WSR 16-01-059 PERMANENT RULES SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION [Filed December 11, 2015, 11:28 a.m., effective January 11, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Make changes to chapter 392-204 WAC to reflect new legislative language from SSB 5294. For WAC 392-204-005, 392-204-009, 392-204-020 and 392-204-025, replace the word "media" with "information and technology." For WAC 392-204-009, replace the word "certified" with "certificated." For WAC 392-204-025, add a new subsection:
(2) The teacher-librarian's duties may include, but are not limited to, collaborating with his or her schools to:
(a) Integrate information and technology into curriculum and instruction including, but not limited to, instructing other certificated staff about using and integrating information and technology literacy into instruction through workshops, modeling lessons, and individual peer coaching;
(b) Provide information management instruction to students and staff about how to effectively use emerging learning technologies for school and lifelong learning, as well as in the appropriate use of computers and mobile devices in an educational setting;
(c) Help teachers and students efficiently and effectively access the highest quality information available while using information ethically;
(d) Instruct students in digital citizenship, including how to be critical consumers of information and provide guidance about thoughtful and strategic use of online resources; and
(e) Create a culture of reading in the school community, by developing a diverse, student-focused collection of materials that ensures all students can find something of quality to read and by facilitating school-wide reading initiatives along with providing individual support and guidance for students.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 392-204 WAC.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.320.240.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-20-098 on October 6, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 9, 2015.
Randy Dorn
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-14-009, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06)
WAC 392-204-005 Purpose and authority.
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to identify quality criteria for school library ((media)) information and technology programs, as may be established locally, that support the attainment of the state's learning goals.
(2) The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.320.240.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 07-04-050, filed 1/31/07, effective 3/3/07)
WAC 392-204-009 Definitions.
(1) "Teacher-librarian" means a ((certified)) certificated teacher with a library media endorsement under WAC 181-82A-202 (1)(i), 181-82-344, or 181-82-346.
(2) "School library ((media)) information and technology program" means a school-based program that is staffed by a certificated teacher-librarian.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-14-009, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06)
WAC 392-204-020 School library ((media)) information and technology program.
The school library ((media)) information and technology program is to include resources that promote a positive impact on student learning, such as a variety of resources for reading advocacy, student communication skills, electronic and print information, and resources that support student mastery of the essential academic learning requirements in all subject areas and the implementation of the district's school improvement plan, consistent with the goals for Washington common schools, as adopted by the state board of education.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-14-009, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06)
WAC 392-204-025 Services.
(1) The teacher-librarian, through the school library ((media)) information and technology program, shall collaborate as an instructional partner and informational specialist with classroom teachers to develop students' information and technology skills, help all students meet the content goals in all subject areas, and assist high school students completing the culminating project and high school and beyond plans required for graduation under WAC 180-51-061.
(2) The teacher-librarian's duties may include, but are not limited to, collaborating with his or her schools to:
(a) Integrate information and technology into curriculum and instruction including, but not limited to, instructing other certificated staff about using and integrating information and technology literacy into instruction through workshops, modeling lessons, and individual peer coaching;
(b) Provide information management instruction to students and staff about how to effectively use emerging learning technologies for school and lifelong learning, as well as in the appropriate use of computers and mobile devices in an educational setting;
(c) Help teachers and students efficiently and effectively access the highest quality information available while using information ethically;
(d) Instruct students in digital citizenship, including how to be critical consumers of information and provide guidance about thoughtful and strategic use of online resources; and
(e) Create a culture of reading in the school community, by developing a diverse, student-focused collection of materials that ensures all students can find something of quality to read and by facilitating school-wide reading initiatives along with providing individual support and guidance for students.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| ||||