it’s the law! legal issues for media specialists dr. kathy brock dr. elizabeth bennett state...

It’s the Law! Legal Issues for Media Specialists

Dr. Kathy Brock

Dr. Elizabeth Bennett

State University of West Georgia

COMO 2000 Jekyll Island, GA

General Trends

Accountability

• Inputs Outputs• Quantitative Qualitative• Required Voluntary• Monitored Self-Reported

Accountability Documents

• National

• State• Other

National

• Information Power

(AASL Web Site)

• National Board for

Professional Teaching

Standards

(NBPTS Web Site)

State

State Rules GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

Curriculum Standards GBOE

OCGA (Law) Legislature OCGA (Law) Legislature

Law

• Quality Basic Education Act (QBE)• A+ Education Reform Act (GDOE Web Site)

Law

• Official Code of Georgia Title 20: Education

• Quality Basic Education• A+ Education Reform (GDOE Web Site)

State

State Rules GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

Curriculum Standards GBOE

State Rules GBOE

OCGA (Law) Legislature

State Rules

• SBOE Rules (DOE Web Site)

State Rules

• SBOE Rules (DOE Web Site)

• Identified by NSBA Code and Rule Number

• Media-Related Rules:– CGB 160-5-1-.22– IFBD 160-4-4-.01

State Rules

• SBOE Rules (DOE Web Site)

• Identified by NSBA Code and Rule Number

• Media-Related Rules:– CGB 160-5-1-.22– IFBD 160-4-4-.01

• New Rules

State

State Rules GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

Curriculum Standards GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

State Rules GBOE

OCGA (Law) Legislature

Accountability Standards

• State Standards no longer in effect

• Office of Education Accountability created

• ??? New standards???

State

State Rules GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

Curriculum Standards GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

State Rules GBOE

OCGA (Law) Legislature

Certification Rules

• Georgia Professional Standards Commission (Web Site)

• Establish preparation requirements and rules (505-3-.53)

• Establish certification & recertification rules (505-2-.13 & 505-2-.116)

State

State Rules GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

Curriculum Standards GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

Curriculum Standards GBOE

State Rules GBOE

OCGA (Law) Legislature

Curriculum Standards

• Quality Core Curriculum (GLC Web Site)

• Information Literacy Standards (Draft)

• Technology Integration Standards (Draft)

State

State Rules GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

Curriculum Standards GBOE

Accountability Standards (OEA)?

Certification Rules PSC

Curriculum Standards GBOE

State Rules GBOE

OCGA (Law) Legislature

Other

• Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (Web Site)

• Georgia Accrediting Commission (Web Site)

SACS

• Commission for Elementary and Middle Schools

• Commission on Secondary and Middle Schools

• Media Standard: 7

SACS

• Commission for Elementary and Middle Schools

• Commission on Secondary and Middle Schools

• Media Standard: 7

• Other standards impact media center

GAC

• Web Site shows member schools

• Different levels of accreditation

• Standards are not currently online

How does all this fit together?

SACS?GAC?

OCGA?

BDOE?

GPSC?

OEA?

Rules? Standards?

Personnel: Required Positions

State Other

•SACS•GAC

Personnel: Required Positions• OCGA: 20-2-167.• (a)(1) The State Board of Education shall annually

compute…. the number of positions earned...

Personnel: Required Positions• BOE Rule: CGB 160-5-1-.22• (1) Definition: Base size school

K-5: 450 6-8: 624 9-12: 970

– i. No less than half-time services… for each school less than base size and …adult supervision in the media center for the entire instructional day.

• (2) Requirements: – 14. Employ a full-time media specialist for each

base-size or larger school.

Personnel: Required Positions• SACS: Media Specialist

*After employing one professionally qualified librarian or media specialist, the school may employ a professionally qualified technology or information specialist to meet the requirement .

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BDOE

Personnel: Required Positions• SACS: Media Clerk, Assistant, or Aide

? Media clerks are no longer listed separately for K-5 schools, but are now combined with secretaries and other clerks.

Personnel: Required Positions• GAC: Media Specialist and Media Clerks

Personnel: Required Positions

500 250 750 1000

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It’s the Law! Legal Issues for Media Specialists

Dr. Kathy Brock

Dr. Elizabeth Bennett

http://www.westga.edu/~ebennett