I. The facts

II. Our local numbers...

III. So, what does it mean to have a School Library Program?

IV. Defining the meaning "school librarian"

V. The role of the principal

VI. For additional helpful information....

Bend-La Pine School District key facts:

• total number of certified media specialists in our schools: 2.1 (1 full time in Cascade Middle School; .6 in Jewell Elementary; .5 in Bear Creek Elementary)
   

• current student-to-librarian ratio: 6,833:1
  
              Montana has the best current ratio: 185:1
              California has the worse current ratio: 4,326:1
              in 1999 the national average was 550:1
  
  Also, based on a 2002 school library report for our district:
   

• average total library expeditures, including subscriptions & maintenance agreements: $8.81 per student  
  
             in 1997-98 the national average was $35 per student.
   

• the mean of copyright date of Bend-La Pine school print collections : 1981 (mean of Bend-La Pine High School print collections: 1977)