Using Libraries toMaximizeStudent Achievement Carl Vitevitch, Nassau BOCES SLSRose Luna, Freeport UFSDMargaux Calemmo, Garden City UFSD

What makes a Certified School Librarian?

Value shown in Education Law

What is the School Library System?

Started 1984

Background Information

School Library Systems in action

Cross-district iPad User Day we hosted at the

middle school. We wanted to create an opportunity

for teachers and librarians incorporating iPads to

share apps, procedures, and new ideas. There

were over 40 teachers/librarians in

attendance.

Photo provided by Deana Simonetti, Plainedge Middle School, Plainedge UFSD, Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

School Library Systems in action

Poet Kalli Dakos with her pig Hamlet from “Our Principal Promised to Kiss a Pig” presenting at the Thousand Islands Book Festival hosted by Jefferson-Lewis Library Association and the North Country School Library System.

Photo provided by Meghan Davison, Director,Jefferson-Lewis BOCES School Library System [18]

School Library Systems in action

Summer reading fun at Madison Central School District School Library Summer Reading program (support by a Madison-Oneida BOCES SLS program mini grant)

Photo provided by Diana Wendell, Madison-Oneida BOCES SLS [19]

School Library Systems in action

NY Senator Michael Ranzenhofer's (District 61) visit toDr. Walter Cooper Academy School #10 in Rochester

Photo provided by Colleen D. Sadowski, Ed.D.,Director of Rochester City School Library System [3]

School Library Systems in action

First Annual North Country School Library System Association Spring Conference – Reading and Research held at the Bonnie Castle in Alexandria Bay, NY.

North Country Library Systems Association consists of Jefferson-Lewis School Library System, Franklin-Essex-Hamilton School Library System, Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington School Library System, and St. Lawrence-Lewis School Library System.

Photo provided by Lisa Rushlow and Kelly Wilson from the St. Lawrence-Lewis School Library System [32]

Budgetary Consideration

• Section 711 - Educational Aid for the purchase of school library materials

• materials which are catalogued and processed as part of the school library or media center for use by elementary and/or secondary school children and teacher

Photo provided byValerie Mignone, Baldwin Middle School,Baldwin UFSD,Nassau BOCES SLS [22]

Statewide access toentry level Research tools

Business and Finance

Business Insights: Essentials

General Reference/ School-OrientedeLibrary Elementary

Grolier Online

Kids InfoBits

Opposing Viewpoints in Context Health and Medicine

Health Reference Center Academic

Multi-Subject

Academic OneFile

General OneFile

Newspapers

Gannett Newssstand Complete

InfoTrac Newsstand

National Newspaper Index

New York State Newspapers

State Aid Consideration

• School districts can receive state aid on the purchase of additional online resources through their School LIbrary System

Photo provided byStefanie Lipsey, Bayville Primary School,Locust Valley CSD,Nassau BOCES SLS [22]

Libraries are part of Common Core

http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/commoncore/13lib_cc.htm

• Inquiry and inquiry-based learning are embedded throughout the Common Core and form the foundation of the type of learning libraries support best: thinking creatively, problem solving, information searching, and the use of technology.

• The Common Core encourages flexible communication and collaboration. Libraries are the ideal vehicle for this as they connect communities – children, teachers, parents.

Libraries are part of Common Core

Libraries are part of Common Core

Interact and collaborate

Build - express persuasively

Questioning

Research and reflection

Analyze - think analytically

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Library Benchmarks and Assessments

https://www.engageny.org/resource/role-research-common-core-instruction

Students Assess in the Library

Photo provided by Rosemarie Grainer, Allegany-Limestone Elementary School, Allegany – Limestone CSD, Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming School Library System [8]

Students Assess in the Library

Photo provided by Lydia Wrobel, West Middle School, West Seneca UFSD, Erie #1 School Library System [13]

Common Core State Standards taking place in your school library

Writing 1-5 Teach them to writeWriting 6 Using technology to interact and collaborateWriting 7 Conduct short research project to answer a questionWriting 8 Gather information, assess the credibility – quote or paraphraseWriting 8 Avoid plagiarism and provide citationsWriting 9 Draw evidence from text, support your analysis and researchWriting 10 Do it again (Reading) Literature 1 Cite the textual evidence(Reading) Literature 7 Analyze works by authors (Reading) Informational Text 1 Cite textual evidence(Reading) Informational Text 7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats Speaking Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussionsand Listening 1

Speaking Interpret information presented in diverse media and formatsand Listening 2

Speaking Make strategic use of digital mediaand Listening 5

“Set to easy to read

language”

Common Core State Standards taking place in your school library

Writing 1-5 Teach them to write

Writing 6 Using technology to interact and collaborate

Writing 7 Conduct short research project to answer a question

Writing 8 Gather information, assess the credibility – quote or paraphrase

Writing 8 Avoid plagiarism and provide citations

Writing 9 Draw evidence from text, support your analysis and research

Writing 10 Do it again

“Set to easy to read

language”

School Librarians Impact Writing– W 1-5

Library Kingdom 2015- This video story was created by 5th grade students using puppets to demonstrate sections of a library and purposes for use of a school library.

