Student productions, including multimedia projects, are encouraged and assisted. Student growth in critical analysis is stimulated through formal and informal discussions with peers and campus staff. Information skills are taught through a problem-solving process. All students leaving the public schools are confident in their abilities to locate, process, and apply information to address problems occurring in work or living situations and to continue learning as a lifelong process. The effective school library program, open during and beyond the school day, provides a flexible system for circulating materials designed to meet students' needs.
Information is accessible both intellectually and physically.
The school librarian has a complete understanding of all TEKS so that when planning with classroom teachers library resources and research skills based on curricular needs become an integral part of the daily instructional plan. The school librarian, using communication and leadership skills defines the role of the library staff by participation on faculty committees that design, study, revise, and implement instructional strategies and curriculum content. Through joint planning opportunities, school librarians assume a leadership role in planning meetings and assisting teachers to understand that technology is a process for obtaining and reporting new knowledge. Librarians and teachers model research skills taught in conjunction with an organized unit of study from curriculum areas that allow students to make connections between content learning goals and construction of knowledge. Professional resources in a variety of formats are also available.