Pitt County Schools
SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA COORDINATOR (076) JOB DESCRIPTION
CERTIFICATION: Must hold a valid Professional Educator License as a Media Coordinator at the Master Level or be eligible for a provisional Media Coordinator License.
To be eligible for a provisional Media Coordinator license one of the following is required:
must hold at a minimum a bachelor level teaching license OR
have a bachelor degree in media OR
the completion of 18 graduate semester hours applicable towards a school media coordinator program
A provisional license holder must affiliate with a college or university with an approved School Media Coordinator program at the Master level. In addition to courses, the State Board of Education requires the Praxis II test for Media Coordinator to be passed by the end of the coursework through Educational Testing Service (ETS). All requirements for a provisional license must be completed within 5 years.
(Certification information is located on the NC Department of Public Instruction’s website: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/licensure/administrator/)
REPORTS TO: Principal and District Level Supervisor
SUPERVISES: Coordinates and directs the activities of school library media support personnel such as library media assistants, technical assistants, student assistants, and/or volunteers
Roles and Responsibilities
Leader - School library media coordinators demonstrate leadership.
Collaboratively creates, aligns and implements a program informed by state and national guidelines and research-based best practices
Provides leadership in collaboratively planning, promoting, and sustaining the school library media program, services, and resources
Establishes the library media center as both a physical and virtual shared space, open, equitable and accessible for knowledge construction, collaboration and inquiry-based learning
Provides leadership in creating digital age learning environments
Participates in and/or leads the development and implementation of the school improvement plan
Participates in the recruitment hiring process and/or mentoring of school-based educators
Works collaboratively with school personnel for strategic planning, to create professional learning communities, and to integrate information and instructional technology into all curricular areas
Models and leads digital teaching and learning concepts and strategies
Participates in and/or leads a Professional Learning Community and/or School Improvement Team
Provides professional development on integrating information and instructional technology into all curricular areas
Advocates for effective library media programs
Provides leadership in communicating the impact of the library media program on twenty-first century content and skills
Models high ethical standards and educates students, teachers, and other members of the school community to use best practices in copyright, ethical access and use of resources, intellectual property, and digital citizenship
Partners with other libraries and community organizations to promote the use of best practices in copyright, ethical access and use of resources, intellectual property, and digital citizenship
Learning Environment Creator - School library media coordinators build a learning environment that meets the instructional needs of a diverse population of students
Creates a welcoming and accessible physical space that facilitates participatory learning, promotes collaboration, and accommodates flexible grouping to support multiple learning styles, personalized learning, and reading enjoyment
Establishes a learning environment that facilitates access to resources and addresses the learning needs of all members of the school community
Utilizes data to understand the diverse needs of the school community and to recommend to school and/or district administrators changes to education programs and policies
Fosters global literacy, awareness and cultural understanding
Collaborates with teachers to develop culturally relevant classroom instructional practices
Leads professional development on resources and instructional strategies to meet the needs of a diverse population of students
Uses technology, research-based, and innovative instructional strategies to deliver instruction, engage students, and cultivate and support students’ reading interests
Collaboratively designs differentiated instruction that assures the integration of content, pedagogy, and technology across the curriculum
Guides students to utilize critical thinking and creativity in the creation of new content
Facilitates the collaborative design of learning experiences that cultivate creativity
and critical thinking
Program Administrator - School library media coordinators implement a comprehensive twenty- first century library media program.
Makes their skills and expertise as well as the learning space and resources of the library media center flexibly available and easily accessible to all members of the school community
Systematically collects and utilizes data to collaboratively develop and regularly update the collection development plan
Ensures that the library collection is aligned with and supports the NC Standard Course of Study and provides for the recreational and informational needs of students in a variety of formats
Uses collection development plan data to administer the program budget and solicit external resources to support collection development
Provides leadership in best practices regarding the development of a high-quality collection
Encourages teachers and students to apply an inquiry-based approach to learning through leading and collaboratively planning, implementing, and assessing inquiry-based instruction
Ensures that library resources and technology are flexibly available and easily accessible
Shares data about library accessibility, the connection between an open and flexibly scheduled library media program, collaboration with classroom teachers, and student learning
Makes their skills and expertise as well as the learning space and resources of the library media center flexibly available and easily accessible to all members of the school community
Systematically collects and utilizes data to collaboratively develop and regularly update the collection development plan
Teacher - School library media coordinators demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning and promote effective instructional practices.
Collaborates with school staff to incorporate participatory and social learning experiences into their instructional practices
Integrates digital learning skills into instructional design, delivery, and assessment to meet curriculum objectives and produce positive learning outcomes for students
Teaches students to use effective strategies for accessing, evaluating, and synthesizing information resources to support learning
Collaborates with teachers to integrate effective strategies for accessing, evaluating, and synthesizing information resources to support teaching and learning
Utilizes a research model in the school library media center and works with teachers to implement a school-wide research model
Provides educational opportunities at the district, state, or national level for professional staff members regarding the safe, ethical, and appropriate use of information and technology resources
Champions reading for information, pleasure, and lifelong learning
Builds relationships with students to discover reading interests and assist in finding engaging and appropriate materials to encourage a love of reading
Partners with teachers in identifying the reading interests and needs of students and recommending appropriate resources to support reading instruction
Involves stakeholders in leisure reading activities
Provides leadership in implementing community partnerships to support literacy programs
Reflective Practitioner - School library media coordinators reflect on their practice.
Develops and implements a long-term strategic library program plan that is based on evidence and best practices and reflects the goals of the school improvement plan
Collects and uses relevant data to improve professional practices, the library media program, and the overall school program
Conducts action research to determine the impact of the school library media program on student achievement
Collaborates with stakeholders and leverages resources to use action research findings in the implementation of the school library media program
Actively seeks ongoing professional development to improve professional practice and the effectiveness of the library media program
Adapts professional practice based on research and student data to support school goals
Routinely monitors the impact of changes to professional practice
Shares the results of monitoring activities with stakeholders and uses the results to improve the school library media program
The above roles and responsibilities have been adapted from the elements of the North Carolina School Library Media Coordinators Standards, performance indicators of the Rubric for Evaluating North Carolina’s School Library Media Coordinators, and the School Library Media Coordinator (076) Job Description in IMPACT.