"The success of any school library media program, no matter how well designed, depends ultimately on the quality and number of the personnel responsible for the program. A well-educated and highly motivated professional staff, adequately supported by technical and clerical staff, is critical to the endeavor." This position statement clearly promotes the value of a media specialist in a media program. Definitely a plus!
AASL's Position Statement on Flexible Scheduling
"The library program is an extension of the classroom. Information skills are taught and learned within the context of the classroom curriculum." Flexible scheduling facilitates this idea of freedom of access to the library when it meets the needs of the students, but fixed scheduling does not.
AASL's Position Statement on the Role of the School Library Media Program
"The school ibrary media center is a place where students may explore more fully classroom subjects that interest them, expand their imagination, delve into areas of personal interest, and develop the ability to think clearly, critically, and creatively about the resources they have chosen to read, hear, or view."
This statement says it all. The library media program is a vital and integral part of the school curriculum and the student body.