Photo provided by Victoria Sammartano, Floral Park-Bellerose School, Floral Park-Bellerose UFSD, Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

School Librarians Impact Writing– W 6

G. E. N. I. U. S. HOURGenerating in Education

New Ideas and Understandings for Students

Photo provided by Kristina Holzweiss, Bay Shore Middle School, Bay Shore UFSD,

East Suffolk BOCES SLS [35]

School Librarians Impact Writing – W 6

In collaboration with a Social Studies teacher we had 7th grade students research landmark Supreme Court cases in groups using books, websites and databases and compile their research into a portfolio. They then wrote a argument giving key details of the case using text based evidence and primary sources. Finally they presented this information in a creative way to the class and a panel of teachers.

Photo provided by Valerie Mignone, Baldwin Middle School, Baldwin UFSD, Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

School Librarians Impact Writing – W 6

Spring 2015 Makers' Space Scratch Workshop, facilitated by the school librarian. Presenter is a computer specialist and parent of Schalmont students.

Photo provided by Linda M Fasano, Schalmont Middle School, Schalmont CSD, Capital Region BOCES SLS [6]

School Librarians Impact Writing – W 7

Our symbolic butterfly migration project that we do through Journey North and send paper butterflies to Mexico for the Winter.

Photo provided by Phyllis Ivers, Charles Campagne Elementary School, Bethpage UFSD, Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

School Librarians Impact Writing– W 6

“Red Mill’s library received a Makerbot Replicator 3D

printer as a loan from the QUESTAR School Library

System for the month of February. Students have

been working with the printer and applying it to

their studies in STEM (science, technology,

engineering and math).”

Photo taken by Mark Adam for Genii Rutherford, Red Mill Elementary School, East Greenbush CSD, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene (QUESTAR) School Library System [30]

http://www.egcsd.org/redmill/News/2014-15/20150219-students-print-in-3D.php

School Librarians Impact Writing – W 7

This focuses on providing library space that showcases student self-directed inquiry where the student's thinking and new understandings are evident, and opportunities for discussion are generated by determining how best to share projects.

Photo provided by Karen Fenner, Westhill High School. Westhill Central School District, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES School Library System [24]

School Librarians Impact Writing – W 7

A student carrying a suitcase filled with passports in the library. This was for a collaborative school wide project that was done with PARP and the library. We read books from all over the world and stamped passports for each continent that we traveled for every single student in the school.

Photo provided by Stefanie Lipsey, Bayville Primary School, Locust Valley CSD, Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

School Librarians Impact Writing – W 8

Photo provided by Jamie Tobin, Mechanicville Jr./Sr. High School, Mechanicville CSD, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) BOCES SLS [40]

School Librarians Impact Writing - W6/W9

We had 9th student writing published in The New York

Times on their learning blog - They all read the paper online

in the library with our unlimited access to get a feel

for how they should word their entries.

http://nyti.ms/1xytfth

Photo provided by Margaux Calemmo, Garden City High School,Garden City UFSD, Nassau BOCES SLS [22]

School Librarians Impact Writing – W 9

Photo provided by Stephanie Paul, Albert Leonard Middle School, City School District of New Rochelle , Southern Westchester School Library System [34]

Eighth grade students studying the Holocaust gallery brought in by the social studies chairman from a local Jewish organization.

Common Core State Standards taking place in your school library

(Reading) Literature 1 Cite the textual evidence

(Reading) Literature 7 Analyze works by authors

(Reading) Informational Text 1 Cite textual evidence

(Reading) Informational Text 7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats

School Librarians impact literacy – [R] L 7

An author visit with Matt Tavares at the Saddlewood Elementary SchoolSouth Colonie Central School District

Photo provided by Lucy Menard, Saddlewood Elementary School, South Colonie Central School District, Capital Region BOCES School Library System [6]

School Librarians impact literacy – [R] L 7

Guest author Douglas

Florian, an accomplished

poet and illustrator

visited our school.

Photo provided by Ann Tracy, Central Boulevard School, Bethpage UFSD, Nassau BOCES SLS [22]

School Librarians impact literacy – [R] L 7

Our library hosted

children's book author

Audrey Vernick

Photo provided by Ellen Widawsky, Chatterton Elementary School, Merrick UFSD, Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

School Librarians impact literacy – [R] L 7

Yonkers is a City School Library System and did a series of author visits in collaboration with our Public libraries.

