Library Media Specialist

Vacancy Details
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- Title

Library Media Specialist
- School/Building

Sauk Prairie Middle & High Schools
- Number of Openings

1
- URL

N/A
- Close Date (11:59 p.m. Central)

Open until filled
- Contact
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- Name

Chad Harnisch
- Title

PrincipalPhone

608-643-2811
- Website
- Position Details
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- Position Start Date

8/27/2024
- Appointment Type

Full Time
- Description
- Sauk Prairie High and Middle Schools are seeking a full-time, library media specialist who can lead our dynamic and innovative 21st century spaces.
Preferred experience as a library media specialist with a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences
- Preferred DPI license in Library Media Specialist (1902) or Instructional Technology (5092)
- Strong leadership and communication skills; ability to collaborate with others
- Working knowledge of the ISTE, ITLS, and AASL standards
- Oversee the library and provide leadership in library services
- Collaborate closely with other professional staff to promote a 21st century learning environment
- Collaborate with teachers and students to design and teach engaging inquiry and learning experiences and assessments that incorporate multiple literacies and foster critical thinking
- Develop and deliver digital citizenship lessons
- Collaborate closely with Administration for the use of Common School Funds and library media budgets
- Provide professional development or coach staff related to interactive 21st century learning practices that support inquiry, collaboration, depth of knowledge, and digital resources
- Evaluate, select, and direct the purchase of new materials to ensure a current and balanced collection at the library
- Organize and facilitate access to information resources and learning tools that support the curriculum and student’s recreational reading needs
- Manage the distribution of the library media center resources and learning (technology) tools
- Provide flexible and equitable access to information resources and learning tools
- Provide an attractive and comfortable learning environment in library
- Empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information
- Develop and maintain a collection of resources appropriate to the curriculum, the learners, and the teaching styles and instructional strategies used within the school community
- Understand copyright, fair use, and licensing of intellectual property, and assist users with their understanding and observance of the same
- Organize the collection for maximum and effective use
- Stay current in professional practices and developments, information technologies, and educational research applicable to school library programs
- WI DPI Certification Required: Preferred DPI license in Library Media Specialist (1902) or Instructional Technology (5092)
- District Description: The district includes Sauk City and Prairie du Sac, two “next door” villages known as Sauk Prairie. They are located on the beautiful Wisconsin River. Thirteen towns and the village of Merrimac are also in the district. The area features rolling hills, meadows, bluffs, forests, lakes and streams. The district offers small-town, rural living with easy access to the Madison urban area (25 miles) and to the Wisconsin Dells recreation area (28 miles). The district serves 2,800 students, and is comprised of six learning communities with a high school of 850 students, middle school of 600 students and four elementary schools of 1,350 students.
Start Date: August 2024

Application deadline: Until Filled
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- Years of Experience

0
- Degree

Master
- Licenses
- Instructional Technology Integrator
- Library Media Specialist
- Additional Requirements
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Letters of Recommendation
- Custom Questions
- Transcripts & Licenses/Certifications