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School Libraries & The California Department of Education

California Author and Illustrator Directory
Contains the contact information, publisher, and a short description of the kind of activities the author/illustrator will do in a school setting.

Intellectual Freedom Resources
A collection of documents in PDF format which can be used as guides when developing policies and procedures for selecting materials, responding to censorship challenges, dealing with pressure groups, and promoting access to all types of material and information for all school library users.

Standards for School Libraries
Developed by CSLA, it contains comprehensive guidelines and standards for strong school libraries, including resources, staffing, facilities, literacy skill levels, and models of excellence.

WASC/CDE Focus on Learning
Focus on Learning is a document for accreditation of high schools. This brochure is intended to guide library media teachers, administrators, and others to interpret, assess, and develop the library media program and to identifying Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs). Its organizational design is focused in three types of groups or teams: Leadership Team, Focus Groups, and Home or Discipline/Stakeholder Groups.

The Paraprofessional in California Libraries
Print this brochure to hand to your site or district administrators, site councils and parent groups to help explain how a strong school library is staffed by a team of Library Media Teachers and paraprofessional clerical support. It is a free download in PDF format.

The Paraprofessional in California Libraries
Print this brochure to hand to your site or district administrators, site councils and parent groups to help explain how a strong school library is staffed by a team of Library Media Teachers and paraprofessional clerical support. It is a free download in PDF format.

CSLA Tool Kit for Advocacy and Action
Background
Q&A Brochure
PowerPoint Presentation for School Site Councils
Worksheet: Collecting Data for the School Library Plan
Template for the Single School Plan for Student Achievement

Curriculum
Using the Big6
Curriculum Tool Kit
WASC and PQR Documents

Ed Tech Resources
Peter Milbury's School Librarians Resource Links
California Guidelines for Technology Plans
Do You Know about the Digital California Project?
Information Technology Links
Student Media Festival Information
InfoPeople Training

CDE Resources
Online resources from the California Department of Education including the California School Directory, school library and education technology pages, and statistical information.

Research Links
California Educational Studies
National Educational Assessment Studies
Technology
Other State Educational Studies

Related Organizations
Other Professional Organizations

CSLA Research Update New
The CSLA Research Committee introduces its new Blog! This blog tracks research that can impact Library Media Teachers. Click here to visit the blog.

The CSLA 2.0 Team announces School Library Learning 2.0 Updated
For more information, click here.

School & Library Improvement Plan Tool Kit

School Libraries Do Make a Difference
Research Studies from 1993 to 2005 in Sixteen States

Resources for Challenged MaterialsTop of Page

Recommended Literature K-12 from The California Department of Education
URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/

NCTE: Office of Intellectual Freedom
Many good resources here including rationales for teaching challenged materials and selection policy guidelines

The Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged/Censored Books
URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/100mostfrequently.htm
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