Media Coordinator

Location

Asheville High School & SILSA

or

NC Teacher Licensure with K-12 School Library Media Coordinator certification at the master's degree level (076) OR a Master of Instructional Technology (077). Accomplished and distinguished teacher evaluation ratings are expected.

The demands of providing a 21st‑century education dictate new roles for School Library Media Coordinators. School Library Media Coordinators are called on to have a larger role in their schools and school communities. School leadership is distributed among the staff and administration in order to bring consensus, common understanding, and shared ownership of the vision and purpose of the school. School Library Media Coordinators are valued for their leadership abilities throughout the school as well as in the media center.

School Library Media Coordinators help make the content engaging and meaningful to students' lives as they support teachers and facilitate the integration of curriculum and related projects across disciplines. In the school and the media center, School Library Media Coordinators facilitate instruction, encouraging all students to use 21st‑century skills to discover how to learn, innovate, collaborate, and communicate their ideas.

They serve as facilitators of information skills development through the provision of professional development, coaching, mentoring, and co‑teaching activities. Their work includes supporting the development of authentic and structured assessment strategies to ensure that students demonstrate understanding of the content taught and the ability to apply the skills they have learned. School Library Media Coordinators demonstrate the value of lifelong learning and instill a love of reading and learning in the students with whom they come into contact.

Principal and Technology Director.

• Planning and Implementing for Teaching and Learning
  • Assesses the learning and information needs of students and staff
  • Plans and works collaboratively with teachers to use appropriate resources that address curricular needs and learning goals
  • Works with the principal and school leadership team to provide flexible access to the instructional services of the school library media coordinator
  • Instructs students and staff in the effective use of the media center and its resources
  • Incorporates information literacy into day‑to‑day instruction
  • Advocates and promotes reading and life‑long learning through motivational activities
  • Collaborates with the Technology Facilitator to provide leadership in the school's use of instructional technology resources to enhance learning
  • Follows a plan for personal professional development and actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally
• Planning and Implementing for Information Access, Evaluation, and Use
  • Creates and maintains an environment conducive to learning
  • Works with the principal and school leadership team to provide flexible access to school library media center resources to accommodate individuals and groups simultaneously
  • Organizes school library media facilities and resources in a manner that supports the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and maximizes intellectual and physical access to resources
  • Encourages the widest possible use of print and electronic resources and services—within the school library media center, throughout the school, and through remote access
  • Works cooperatively with other libraries and agencies to share resources that enhance teaching and learning
  • Adheres to and communicates copyright as well as other laws and guidelines pertaining to the distribution and ethical use of all resources
  • Advocates the principles of intellectual freedom
• Planning and Implementing for Program Administration
  • Works with school staff to design and implement short‑ and long‑range plans that ensure balance among all aspects of the school library media coordinator's role and responsibilities
  • Develops and implements an ongoing collection development and evaluation planning process, in collaboration with the Media and Technology Advisory Committee, that focuses on a variety of…