ADEPT for Library Media Specialists

Following statewide implementation of South Carolina's ADEPT system in 1998, it became apparent that the performance standards for classroom teachers did not appropriately reflect what school library media specialists were expected to know and to be able to do. As a result, a statewide work group, comprised of representatives from school districts, institutions of higher education, and the State Department of Education, was formed to develop appropriate performance expectations for library media specialists. Following an extensive field review of these performance dimensions, a formal evaluation model was developed, disseminated for field review, and subsequently piloted during the 2001-02 school year. During the summer of 2002, the members of the work group met with the participants in the pilot project to review the results of the study and to develop recommendations for revising both the performance dimensions and the evaluation model.

The ADEPT performance dimensions for library media specialists were approved by the State Board of Education in June 2003. The complete guidelines and materials for implementing the formal evaluation model appear in the following sections.

Training

Prior to evaluating school library media specialists, all evaluators must successfully complete training in both the district's approved formal evaluation model and the special area model. The following materials are available to assist districts in conducting the special area evaluator training and in providing an orientation for school library media specialists:

Materials

The following materials are needed to conduct ADEPT formal evaluations of library media specialists:

ADEPT Performance Standards for Library Media Specialists (126Kb PDF)

Guidelines. This seven-page PDF document (41Kb PDF) includes the following information:

  • Purpose and Intended Use
  • Performance Dimensions
  • Evaluation Teams
  • Orientation
  • Required Sources of Evidence and Timelines for Data Collection
  • Documentation
  • Evaluation Judgments and Conferences
  • ADEPT for Library Media Specialists: Formal Evaluation At-A-Glance
  • Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning

Documentation. This eight-page Microsoft Word document (139Kb DOC) includes sample key considerations for each performance dimension and provides an electronic template that allows

  • individual evaluators to record their evidence and
  • the evaluation team to write the consensus report.

Interview Form. This five-page Microsoft Word document (66Kb DOC) includes the instructions and the interview questions necessary to collect evidence for Performance Dimensions 2, 4, 5, and 6.

Reflection. This two-page Microsoft Word document,(72Kb DOC) designed to be used as an electronic template, is to be completed by the library media specialist following each observation, as explained in the guidelines. This reflection, which requires the library media specialist to describe and evaluate both the collaborative planning and the lesson, is part of the evidence that is examined under Performance Dimension 3.

Professional Performance Description. This one-page Microsoft Word document, (39Kb DOC) designed to be used as an electronic template, is to be completed by the building administrator (and other supervisors, as appropriate) near the end of each semester of evaluation as part of the data collection process for Performance Dimension 7.

Professional Self-Report. This one-page Microsoft Word document, (39Kb DOC) designed to be used as an electronic template, is to be completed by the library media specialist, as described in the guidelines, as part of the data collection process for Performance Dimension 7.

Evaluation Summary. This one-page Microsoft Word document (74Kb DOC) is to be completed by the evaluation team following the preliminary and final consensus meetings.


Last Updated: 10/17/2011