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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Yesterday the Oregon State Board of Education (SBOE) adopted the Oregon School Library Standards. How that will affect school libraries is yet to be determined. The OASL ad hoc
committee that sought the adoption and OASL’s Oregon School Library Standards committee will seek more information and develop next steps. Thanks to both groups for their efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">OASL established a committee to write school library standards in the spring of 2010. They received a Library Services and Technology Grant from the State Library and used funds
to meet to research and develop standards during the 2011-12 school year. Those standards were finalized and went online by late summer 2012. After that, the focus shifted to promoting the standards in the Oregon education committee and to getting the standards
adopted by the State Board of Education. After some initial unsuccessful efforts, an ad hoc committee secured a meeting in November 2014 with members of the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to present background information and propose the adoption. Nicole
Dalton, the English Language Arts specialist, and Emily Nazarov, the ODE liaison to the SBOE, were impressed with the presentation and the standards. Nicole received approval from her supervisor to support the adoption, and Emily put it before the SBOE for
a first read at their December 2014 meeting. During that meeting, Stephanie Thomas, OASL President, made a case for adopting the standards. The information was well received, and the chair of the SBOE moved the matter to the consent agenda for the January
2015 meeting. That meeting was yesterday, and as you know by now, the standards were officially adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">The SBOE actions taken at the January 22<sup>nd</sup> meeting should be available online soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">State Board of Education meeting materials for 2015:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=4268">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=4268</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Standards summary for SBOE members:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/state-library-standards---january-22-2015.pdf">
http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/state-library-standards---january-22-2015.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Oregon School Library Standards:
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/oregonschoollibrarystandards/">https://sites.google.com/site/oregonschoollibrarystandards/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">OSLIS || <a href="www.oslis.org">
www.oslis.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Learn to research. Research to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> oasl-all@ola.memberclicks.net [mailto:oasl-all@ola.memberclicks.net]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 23, 2015 9:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jennifer Maurer<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [oasl-all] It's official-- ODE voted to "adopt" the Oregon School Library Standards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The Oregon Department of Education Board met on 1/22 and easily approved a motion to adopt the Oregon School Library Standards. The standards committee will be meeting soon to develop next steps, but as a member
of the presenting team, I am extremely excited to have the official backing and adoption from the board. Cheers to the standards committee and presenting team!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/oregonschoollibrarystandards/">The Oregon School Library Standards</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<br>
Stephanie<br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stephanie A. Thomas, MLS, M.Ed.<br>
Teacher Librarian, Parkrose High School<br>
Adjunct Instructor, Portland State University<br>
OASL President 2014-2015<br>
ALA Emerging Leader 2013<br>
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