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Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High  School 


Position Announcement  
School Library Media  Specialist 
Thurgood  Marshall Academy  Public Charter High  School seeks a passionate, 
energetic, dedicated, and  knowledgeable individual to become our school 
library media specialist. Salary  is commensurate with experience.  
Background 
Thurgood  Marshall Academy is a  law-themed public charter high school 
serving low-income, under-resourced  teenagers, many of whom live in Washington, 
DC’
s most disadvantaged community. Our mission  is to prepare students to succeed 
in college and to actively engage in our  democratic society. As a law-themed 
school, Thurgood Marshall Academy’s goal is to help students develop  their 
own voice by teaching them the skills lawyers have—the ability to solve  
complex problems, think critically, and advocate persuasively for themselves and  
their communities. In order to accomplish our mission, we function as both a  
school and a youth development organization by integrating a rigorous  
college-preparatory curriculum with in-school and after-school support  programming 
such as academic tutoring, personalized mentoring, and one-on-one  college 
guidance. Please see _http://www.thurgoodmarshallacademy.org_ 
(http://www.thurgoodmarshallacademy.org/)  for more information. 
Thurgood  Marshall Academy has built a beautiful library in our newly  
renovated, historic building in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC. It 
has 
shelves for thousands of books and  bay windows with views of downtown DC. 
The goal is to staff and support the  library in such a way that the content, 
design and operation of the library  contribute to the school’s mission. We seek 
a librarian who can connect with the  school community, who has a strong 
grounding in critical literacy, and who has a  commitment to social justice. 

Responsibilities 
Thurgood  Marshall Academy’s librarian will assume  responsibility for the 
planning, implementation and evaluation of the school  library program. This 
includes but is not limited to:  
    *   engaging the school community in the design of  the facility and 
selection of the library collection, 
    *   developing policies and procedures that  facilitate access and use of 
the facility and collection, 
    *   designing the information literacy curriculum and teach  information 
literacy skills to  students and faculty, 
    *   collaborating with teaching staff in order to  enhance student 
learning, 
    *   building the print and electronic  collections, 
    *   serving on appropriate school  committees, 
    *   collaborating with teachers to implement  integrated instructional 
activities, 
    *   coordinating inter-library loans,  and 
    *   maintaining professional  resources.
Minimum  Qualifications
Knowledge, Abilities, Skills, and  Philosophy: Because Thurgood Marshall 
Academy is beginning our library media  program, the successful the applicant will 
demonstrate 
    *   knowledge of effective instructional  practices and understanding of 
the teaching/learning process,   
    *   knowledge of current instructional and  research technologies and the 
ability to integrate these into the library  media program and throughout the 
curriculum, 
    *   knowledge of  strategies for introducing critical media literacy 
about domestic and  international issues, 
    *   ability to acquire and manage the opening day  collection and 
technology, 
    *   ability to work effectively with administrators,  staff, students and 
community, 
    *   ability to assess the needs of all stakeholders  involved including 
students, teachers, administrators, parents and community  members, 
    *   excellent oral and written communication  and human relations skills, 
and 
    *   a social  justice/multicultural philosophy/approach to the work.
Education, Training and  Experience: Master's degree from an accredited 
college or university  in school library media, with media generalist 
specialization and course work in  curriculum and special education. Completion of 
a 
practicum or two years of  successful teaching or two years of successful 
media-related experience. 
Certificate and License  Requirements: Eligibility for or possession of a 
District of Columbia, Virginia or Maryland teaching certificate in School  
Librarianship. 
Thurgood  Marshall Academy  Public Charter High  School is taking a rigorous 
approach to  personalizing education so that each student may experience 
success; helping  students reach milestones/goals are of the utmost importance. If 
you are  interested in teaching at Thurgood  Marshall Academy please email or 
mail your resume  to: 

TMA Library Media Specialist  Applications 
c/o Teaching for  Change 
PO Box  73038 
Washington, DC 20056 
TMA@teachingforchange.org 

TMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

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