Photo provided by Gina Bell, Yonkers School Library System [5]

School Librarians impact literacy – [R] I 7

Photo provided by Tammy Cummings, Exceptional Education Library Media Center, CiTi BOCES,Oswego BOCES SLS [27]

Students spent April enjoying poetry in their classroom and came to the library to write their own poetry. Three classes participated in the Poetry Café that was held. The work study class created centerpieces for the café tables. All three classes came in to share their poetry and to view poetry videos including the Animoto video of their poetry Creations.

School Librarians impact literacy –[R] I 7

Video conference between a

Kindergarten class and the Alaska Sea

Life Center.

We learned about various sea life in

Alaska and how Puffins live and adapt

Photo provided by Christina Pesiri, J Fred Sparke School,Island Trees School District, Nassau BOCES SLS [22]

Common Core State Standards taking place in your school library

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions

Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats

Make strategic use of digital media

Speaking and Listening 1

Speaking and Listening 2

Speaking and Listening 5

School Librarians impact discussion – SL 1

Autism Speaks event. Author Lyn MillerLachmann shared about her book “Rogue” and her experiences as someone on the spectrum.

As you can see, students dressed in blue that day to show their support.

Photo provided by Kelsey Cohen, Hommocks Middle School, Mamaroneck UFSD, Southern Westchester SLS [34]

School Librarians impact discussion – SL 1

In one enrichment class I had two girls that were from Vietnam and they wanted to do research on this country for their PowerPoint presentations. I had seen a commercial on TV that mentioned a woman, Quyen Luong, a Vietnamese woman going to be here in the United States for 9 weeks and that she was teaching a class at the local college, MVCC.

I called over there to arrange a meeting. She was very interested in coming over to Columbus so that the two girls could interview her for their research. It was a great experience for both parties and it was a great collaboration between two educational facilities.

Photo provided by Nancy Rand, Columbus Elementary School, Utica CSD, Oneida Herkimer BOCES SLS [23]

School Librarians impact discussion – SL 1

Photo provided by Mary Panek, Jamesville-Dewitt High School, Jamesville-Dewitt UFSD, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison School Library System [24]

Student created interactive bulletin board

School Librarians impact discussion – SL 1

Photo provided by Suzanne Romero, JFK Middle School, Comsewogue School District, Eastern Suffolk School Library System [35]

Sixth Grade classes Skype with author Dan Gutman at JFK Middle School

School Librarians impact discussion – SL 1

A collaborative project between our local University at Albany, the Albany Fund for Education, teachers at our school, and the school librarian to bring in poet Lemon Andersen for two days to meet the students (about 200 total). They participated in book discussions and attended the one-man play at the University.

This partnership won a Presidential Award for Community Engagement recently by the University at Albany.

Photo provided by Alicia Abdul, Albany High School, Albany CSD, Capital Region BOCES SLS [6]

School Librarians impact discussion – SL 2

Students learning about the Ukrainian art of pysanky.

Photo provided by Laura Gagnon, Radez Elementary, Cobleskill Richmondville Central School District, Capital Region School Library System [6]

School Librarians impact discussion – SL 2

From the recently held annual Celebration of the Arts by different student performances. During the poetry slam, this student from our Transitional Academy recited a favorite Shel Silverstein poem, with the help of one of our upperclassmen.

Photo provided by Tina Pantginis, Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck UFSD, Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System [34]

School Librarians impact discussion – SL 5

Photo provided by Mary Sue Brost, North Bay Elementary School Library, Camden CSD, Madison-Oneida BOCES SLS [19]

Stop Motion Animation

Evidence of success

• School Libraries Work - Scholastic (2008)19 states and 1 province can’t be wrong:• “A school library program that is adequately staffed,

resourced, and funded can lead to higher student achievement regardless of the socioeconomic or educational levels of the community.”

• Syracuse University study (2009)•Research studies clearly established the relationship between well-staffed, well-funded schoollibraries student achievement on test scores.

NYSED/NYLA Library Summit 2014

• Two-day School Library Summit • Mission: Enable all New York State students to be college

and career ready by strengthening the critical role of school librarians in teaching and learning.

• Vision: Through a partnership of professional library associations, school library systems, state education offices, educators, and community members, a framework and plan will be created to ensure all students have access to quality school library programs, relevant resources and a highly-skilled, certified school librarian in every school.

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/library/summit.html

We are more than books!

School Libraries Are

Multidisciplinary

Photo provided by Emily Gibson, District Library Media Specialist, Little Falls City School District, Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES SLS [23]

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

These are Norwood Avenue Library's Book Doctor Group. They range from second grade to fourth and have been learning the art of book restoration and repair from Paul Belard, a local restoration expert.

