As sole librarian in a school, it helps me to write goals that make clear how my library programming, teaching and collection development intersect with the academic, social and curricular goals of the school.
Goal setting helps me focus my work and celebrate what went well. This past year saw a successful collection development effort to purchase books featuring characters of color. Of fiction books purchased in the 2016-17 year, 46% featured a main character of color and 33% of those were African American.
Another celebration was that every grade level participated in a mini-research project during their library time.
Goal setting also makes visible areas for improvement. I set a goal of attending morning meeting at least once per week for the whole year. I did this consistently during first semester and learned that having dedicated classrooms to visit each quarter helped me follow through. However, second semester I got swept up in other work and stopped attending as frequently. Having a mid-year review of my goals might have helped me re-commit to my goals for supporting building-wide PBIS initiatives.
Feel free to offer feedback in the comments or by emailing Miriam at [email protected]!
Goal setting helps me focus my work and celebrate what went well. This past year saw a successful collection development effort to purchase books featuring characters of color. Of fiction books purchased in the 2016-17 year, 46% featured a main character of color and 33% of those were African American.
Another celebration was that every grade level participated in a mini-research project during their library time.
Goal setting also makes visible areas for improvement. I set a goal of attending morning meeting at least once per week for the whole year. I did this consistently during first semester and learned that having dedicated classrooms to visit each quarter helped me follow through. However, second semester I got swept up in other work and stopped attending as frequently. Having a mid-year review of my goals might have helped me re-commit to my goals for supporting building-wide PBIS initiatives.
Feel free to offer feedback in the comments or by emailing Miriam at [email protected]!