Curriculum

DIRECTOR OF

LIBRARY MEDIA SERVICES

JOB TITLE: Coordinator/Director of Library Media Services

REPORTS TO: Person Designated by the Board or Superintendent

SUPERVISES: Staff members designated by Board or Superintendent

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE: Establish the services of a network for outstanding school library media centers appropriate to the educational needs of all students and staff in the district. Coordinate educational resources and information so that each student will find instructional and non-instructional materials appropriate to their interest, abilities, and level of maturity.

JOB REQUIREMENT: Willingness to assume the responsibilities necessary to fulfill the specific tasks required of the position. Willingness to contribute toward establishing a positive environment of media services in the Lee’s Summit School District.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exerts leadership in and cooperates with the superintendent, elementary and secondary assistant superintendents in charge of curriculum, principals, and library media specialists in developing and extending the role of library media services in the curriculum.

• Administer the policy guidelines for challenged materials: copyright, preview and purchase of media; and selection, distribution, and maintenance of library media centers (LMCs) hardware.

• Assist the Director of Human Resources in the recruitment and hiring of certified library media specialists (LMS) and non certified staff for the LMCs.

• Evaluates periodically the staff of the office of Library Media Services and the Resource Library.

• Supervises the Professional Library Media Collection both print and non-print.

• Works cooperatively with the Superintendent, Business Director, administrators, and staff in developing the budgets for the LMCs.

• Administers the library media coordinators LMC operating budgets.

• Prepares and administers the district library media director’s budgets.

• Cooperates with the Director of Technology in developing a three year plan for maintaining and upgrading equipment and the transformation of school libraries into library multimedia centers.

• Establishes common library procedures that will standardize the operation of LMCs throughout the district.

• Assist the library media specialist’s in developing and maintaining an inventory system for all materials, including hardware, and software in each building and library media center.

• Supervises the purchasing, processing, distribution, and maintenance of print and non-print materials for the Lee’s Summit media centers.

• Trains and supervises the data entry clerk for retrospective conversion and MARC record entry.

• Develops and maintains a Union Catalog of all the LMC and district print and non-print holdings.

• Writes and administrates the development and acquisition of special grants and funding.

• Works with the architects in the planning and designing of new and remodeled library media centers.

• Maintains a positive public relations program promoting the schools and library media services.

• Administers the Resource Library and Video Taping Center for the school district.

• Assists all staff with resources for necessary research.

• Fulfills additional responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent.

• Develops teacher in-service education and information programs concerning library media services.

• Encourages and supports the district library media specialists participation in professional library and educational organizations.

• Maintains and promotes professional growth through participation in professional organization, reading of professional publications, and development of in-service programs.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Eleven month year. Salary to be established by Board.

EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated according to Board Policy provisions for evaluation of professional personnel.