Here we were invited to the lab and library of MOBIA in NYC.

Photo provided by Linda Dickman, Norwood Avenue School, Northport – East Northport UFSD, Western Suffolk School Library System [36]

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

We have a big awards ceremony each year where the kids choose their favorite books from various categories. It is very motivating for the students because they want to read all of the books nominated so they can vote for their favorites. We call it "The Burnies". Kids dress up as the characters in the books and then say a few words about their character.

Then the "winner" is presented with "the Burnie". It's great fun for the whole school and definitely a highlight of the year for us.

Photo provided by Lydia Butler, Burns AvenueSchool, Hicksville UFSD, Nassau BOCES SLS [22]

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

Photo provided by Lindsay Cesari, Durgee Junior High School, Baldwinsville UFSD, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison School Library System [24]

Makerspaceat Durgee Junior High School

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

Photo provided by Carolyn Burton-Gajda, District Lead Librarian, Commack UFSD, Western Suffolk School Library System [36]

Makerspaceat Commack Middle School

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

Black History monthcollaborative project between art and library about Dave the Potter

Photo provided by Mary Charters, Cutchogue Elementary School, Mattituck-Cutchogue Union UFSD, Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System [35]

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

My maker space on making smoothies and eating a healthier breakfast. In collaboration with the health teachers the students learned how to make healthy smoothies to start their day.

Photo provided by Ellen Frank Bayer, Flushing High School, New York City Schools, New York City School Library System [2]

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

The Westlake High/Middle School Technology Crew assists the Mount Pleasant Recreation Department Senior Citizens with their technology gadgets!

Photo provided by Mary Knopp, Westlake High/Middle School, Mount Pleasant Center School District, Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System [34]

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

OHS English classes create Bitstrips (comic strips) to illustrate a life-changing event.

Photo provided by MaryAlice Brunell, K-12 Library Team Leader, Oswego City School District, Oswego BOCES School Library System [27]

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

8th grade students research the Twenties, cite all their sources and present to the team in the library what they learned with movies, googlepresentations, trifolds, etc. Students also play music, dance and perform skits about the Twenties.

Photo provided by Pat Minikel, Jericho Middle School, Jericho UFSD, Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

School Librarians Impact Inquiry

Photo provided by Dan DeVona, Afton High School, Afton Central School District, Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES SLS [11]

“The student reminded us that when it comes to our individual passions for learning, all students are teachers, and teachers are students.” http://www.aftoncsd.org/LibraryGallery.aspx

School Librarians - Passion in Action

One of our many outdoor library days at the grade 7 building where library space in that building is very limited during our renovation using @MsLindyMobile

Photo provided by Sue Kowalski, Pine Grove Middle School, East Syracuse-Minoa School District, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES School Library System [24]

School Librarians-Passion in Action

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/+RoseLuna/albums/6074319503598616113

http://nasboces.libguides.com/content.php?pid=633495&sid=5287204

Photo provided by Rose Luna, Freeport High School, Freeport Public Schools,Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

School Librarians in action

https://animoto.com/play/pqUebOAg3fSo6MeAJgO9dw

Video provided by Rose Luna, Freeport High School, Freeport Public Schools, Nassau BOCES School Library System [22]

References and Resources

"Empire State Information Fluency Continuum." Developed By The New York City School Library System. Web. 19 Aug. 2015.

<http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1A931D4E-1620-4672-ABEF-460A273D0D5F/0/EmpireStateIFC.pdf>.

"EngageNY." EngageNY. New York State Education Department, 2015. Web. 19 Aug. 2015. <https://www.engageny.org/>.

"Recommendations From Ninth Graders at Garden City High School." The New York Times Learning Network. The New York

Times, 10 Oct. 2014. Web. 19 Aug. 2015.

<http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/10/nytlnreads-recommendations-from-ninth-graders-at-garden-city-high-school/?_r=0>

School Libraries Work! 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 2008. Web. 19

Aug. 2015. <http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/s/slw3_2008.pdf>.

Small, Ruth V., Jamie Snyder, and Katie Parker. "The Impact of New York’s School Libraries on Student Achievement and

Motivation: Phase I." School Library Media Research: Research Journal of the American Association of School Librarians

12 (2009): 1-29. American Association of School Librarians. June 2009. Web. 19 Aug. 2015. <

http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslpubsandjournals/slr/vol12/SLMR_ImpactofNewYork_V12.pdf> .

Contact Information

Carl Vitevitch, Nassau BOCES SLSTwitter: @Nassau_SLScvitevitch@nasboces.org

Rose Luna, Freeport UFSDTwitter: @rosemlunarluna@freeportschools.org

Margaux Calemmo, Garden City UFSD Twitter: @metadatachick calemmom@gcufsd.net