Fitchburg School District
Location
Fitchburg, MA | United States
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Fitchburg Public Schools believes deeply in the potential for every student to succeed and works tirelessly each day to create an anti-racist school environment that is built around high expectations, an inclusive and welcoming culture, and an expectation of excellence for all. Fitchburg's goal is to increase personal growth, both academic and social-emotional, to obtain the highest level of achievement for every student. Fitchburg Public Schools
The vision of each of the Fitchburg Public Schools is to provide learning experiences that engage all students in achieving high academic standards while developing intellectual rigor, creative interest, and social characteristics that prepare them for the challenges of living successfully and productively as citizens of this new century.
The Library Media Specialist position is responsible for ensuring that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information technology. The LMS provides guidance and supports the use of all of the district’s technology resources both in and out of the classroom. The LMS will empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, effective users of technology, ethical users of information, and responsible digital citizens. The LMS will instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information resources. The LMS will collaborate with classroom teachers to design and implement units of instruction and assess student learning.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university; Master’s Degree preferred.
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary license in:
- Knowledge of current education legislation/regulations
- Ability to work effectively with teachers, support staff, and parents and advocate for children to effectively problem-solve
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and ability to work with all stakeholders
- Belief in the commitment to increasing personal growth, both academic and social-emotional, to obtain the highest level of achievement for every student.
- Knowledge of DESE Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The Library Media Specialist will;
- Collaborate with classroom teachers as a partner in the instructional process;
- Collaborate to design, teach, and assess learning experiences that incorporate inquiry learning, information literacies in their formats, critical thinking, and self-assessment.* Provide and plan professional development;
- Promote a love of reading and lifelong learning;
- Promote instructional technology to improve learning;
- Teach students to build on prior knowledge to construct new knowledge;
- Teach search techniques, including online search engine, database, and catalog searching;
- Consult with Instructional Technology/Digital Learning Staff as needed to teach Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards in lessons;
- Serve on decision-making teams, school improvement, and accreditation activities, present at meetings;
- Support teachers in the integration of technology into the teaching and learning process by providing professional learning, modeling, and coaching;
- Benchmark the Library Media Center (LMC) program to school, state, and national standards;
- Assist in the research, development, and evaluation of new methods and digital tools that advance the Library and Technology programs;
- Guide, coach, and facilitate teachers and administrators in acquiring digital literacy skills;
- Stay current in professional practices, and educational research; maintain active professional memberships;
- Advocate for the LMC through an effective public relations program.
- Collect and analyze data to improve instruction; demonstrate correlations between the LMC and student achievement;
- Administer the LMC budget to support program goals;
- Foster a creative, flexible environment so that the Library Media Center is an essential part of the learning community;
- Evaluate, promote, and use existing and emerging technologies to support teaching and learning;
- Develop and maintain print, digital, and technological resources appropriate to the curriculum, the learners, and the instructional strategies of the school community.
- Create and maintain classification systems, cataloging practices, methods of subject access to library holdings, and electronic storage of bibliographic/media metadata;
- Cooperate and network with other libraries/agencies;
- Evaluate collection develops of collection policies and procedures and analyze resources in the context of the school culture with attention to the developmental needs of students;
- Establish procedures for the selection, acquisition, circulation, and sharing of resources in all formats;
- Promote the ethical use of information: copyright, fair use, and licensing of intellectual property;
- Consider the social and psychological needs and attitudes of adolescents which affect their needs for library materials and services.
Reports to: Principal/Assistant Principal
Evaluated by: Principal/Assistant Principal
Terms of Employment/Salary/Work Year:
As negotiated by the Fitchburg School Committee and the Fitchburg Education Association (FEA).
Competitive and comprehensive health benefits are offered through the City of Fitchburg;
An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of NCBC (fingerprinting) and CORI prior to your start of employment.
The responsibilities and duties listed are illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties may be assigned as required.
Notice of Non-Discrimination
The School Committee’s policy of nondiscrimination extends to students, employees, and the general public with whom it does business. Fitchburg Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability in admission to, access to, employment in, or equal treatment in its programs and/or activities in compliance with state and federal law.
Questions related to this policy must be addressed to: The Office of Human Resources, 376 South Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420, [email protected]
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