SLS Library Survey for 2023-24
*The SLS Library Survey form for 2023-24 is no longer accepting responses.
Dear Colleagues – It has been our privilege to serve with you this year. Kindly take a few minutes to provide us with your feedback on our services. Information provided will help with planning for future services, workshops and professional development. Section 90.18 of the NY Commissioner of Education Regulations requires that the SLS do an annual evaluation.
Please complete this survey by Tuesday June 25, 2024. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to students.
– Kristi, Kim, Shawnee, Emalee and Karen
What is your current role in the school library?
School Library Media Specialist Library
TA or aide
Certified teacher assigned to library
Other
How supported do you feel with your requests to help manage item records for the central union catalog.
Supported
Neutral
Need more support
I belong to the following professional organizations?
NYLA/SSL
NYSCATE
YALSA
ENYSLMA
AASL
ALA
ASCD
Other
I do not belong to any professional organizations
The following resources are provided to each school through SLS. Please indicate your comfort level with each resource.
Clickview
Learn 360 (CVOD, Mailbox)
Lightboxes
News-O-Matic
Noodle Tools
Professional Journals
Research Rocket
Sora
Soundzabound
SWANK streaming & licensing
Teaching books
SLS provides professional development that enhances the knowledge and skills necessary to be leaders while at the same time help increase library collaboration and promote student achievement.
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
SLS provided multiple opportunities for professional growth throughout 23-24. Please indicate the types you participated in over the last year.
CC Trainings (Consider the Source, Librarians Leading the Way in AI, Resources in SLS/IRC)
Council Meeting and Trainings
Statewide PD: Innovate, Integrate, Lead (Artificial Intelligence)
Regional Trainings and Workshops (Amanda Jones)
Book Study (Person You Mean to Be, Media Literacy for Young People, Collection Development)
Mentoring Sessions
Meeting with library mentor (J’aime Pfeiffer)
I did not participate in any trainings
Of the sessions you attended above how would you rate their overall helpfulness:
Very Helpful
Somewhat Helpful
Not Very Helpful
Did not Participate
Did you attend any collaborative professional development this past year? (CDLC, Regional, other BOCES )
Yes
No
Are you interested in attending any conferences next year (24-25) such as NYLA, NYLA SSL or NYSCATE
NYLA
NYLA SSL
NYSCATE
Other
Advocacy efforts helped libraries across NYS keep NovelNY. Do you participate in advocacy for library programs at a local, state or national level? This could include writing letters, sending email, attending advocacy sessions.
Yes
No
I would like to know how to get started or do more with advocacy
Name one thing that you have done during the 23-24 school year that you are most proud of professionally. Please keep identifying names and schools out of your response.
Describe
What initiatives is your district focusing on next year? eg. AI, Science of Reading, CS/DF, Media Literacy, etc.)
Describe
How can the SLS help you meet your professional goals as a librarian?
Describe
How can the SLS help you meet your program’s goals (the library)?
Describe
Do you have any additional information you’d like to share that was not covered in this survey? Please keep identifying names out of your response.
Describe
