Advancing the Learning Community: Exemplar C2

Standard: Advancing the Learning Community to Achieve School Goals

Theme: Teacher-Librarian Collaborative Role

Growth Phase: Evolving

Growth Indicator: Teacher-librarian/LLC teacher develops short and long range plans for facilities and program growth with the LLC leadership team to facilitate school improvement goals.


Canadian School Libraries

Canadian School Libraries (CSL) provides a concise planning chart for transitioning to a school library learning commons that is action oriented and very useful for engaging the school staff in the planning.

Canadian School Libraries (CSL). (2022). Appendix 4:  Planning and Leading Transitions. In Leading Learning:  Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada.  Retrieved from https://llsop.canadianschoollibraries.ca/appendix-4-planning-and-leading-transitions/ 


Canadian School Libraries

Canadian School Libraries (CSL) provides a detailed planning tool with ideas for schools to use to plan strategies for developing a culturally relevant and responsive school library learning commons.  Includes planning chart, poster and additional resources.

Canadian School Libraries (CSL). (2022).  Culturally Relevant And Responsive SLLC: Planning Tools.  Retrieved from https://www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/relevant-responsive-planning-tools/ 

An Ontario teacher-librarian blogs about the process taken (with illustration) of long-range LLC planning.

Lyons, B.  (2022, August 25).  Long Range Planning as a Teacher Librarian [Blog Post].   Retrieved from https://thelibrariansjourney.blogspot.com/2022/08/long-range-planning-as-teacher-librarian.html