PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

IN THE SCHOOL
LIBRARY
A Program…

…can be defined as “a set of planned,

interrelated activities designed to achieve a
specified goal or goals and which requires time
and other resources for implementation”*

*A Model for Program Development and Evaluation” by James Jacob

Jacobs called for…

“…more educational programming to be initiated

at the local school level. The model to be
proposed represents a stronger leaning toward
local school authority and initiative than has
been the case.”

Jacobs, p 15 – 16.
Four stages of the model

 Goal Setting: moving from needs to goals

 Program Planning: operational goals
 Implementation: management and assessment
of progress
 Summative Education or Evaluation
 INFORMATION POWER*

*AASL, 1998
 WHAT IS A LIBRARY PROGRAM?

 It can be anything that happens in a school

library that involves:
goal-setting
planning
implementation
evaluation
Goal-setting and planning…

 To broaden the collection to include a variety of

formats that support teaching and learning and
reflect the requirements of the Massachusetts
Curriculum Frameworks*

*Goal #1 – Chelmsford Public Schools Long

Range Plan
Implementation…

 1.1 catalog all non-print resources

 1.2 increase the currency of the print
collection
 1.3 train students and staff in the use of
online resources
 1.4 obtain approval of updated Library
Media Center Policies
Evaluation…

http://www.mslma.org/whoweare/rubric.pdf

Library Program Evaluation Rubrics from the

Massachusetts School Library Media
Association (MSLMA)
So, what am I going to write?

 Make this paper meaningful to you

 Include the basic stages of planning as
described in the Jacobs article
 Choose a goal or goals that you would like to
implement and describe the stages of
implementation.
Additionally…

…it can be a paper about program planning in

general.
Or, more specifically, your program
planning paper could address…

 …motivating the
students in your school
to read more!
– Set Goals
– Plan Program
– Implement Program
– Evaluate
 Just one example of
many!
ANY QUESTIONS?