survey says: a look at school district library supervisors
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A presentation at AASL National Conference 2013. Presented by Jeffrey DiScala. Created by Sheri Anita Massey. A product of the Lilead Project, a research project conducted at the University of Maryland's iSchool and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This presentation takes a look at the roles and responsibilities of those individuals that supervise their school district's library program. It discusses demographics, roles, responsibilities, and challenges.TRANSCRIPT
SURVEY SAYS!
A Family Feud Exploration of Your School District’s
Library Supervisor
Jeffrey DiScala
iSchool, University of Maryland
#SLsupervisors
AASL Conference 2013
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Objectives
• Explore the roles and responsibilities of school
district library supervisors across the country
• Compare your understanding of your
supervisor’s leadership role to data from a
national survey
• Discuss ways in which the presence or absence
of a district supervisor might affect a school’s
library program
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The Lilead Project
• Three year grant to study school district
library supervisors
• Demographics
• Roles
• Responsibilities
• Challenges
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BASIC DEMOGRAPHICS
Age of Supervisors
25 – 34 3% 35 – 44
12%
45 – 54 28%
55 – 64 49%
65 or older6%
Prefer not to answer
2%
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Gender of Supervisors
Female80%
Male18%
Prefer not to answer
2%
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Race of Supervisors
Black or African
American5%
White or Caucasian
87%
Asian1%
American Indian or
Alaska Native1%
Two or More Races
1%
Prefer not to answer
5%
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The Average
Supervisor
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Family Feud- Opening Cue and Theme Song (1994-1995)Source: www.youtube.com
Question #1
What is the title of the
person that supervises
school libraries in your
school district?
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Respond! – What is their title?
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Text 432804 and your
message to 37607
Tweet “@poll 432804”
and your message
You said…
Supervisor Titles
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Question #2
What degrees or
certifications do you
think your
supervisor has?
Respond! – What degrees or
certifications?
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Text 545031 and your
message to 37607
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and your message
You said…
Degrees and
Certifications#SLsupervisors @jeffdiscala @lileadproject
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Question #3
In which department of
the school district
administration is your
library district supervisor
located?
Respond! – What district department?
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Departments
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Question #4
What is your library
district supervisor’s
most important
responsibility?
Respond! – What is the most important
responsibility?
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message to 37607
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and your message
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Most Important
Responsibilities#SLsupervisors @jeffdiscala @lileadproject
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Question #5
On what task does your
district supervisor spend
the most time?
Respond! – What task takes most time?
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Text 545419 and your
message to 37607
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and your message
You said…
Tasks Taking Up
Most Time#SLsupervisors @jeffdiscala @lileadproject
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Contact Information
Jeffrey DiScala
@jeffdiscala
The Lilead Project
lileadproject.org