Haw. Code R. § tit. 8, subtit. 2, pt. 1, ch. 54, subch. 6, app B
INTRODUCTION
The effective school librarian focuses on students' long-term development into responsible and independent learners. Effective students acquire the basic skills and dispositions necessary to achieve autonomy, literacy, responsibility to self and other, and lifelong learning. The ultimate goal is for students to become positive, confident, competent, caring learners who demonstrate initiative, solve problems, set goals, and make decisions that help them to function successfully in a rapidly changing technological society. The educational system must develop citizens who can govern themselves and have a global perspective. The citizens must be flexible, resourceful, and able to deal with open-endedness, complexity, information explosion, and accelerated growth in technologies while maintaining a set of values, individual stability, and integrity.
Standard 1: Teaching for Learning
School librarians are effective teachers who demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning.
They model and promote collaborative planning, instruction in multiple literacies, and inquiry based learning, enabling members of the learning community to become effective users and creators of ideas and information. They design and implement instruction that engages students' interests and develops their ability to inquire, think critically, gain and share knowledge.
1.1 Knowledge of learners and learning
School librarians demonstrate knowledge of learning styles, stages of human growth and development, and cultural influences on learning. They assess learner needs and design instruction that reflect best practices in teaching. They support the learning of various members of the educational community including those with diverse learning styles, physical and intellectual abilities and needs. School Librarians base instruction on interests and needs and link it to the assessment of student achievement.
1.2 Effective and knowledgeable teacher
School librarians implement the principles of effective teaching and learning that contribute to an active, inquiry-based approach to learning. They use a variety of instructional strategies and assessment tools to design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments in partnership with classroom teachers and other educators. They document and communicate the impact of collaborative instruction on student achievement.
1.3 Instructional partner
School librarians model, share, and promote effective principles of teaching and learning as collaborative partners with other educators. They participate in curriculum development, engage in school improvement processes, and offer professional development to various members of the educational community as it relates to library and information use.
1.4 Integration of twenty-first century skills and learning standards
School librarians advocate for twenty-first century literacy skills to support the learning needs of the school community. They collaborate with other teachers to plan and implement instruction based on of the AASL Standards for the 21st-century Learner and curriculum standards. They employ strategies to integrate multiple literacies with content curriculum. School librarians integrate the use of technologies as a means for effective and creative teaching and to support PreK-12 students' conceptual understanding, critical thinking and creative processes.
Standard 2: Literacy and Reading
School librarians promote reading for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment. They use a variety of strategies to reinforce classroom reading instruction to address the diverse needs and interests of all readers.
2.1 Literature
School librarians are familiar with a wide range of children's, young adult, and professional literature in multiple formats and languages to support reading for information, reading for pleasure, and reading for lifelong learning.
2.2 Reading promotion
School librarians use a variety of strategies to promote reading for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment.
2.3 Respect for diversity
School librarians develop a collection of reading and information materials in print and digital formats that support the diverse developmental, cultural, social, and linguistic needs of PreK-12 students and their communities.
2.4 Literacy strategies
School librarians collaborate with classroom teachers to reinforce a wide variety of reading instructional strategies to ensure PreK-12 students are able to create meaning from text.
Standard 3: Information and Knowledge
School librarians model and promote ethical, equitable access to and use of physical, digital, and virtual collections of resources. They provide a variety of information sources and services that support the needs of the diverse learning community. They use a variety of research strategies to generate knowledge to improve practice in school libraries.
3.1 Efficient and ethical information-seeking behavior School librarians identify and provide support for diverse student information needs. They model multiple strategies for students, other teachers, and administrators to locate, evaluate, and ethically use information for specific purposes. They collaborate with students, other teachers, and administrators to efficiently access, interpret, and communicate information.
3.2 Access to information
School librarians support flexible, open access for library services. They develop solutions for addressing physical, social and intellectual barriers to equitable access to resources and services. They facilitate access to information in print, non-print, and digital formats. They model and communicate the legal and ethical codes of the profession.
3.3 Information technology
School librarians design and adapt relevant learning experiences that engage students in the use of digital tools and resources. They model and facilitate the effective use of digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research, learning, creating, and communicating in a global society.
3.4 Research and knowledge creation
School librarians use evidence-based, action research to collect data. They interpret and use data to create and share new knowledge to support and improve practice in school libraries.
Standard 4: Advocacy and Leadership
School librarians advocate for dynamic school library programs and positive learning environments that focus on student learning and achievement by collaborating and connecting with teachers, administrators, librarians, and the community. They are committed to continuous learning and professional growth and lead professional development activities for other educators. They provide leadership by articulating ways in which school libraries contribute to student achievement.
4.1. Networking with the library community School librarians participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners. They establish partnerships with other libraries for resource sharing and networking.
4.2 Professional development
School librarians model a strong commitment to the profession by participating in professional growth and leadership opportunities through joining library associations, participating in professional conferences, reading professional publications, and exploring Internet resources. They plan for ongoing professional growth.
4.3 Leadership
School librarians articulate the roles and relationships of the library program's support of student academic achievement within the context of current educational initiatives. Utilizing evidence based practice and information from education and library research, they communicate ways in which the library program can enhance school improvement efforts.
4.4 Advocacy
School librarians identify stakeholders within and outside the school community who impact the school library program. They use a range of strategies to advocate for school library and information programs, for resources, and for services.
Standard 5: Program Management and Administration
School librarians plan, develop, implement, and evaluate school library programs, resources, and services in support of the mission of the library program and the school according to the ethics and principles of library science, education, management, and administration.
5.1 Collections and Information Access
School librarians evaluate and select print, non-print, and digital resources using professional selection tools and evaluation criteria to develop and manage a quality program of information access designed to meet the diverse curricular, personal, and professional needs of students, teachers, and administrators. They organize school library collections according to current library cataloging and classification principles and standards.
5.2 Professional Ethics
School librarians practice the ethical principles of their profession, advocate for intellectual freedom and privacy, and promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility. They educate the school community on the ethical use of information and ideas.
5.3 Personnel, Funding, and Facilities
School librarians apply best practices related to planning, budgeting, and evaluating human, information, and physical resources. They organize library facilities to enhance the use of information resources and services and to ensure equitable access to all resources for all users. They develop, implement, and evaluate policies and procedures that support teaching and learning in school libraries.
5.4 Strategic planning and assessment
School librarians communicate and collaborate with students, teachers, administrators, and community members to develop a library program that aligns resources, services, and standards with the school's mission. They make effective use of data and information to assess how the library program addresses the needs of their diverse community.
Haw. Code R. tit. 8, subtit. 2, pt. 1, ch. 54, subch. 6, app B