Scarecrow Press
Pages: 136
Trim: 8½ x 11
978-0-8108-4104-8 • Paperback • October 2002 • $62.00 • (£48.00)
978-1-4617-3161-0 • eBook • October 2002 • $58.50 • (£45.00)
Mary Frances Zilonis, Ed.D. is director of Information Technology at Newton Public Schools in Newton, MA.
Carolyn A. Markuson, Ed.D. is an educational program consultant who specializes in the areas of media and technology, instructional design skills, facilities design, and library and information programs. She is president and founder of biblioTECH Corporation, and has designed over 80 new and renovated school libraries.
Mary Beth Fincke has served as the associate director of EDCO Collaborative of Grater Boston School Services, a position in which she organized and facilitated interdistrict curriculum committees.
Chapter 1 List of Planning Techniques
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Planning — What Is It?
Chapter 5 Step 1 Planning to Plan
Chapter 6 Step 2 Connecting with the School's Mission and Community
Chapter 7 Step 3 Vision Statement
Chapter 8 Step 4 Essential Elements and Current Status
Chapter 9 Step 5 Mission Statement
Chapter 10 Step 6 Goals and Objectives
Chapter 11 Step 7 The Action Plan
Chapter 12 Step 8 Action Plan Updates
Chapter 13 Step 9 Approval Process
Chapter 14 Step 10 Evaluation
Chapter 15 Appendixes: A. Competencies
Chapter 16 B. School Library Media Center Development Plan
Chapter 17 C. Survey Tips
Chapter 18 D. PowerPoint Presentations
Chapter 19 E. Sample District Plan
Chapter 20 References
Chapter 21 About the Authors
Using this planning framework will "force" library personnel to focus on the key components of school library service, which can only enhance the program. Even if one has a library plan in place, this may prove to be of value as its strength lies in its succinct guidelines for school library service.
— Teacher Librarian
...a useful step-by-step, thorough, confidence-building, 'how-to' manual that offers a methodical and sequential path.
— Orana