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=School Library Data Project =

A large body of research shows that a quality school library with good information resources and staffed by a qualified library media specialist can raise student achievement. The school library data project is an effort to collect quantifiable information about school library resources and use across state lines. Data collected includes circulation, student visits, collection holdings, staffing, policies and financial resources. The School Library Data Project is a committee of CoSSLC.
 * Data project history and minutes
 * Data and surveys by state

=UPCOMING MEETING =

Call for agenda items
AGENDA TO DATE


 * 1) Briefing on the status of the transition to CoSSLC
 * 2) Information Sharing regarding your state’s data gathering
 * 3) Equating 1.0 FTE to different contract definitions: 40 hours, 37.5 hours and 35 hours

Recommended standard data elements
The School Library Data Project worked to create and define recommended data elements for individual states to use in school library data collection. Current recommendations:

Project Contacts
__**Steering committee**__ State Library Services Minnesota Department of Education bruce.pomerantz@state.mn.us 651-582-8890 ||= **Colet Bartow** Library-Information Literacy Coordinator [|Montana Office of Public Instruction] cbartow@mt.gov 406-444-3583 ||= **Susan Mark** Statistics Librarian Wyoming State Library 2800 Central Ave. Cheyenne WY 82002 susan.mark@wyo.gov 307-777-5915 ||
 * = **Bruce Pomerantz**

__**National partners**__ Peggy Rudd Research and Statistics Committee Chair prudd@tsl.state.tx.us (512) 463-5460 www.tsl.state.tx.us/ ||= **National Center for Education Statistics** Kerry Gruber, Project Director Schools and Staffing Survey Kerry.Gruber@ed.gov (202) 502-7349 ||
 * = **Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA)**

__**State participants**__

Jacque Peterson Alaska State Library School Library Coordinator Jacque.Peterson@alaska.gov 907-269-6571
 * Alaska**

Linda Hofschire, Research Analyst Colorado Department of Education State Library, Library Research Service Room 309, 201 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80203 hofschire_l@cde.state.co.us 303-866-6827
 * Colorado**

Katrina Figgett, Library Media Specialist Florida Department of Education 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 424 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 katrina.figgett@fldoe.org (850) 245-0758
 * Florida**

Frank Nelson Idaho Commission for Libraries frank.nelson@libraries.idaho.gov
 * Idaho**

Jay Peterson Library Consultant State Library of Iowa jay.peterson@lib.state.ia.us 515-281-4499
 * Iowa**

Peter Haxton State Data Coordinator State Library of Kansas phaxton@kslib.info 785-296-2008
 * Kansas**

Kathy Mansfield Library Media/Textbooks Consultant Kentucky Department of Education kathy.mansfield@education.ky.gov 502-564-2106, ext. 4500
 * Kentucky**

Peg Becksvoort, LMS, NBCT President, Maine Association of School Libraries Librarian, Falmouth Middle School 52 Woodville Rd Falmouth, ME 04105 pbecksvoort@fps.k12.me.us
 * Maine**

Sheryl Mase Library of Michigan mases@michigan.gov 517-373-4331
 * Michigan**

Bruce Pomerantz (steering committee)
 * Minnesota**

Kathy Enger, Director Northern Lights Library Network kbenger@nlln.org 218-847-2825

Curt Fuchs Coordinator of Educational Support Services Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education curt.fuchs@dese.mo.gov
 * Missouri**

Colet Bartow (steering committee)
 * Montana**

Ellen Fockler Library Media Technology Coordinator (Consulting) Washoe County School District, Reno eafockler@gmail.com 775-682-5552
 * Nevada**

John P. Brock Associate in School Library Services New York State Education Department Phone: (518) 474-5922 JBROCK@MAIL.NYSED.GOV
 * New York**

Kelly Brannock, MLIS, NBCT School Library Media Consultant Instructional Technology Division NC Dept. of Public Instruction 6364 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6364 919-807-3267
 * North Carolina**

Daria Bossman, Assistant State Librarian Development Services South Dakota State Library 800 Govenors Drive Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2294 605-773-3131 daria.bossman@state.sd.us
 * South Dakota**

Joan Upell, School Library Coordinator Library Development South Dakota State Library 800 Govenors Drive Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2294 Joan.Upell@state.sd.us

Stacey Malek, Library Development Program Coordinator Texas State Library and Archives Commission 512-463-5532 stacey.malek@tsl.state.tx.us
 * Texas**

Juan Tomás Lee State Data Coordinator/Library Consultant Utah State Library Division 250 N 1950 W, Suite A Salt Lake City, UT 84116 801-715-6769 jtlee@utah.gov
 * Utah**

Rob Geiszler Library Development Consultant Vermont Department of Libraries 271 North Main Street Rutland, VT 05701 (802) 786-3839 rob.geiszler@state.vt.us
 * Vermont**

Karen Goff karen.e.goff@wv.gov
 * West Virginia**

Susan Mark (steering committee)
 * Wyoming**