Increased department member attendance at conferences and in-services. After the initial year, student attempts at certification and actual certification will be tracked to monitor the program s success. Conduct annual reviews to ensure that faculty who teach certification courses are fully trained and updated in courses they teach. Appropriate faculty need to be trained. Space and resources need to be allocated for a test center for onsite testing.
Software needs to be purchased and hardware updated to accommodate it.
One course on each campus will be implemented during the 1999-2000 year. Additional implementation will take place as time and money permits. To encourage students to be lifelong learners, mastering traditional informational formats as well as emerging ones. Assessment Librarians will consult with departments at the end of each year to get input on requested innovative resource materials in each curricular discipline. Librarians will review resources available at similar private schools through contact with Independent School Library Exchange members.