At the present time Cromwell High School is working on their two year report after the NEASC visit (NEASC never ends). I don’t remember seeing a specific number
of books per student. I’ve attached a document that might be helpful to you if you haven’t already seen it. Plus a link to where I located it on the NEASC site.
https://cpss.neasc.org/getting-started/2011-explanation-standards/school-resources-learning
My recommendation would be to focus on the other bullets more so than that one. The bullet needs to be updated to reflect the move from print books to eBooks and other electronic
resources such as databases. NEASC is still using the word CD ROM… I don’t even know what that is never mind whether it’s in the library collection. CHS’s library has been moving away from print versions of non-fiction and reference books for about four years
in anticipations of our class of 2018 receiving iPads.
Take advantage of the self-study. This is the time to rethink what you want the library to be over the next several years especially if you want to move towards a learning
commons approach and provide more virtual access. Design surveys/questionnaires for the faculty, students and parents that encourages them to see the library and resources as a corner stone to the success of the students at your high school. This data will
help you advocate for changes in your library.
One more recommendation. Serve on one of the NEASC committees. I served on the steering committee which helped me see the big picture.
Good luck with your self-study,
Julie
Julie Yulo-Medeiros
School Librarian
Virtual High School Site Coordinator
Cromwell High School
34 Evergreen Road
Cromwell, CT 06416
860.632.4841 Ext: 14830
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Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein and
The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood.
From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces@mylist.net]
On Behalf Of Juliann T. Moskowitz
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Subject: [CASL-L] NEASC Standards
We have just begun the self-study portion fro NEASC accreditation. I was on the NEASC website but I was not able to find an answer to this question. Does NEASC recommend a certain number
of library books per student? I see only that is says the library should "provide a wide range of materials". I am new to the school this year and our collection is quite small. We have only about 5800 books for 830 students.
Juliann T. Moskowitz
Director of Library Media
St. Joseph High School
Trumbull, CT 06611
juliann14@hotmail.com
Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand virtually alone in accomplishing this
mission. --Toni Morrison