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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 210. State Department of Education |
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Chapter 35. Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools |
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Subchapter 3. Standards for Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools |
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Part 13. STANDARD VII: THE MEDIA PROGRAM |
SECTION 210:35-3-127. Staff responsibilities
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- (a) The professional staff of the school, under the leadership of the media specialist, shall assume responsibility for the cooperative selection of materials and equipment for the media program. Instructional/learning materials and equipment shall be selected by means of comparative analysis, based on criteria approved by the instructional staff prior to the selection.(b) Responsibility for the development and the operation of the media program shall be placed under the direction of professional staff with adequate technical and clerical help.(c) The media center, materials/equipment, and personnel shall be available to students and staff throughout the school day and throughout the school year. The media facility and staff should be used specifically to assist students and teachers in becoming effective users of ideas and information and to meet the instructional needs of the staff and students. The library media specialist (librarian) shall not be used as a substitute teacher or to replace a teacher in the classroom.(d) Inservice education programs shall be provided for the staff in order to ensure effective use of the media center(s).(e) Instruction in the use of media materials and the center's other resources shall be provided to all students.