies professional Engages with Engages with
professional learning opportunities learning to benefit colleagues in colleagues in creating
and belongs to professional library students planning for student a positive school- wide
organizations learning culture
Librarian: Librarian: Librarian: Librarian:
Consistently engages in professional Effectively applies Effectively engages with Effectively leads or
learning to increase knowledge and professional learning colleagues in planning collaborates with
skills in providing effective support to benefit all that benefits all leadership and peers to
for the schools instructional students students learning create a positive learning
culture for teachers and
program and belongs to professional
students
library organizations
Frequently engages in professional Adequately applies Adequately engages Adequately leads or
learning to increase knowledge and professional learning with colleagues in collaborates with
skills in providing effective support to benefit most planning that benefits leadership and peers to
for the schools instructional students most students learning create a positive learning
culture for teachers and
program and belongs to professional
students
library organizations
Sometimes engages in professional Inadequately applies Inadequately engages Inadequately leads or
learning to increase knowledge and professional learning with colleagues in collaborates with
skills in providing effective support to benefit most planning, benefitting leadership and peers to
for the schools instructional students few students learning create a positive learning
culture for teachers and
program and belongs to professional
students
library organizations
Rarely engages in professional Rarely applies Rarely engages with Almost never leads or
learning to increase knowledge and professional learning colleagues in planning, collaborates with
skills in providing effective support to benefit any benefitting no students leadership and peers to
for the schools instructional student learning create a positive learning
culture for teachers and
program and belongs to professional
students
library organizations

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Establishes and maintains effective communication Demonstrates high ethical standards

with stakeholders
Librarian: Librarian: Librarian: Librarian:
Communicates effectively Advocates for the library Acts in alignment with MS Promotes the Library Bill
with teachers, students and program in the school and Code of Ethics of Rights and Intellectual
family about the library community Freedom
program and available
resources
Consistently communicates Consistently advocates for Consistently acts in Consistently promotes the
effectively with teachers, the library program in the alignment with MS Code Library Bill of Rights and
students and family about school and community of Ethics Intellectual Freedom
the library program and
available resources
Frequently communicates Frequently advocates for Frequently acts in Frequently promotes the
with teachers, students and the library program in the alignment with MS Code Library Bill of Rights and
family about the library school and community of Ethics Intellectual Freedom
program and available
resources
Sometimes communicates Sometimes advocates for Sometimes acts in Sometimes promotes the
effectively with teachers, the library program in the alignment with MS Code Library Bill of Rights and
students and family about school and community of Ethics Intellectual Freedom
the library program and
available resources
Almost never Almost never advocates for Almost never in alignment Almost never promotes the
communicates effectively the library program in the with MS Code of Ethics Library Bill of Rights and
with teachers, students and school and community Intellectual Freedom
family about the library
program and available
resources