Areas mandated for school libraries include:
 | Roles of the Department of Public Instruction relating to
libraries (Sections of Chapter 43.03-.05 of the Wisconsin
Statutes),
 | 43.03 The state superintendent shall: |
| 43.03(1) Promote, assist and plan the organization, development and
improvement of school library media services to provide the resources
needed for teaching and learning in the schools. |
| 43.03(2) Promote, assist, plan and coordinate the organization,
development and improvement of public library services and public
library systems to serve the needs of all citizens in the state. |
| 43.03(3)
 | (a) Promote cooperation and resource sharing among public
libraries, school libraries, other types of libraries and related
agencies. |
| (b) Plan, coordinate, evaluate and set statewide priorities
for the development of networks to enable library cooperation and
resource sharing within this state and between this state and
resource providers in other states. ...
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| 43.03 (5) Accept, on behalf of the state, grants from the federal
government or any federal agency or gifts or grants from any other
source to be used for the purposes designated under this chapter.... |
| 43.03(7) Contract for service with libraries and other resource
providers in and outside of this state to serve as resources of
specialized library materials and information not available in the
reference and loan library under s. 43.05 (11).... |
| 43.03(9) Develop and maintain a computer database containing
bibliographic and library holding information for all types of library
materials owned by libraries throughout the state to serve as a resource
sharing tool and assist libraries in developing computerized
bibliographic databases. |
| 43.03(10) Disseminate information regarding appropriate continuing
education activities available to librarians, library board members,
library support staff and other related professionals. |
| 43.05 The division shall: |
| 43.05(1) Coordinate and conduct continuing education programs for
librarians of school library media programs, public libraries, public
library systems and institutional library programs. |
| 43.05(2) As it deems appropriate, assist libraries in the identification
and recruitment of qualified personnel. |
| 43.05(3) Provide professional and technical advisory, consulting and
informational services to assist:
| (a) School districts establishing, maintaining or expanding
school library media programs and facilities; ... |
| 43.05(4) Collect library statistics and conduct studies and surveys
of library needs throughout the state and report and publish the
findings. The research shall be coordinated with statewide library
planning. ... |
| 43.05(6) Recommend and distribute standards for school library programs
and facilities to school library media programs, standards for public
libraries to public library governing bodies and standards for
institutional library programs to governing bodies and administrators of
institutional library programs and to heads of departments, as defined
under s. 15.01 (8), which administer institutional libraries. |
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| Common School Fund (Chapter 43.70),
| (1) No later than October 15 of each year, each school district
administrator shall certify to the state superintendent, on forms
provided by the state superintendent, a report of the number of
persons residing in the school district on the preceding June 30, as
reported under s. 120.18 (1) (a). |
| (2) Annually by January 10, the state superintendent shall apportion
the amount that is estimated to be appropriated under s. 20.255 (2)
(s) in the current school year to the school districts in proportion
to the number of persons resident therein, as shown by the report
certified under sub. (1). |
| (3) Immediately upon making such apportionment, the state
superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the
estimated amount that each school district is entitled to receive
under this section and shall notify each school district administrator
of the estimated amount so certified for his or her school district.
The department of administration shall issue its warrants upon which
the state treasurer shall distribute each school district's aid
entitlement in one payment on or before May 1. The amount paid
to each school district shall be based upon the amount in the
appropriation account under s. 20.255 (2) (s) on April 15. All
moneys distributed under this section shall be expended for the
purchase of instructional materials from the state historical society
for use in teaching Wisconsin history and for the purchase of library
books and other instructional materials for school libraries, but not
for public library facilities operated by school districts under s.
43.52, in accordance with rules promulgated by the state
superintendent. Appropriate records of such purchases shall be
kept and necessary reports thereon shall be made to the state
superintendent. |
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| Confidentiality of circulation records,
| Interlibrary loan (Chapter 43.72),
| (1) School library books and other instructional material belonging
to one school district may be loaned to another school district for
use in any school library of that school district. |
| (2) Any public library board and school board may make such exchanges
and loans of books and other instructional material as are agreed upon
for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of both libraries and
ensuring the best service to the schools and all citizens. |
| (3) Any school district that borrows materials through a public
library system shall reciprocate by sharing with other participating
libraries materials that are not in immediate or constant demand by
the school library's primary clientele, as determined by the school
district. |
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| District standards for school libraries (Administrative Rule
PI8.01 (h):
| the requirement to provide a collection of adequate materials
reflecting diversity,
| providing service at the elementary level under the direction of
certified personnel ,
| requiring a secondary library media specialist,
| designating a district coordinator,
| submitting a long-range plan for library services.
Each school district board shall:
- Have on file a written, long-range plan for library services
development which has been formulated by teachers, library and
audiovisual personnel and administrators, and approved by the
school district board.
- Designate a licensed library media person to direct and
coordinate the district's library media program.
- Provide library facilities within the school building and
make available to all pupils a current, balanced collection of
books, basic reference materials, texts, periodicals, and
audiovisual materials which depicts in an accurate and
unbiased way the cultural diversity and pluralistic nature of
American society.
- Provide library media services to all pupils as follows: to
pupils in grades kindergarten through 6, library media
services which are performed by or under the direction of
licensed library and audiovisual personnel; and to pupils in
grades 7 through 12, library media services which are
performed by licensed library and audiovisual personnel.
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