That's an amazing achievement to have =mandated= school libraries and
certified librarians at every school. Kudos to NJASL. I hope they will
share what exactly they did to get this through their legislature in
such trying economic times.
Carol Simpson, JD, EdD.
University of North Texas (modified service)
carol_simpson@unt.edu
Josephine Dervan wrote:
> Hi Everyone-
>
> I received the following from our NJASL leadership about new state regulations:
>
> Special Adoption
> COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
> Programs and Practices to Support Student Achievement
> Special Adopted New Rules: N.J.A.C. 6A:13
> Adopted: June 2, 2008 by Lucille E. Davy, Commissioner, Department of Education
> Filed: June 2, 2008 as R. 2008 d. 181
> Authority: P.L. 2007, c. 260
> Effective Date: June 2, 2008
> Expiration Date: June 2, 2009
>
> Take notice that the Commissioner of Education promulgated new rules to implement
>the School Funding Reform Act, P.L. 2007, c. 260.
>
> (h) All school districts shall provide library-media services that are connected
>to classroom studies in each school building, including access to computers,
>district-approved instructional software, appropriate books including novels,
>anthologies and other reference materials, and supplemental
> materials that motivate students to read in and out of school and to conduct
>research. Each school district shall provide these library-media services under
>the direction of a certified school library media specialist.
>
> The rules that require a certified school librarian can be found below:
>
> http://www.nj. gov/education/ code/current/ title6a/chap13. pdf
>
> This regulation is only for one year. NJASL is now fighting to make it a
>permanent rule.
>
>
> Josephine Dervan, MLS -Online Instructor
> School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout
> dervan at optonline.net
> dervanj@uwstout.edu
>
>
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