MEDIA SPECIALISTS Clause Samples
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. It is recognized as desirable that each school site employ a certificated library/media specialist to enhance the school's educational program. It is recognized by both parties that teachers have a responsibility to be prudent in the time and location they spend at the school site beyond the instructional or work day. Both parties also recognize the District's responsibility to provide facilities which ensure teacher and student safety.
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. Elementary media specialists shall be able to timesheet up to 16 hours of pro-rata compensation per contract year for additional preparation time that has been previously reviewed with the building principal.
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. A. Media Specialists and/or Librarians shall work a 7¼ hour day at the elementary level and 7¾ hours at the middle school and senior high levels. With the exception of the middle schools, whose schedule is controlled by 7.03, within this framework, all Media Specialists and/or Librarians shall have a 50-minute duty free lunch period and 60 minutes of non-student contact time in the media center/library during the school day as determined mutually between the media specialist/librarian and the building principal.
B. Media Specialists and/or Librarians shall not be required to instruct any students in any area of curriculum except that which pertains to skills required for proper use of the library/media center and its related equipment and technologies required for proper use of the media center/library and that which relates to the reading of media center/library books and materials, including but not limited to story time for elementary students.
C. Annually, media specialists will be released for not less than two (2) days to attend book review meetings.
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. In order to facilitate media services in elementary schools, the elementary media specialists are authorized up to three (3) additional duty days. After consultation with the media specialists, the principal will determine when the days will be utilized.
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. If a Media Specialist believes that the staffing in his/her building media center is not adequate to provide sufficient educational services, he/she will meet with the building principal to review the situation. Every reasonable effort will be made to come to a mutual agreement to satisfy the situation. If no agreement is reached to relieve the situation within five (5) days, the issue will be taken to the Deputy Superintendent who will inform the employee of his/her decision in writing within ten (10) work days.
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. The library media specialist meets all of the standards for certificated classroom teachers as well as those listed below. The library media specialist serves as a unifying element for the entire school learning environment. A library media specialist who demonstrates a satisfactory level of performance:
10.1 establishes and implements goals and processes that support the building curriculum;
10.2 develops and manages the media center budget to meet short and long-term goals;
10.3 serves as a resource and advisor in the use of technology, media, and print collections;
10.4 selects media center resources to ensure the support of the instructional and learning needs of teachers and students;
10.5 ensures that the operation of the media center is consistent with building and District policies and local, state, and federal laws;
10.6 schedules and manages the media center and resources to stimulate and facilitate their use;
10.7 establishes a system of record keeping and prepares reports as needed;
10.8 evaluates the library media program on a continuous basis;
10.9 provides appropriate learning experiences for students and staff in conjunction with District curriculum and building staff needs.
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. End of the day on the last full day of student contact. Unscheduled time will be used for inventory. Scheduled classes should continue until the end of the school year. The media specialist time that is not scheduled should be used for inventory and shut down responsibilities. Increase teacher clerk time to support this activity beginning May 15th.
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. Specialists (all support personnel such as special education, speech, art, music and physical education)
MEDIA SPECIALISTS. 36 One (1) extended day for every 160 students enrolled, computed to the nearest full-day based 37 on the current year October 1st census. 38 39 Counselors High School 15 days 40 Middle School 15 days 41 Elementary 5 days 42 43 Psychologists 7 days per FTE 44