Category

High

Moderate

Minimal

Alignment with LBF Goals

·          Describes specific goal(s) and plan for use of requested books; includes specific, appropriate activities

·          Provides evidence of a robust strategy for stimulating a love of reading and learning

·          Provides evidence of goal(s) and plan for use of books but goals and/or plan lacks specificity; includes general activities

·          Provides some evidence of a strategy to stimulate reading and learning

·          Provides little evidence of goals and plan for use of books; mentions activities but fails to describe them

·          Shows little or no evidence of a strategy for stimulating reading and learning

Description of Need 

·          Presents a thorough evaluation of the library’s book collection including gaps to be filled to meet student needs

·          Identifies and describes a significant priority need related to the student population and provides a realistic plan to address it

·          Presents an adequate evaluation of the library’s book collection and provides information about unmet student needs

·          Identifies and describes a moderate need related to the student population but fails to justify its priority status

·          Presents an incomplete or partial evaluation of the library’s book collection or does not relate collection to student needs

·          Describes a minimal or superficial need related to the student population

Budget

·          Provides a clearly articulated and itemized budget, appropriate materials in both amount and type

·          Provides a general budget overview appropriate in amount and type; lacks specificity

·         Provides a partial or incomplete budget; contains items inappropriate in amount or type

Evidence of Collaboration and Support

·           Provides for easy access to books in the school library

·          Provides specific examples of collaboration with all school staff

·          Includes clear evidence of school’s or district’s commitment of resources to support the school library

·          Provides for student access to books in classroom libraries or other settings

·          Provides some general examples of collaboration with all school staff

·          Includes some evidence of district’s commitment of resources to support the school library

·          Plans for student access to books is unclear

·          Provides little or no evidence of collaboration with all school staff

·          Includes little or no evidence of district’s commitment of resources to support the school library