1. (a) The School Library Programs, Standards and Guidelines, which are available at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/index.html, are adopted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The Standards and Guidelines are available in Room 405 of the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building, 1201 Brazos, Austin Texas. The Standards and Guidelines are based on the work and recommendations of an advisory committee formed to review and update the current Standards and Guidelines.
2. (b) The School Library Programs, Standards and Guidelines are applicable to local Texas school districts (Independent, consolidated, common, or municipal districts and charter schools accredited by the Texas Education Agency as provided by TEC Chapter 11 Subchapter D, Chapter 39).
3. (c) The School Library Programs, Standards and Guidelines, describe six components for school library programs: Learner-Centered Teaching and Learning, Learner-Centered Program Leadership and Management, Learner-Centered Technology and Information Access, Learner-Centered Library Environment, Learner-Centered Connections to Community, and Learner-Centered Information Science and Librarianship. The Standards and Guidelines describe four levels of achievement, below standard, acceptable, recognized, and exemplary, for the goals within each component. The Standards and Guidelines also include output measures to use to quantify the level of use of the school library program and services, as well as outcome-based evaluation measures to demonstrate the impact of school library programs. The vision, mission, and core values of school library programs are discussed. The Standards and Guidelines include appendices that provide a glossary of terms, a bibliography, a list of committee members, and an example of an annual report for a library program that includes a profile and assessment in accordance with these Standards and Guidelines.

Source Note:The provisions of this §4.1 adopted to be effective June 14, 2004, 29 TexReg 5781.