DISTINGUISHED LIBRARY SERVICE AWARD FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Deadline: March 7, 2008

Do you have a great administrator? Make a nomination!

The Award:

This award is a citation made by OASL annually to an administrator of a school or group of schools for developing an exemplary School Library Media program and for having made an outstanding and sustained contribution advancing the role of the School Library Media Center as an agency for the improvement of education.

Criteria: The administrator should demonstrate:

• Evidence of leadership for the provision of high quality library media staff, facilities, collection, equipment, and staff development opportunities
• Evidence of support for library media center services that provide learning opportunities and curriculum implementation for all students
• Evidence of promotion of library media programs

Eligibility:

Eligible for nomination are county or district administrators who are directly responsible for a school or group of schools at any level. Also eligible are district administrators who are responsible for broad instructional leadership. Nominations may be made by School Library Media Specialists, District Library Media Supervisors, and district or local Library Media organizations who are current OASL members.

Nomination: Please submit:

• Administrator's name, title, school and/or district address, phone number, brief description of his/her job role, educational and professional background
• A written narrative of the nominee's outstanding and sustained contribution toward furthering the role of the School Library Media program, a description of the district or building Library Media program and staffing, and an example of the administrator's library philosophy
• Two signatures of fellow teachers who endorse the nomination of this administrator
  (please identify each of the two supporters)

Guidelines: Nominations should be submitted by March 7 , 2008
Please mail the nominations to:

		O.A.S.L. Awards Committee Co-Chair
		Erin Fitzpatrick-Bjorn
		West Orient Middle School
		29805 SE Orient Drive
		Gresham, OR 97080