Teacher 9 - 12 / Library Media Specialist

M.A. Degree from accredited college or university

Alabama Certification in Library-Media Services

Highly Qualified Status

Demonstrates competency in the content knowledge including concepts, facts, skills, and tools of inquiry

Provides learning experiences that make the subject matter meaningful and relevant for all students

Exhibits full understanding of all learning styles and differentiated instruction strategies

Facilitates research-based instructional and assessment strategies

Motivates, engages, and maximizes student learning

Displays knowledge and use of oral and written communication

Collaborates with family and community in the education of students

Recognizes, appreciates, and employs cultural, ethnic, and social differences in students

Follows all directives of immediate supervisor and Morgan County School Board policy in regard to professional conduct, duties, and responsibilities.

Prepares and administers the media budget as required

Evaluates, selects, and acquires media center materials and equipment to support the curriculum and to meet the varied interests, abilities, and needs of students and faculty.

Maintains materials and equipment and properly disposes of unusable items.

Administers and maintains all information and circulation technology within the Library Media Program.

Organizes and maintains media center records, statistics, and inventories.

Creates an appropriate climate in the Media Center which defines expected behavior, enforces disciplinary policies in a consistent manner, and works to develop within each student a sense of self-discipline.

Schedules the use of the facility and resources for the optimum accessibility to all students and faculty.

Informs school community about library media center programs, materials, and services.

Coordinates the school library media program with system-wide goals.

Provides for the maintenance and repair of all media center equipment and materials.

Organizes and maintains the media center as a functional, attractive, safe, and orderly environment for optimal use by students and faculty.

Provides programs and services which encourage lifelong reading and learning.

Assists students in developing listening, viewing, reading, comprehension, and information processing skills.

Provides staff development opportunities in the use of information resources and in the utilization of information and instructional technologies.

Collaborates with teachers to incorporate information skills into all areas of the curriculum.

Informs school community of laws and policies pertaining to the use and communication of ideas, such as copyright and acceptable use.

Participates in district, school, departmental, and grade level curriculum design; integrates curriculum needs into the library media program.

Assists teachers in the selection of books, other instructional materials, and equipment.

Attends and participates in faculty meetings and works with other staff members in planning school activities, instructional goals, and objectives

Participates in extracurricular activities as mutually agreed upon by faculty and administration.

Performs such other duties as may be assigned by the Principal.

Is well-groomed and appropriately dressed

Projects and modulates voice in a classroom environment with and/or without the use of electronic aides

Represents the school system, school, and all school personnel in a positive manner at all times