STRONG LIBRARIES
STRONG SCORES

A Texas LIBRARY CONFERENCE on 
Raising Student Achievement
for School Administrators and Trustees 

The Planning Committee will review the nominations in order to ensure that the final participants’ group is balanced geographically and at all school levels. Participants will be notified on or before February 15. 

All participants will be responsible for their own transportation expenses. Administrators and trustees will be invited as guests to attend any or all of the Texas Library Association Annual Conference, April 16-18, 2008 at the Dallas Convention Center, including the opening general session from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and the exciting TLA exhibit hall.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
10:30 am to 2:30 pm • Hyatt Regency
300 Reunion Blvd, Dallas, TX

Inspired by First Lady Laura Bush's June 2002 White House Conference on School Libraries, this Texas conference will inspire, inform, and incite change in the ways Texas schools use libraries to improve student achievement.

This conference will provide the most current research showing the connection between higher test scores and strong library programs integrated into the academic fiber of a school.

Nationally recognized speakers will summarize the potential impact on achievement when a library program is well developed; explain findings of major studies and the implications for instruction; examine elements of successful library programs; and define a clear, practical call to action for educators to advocate for school libraries within their own spheres of influence.

Woven throughout the conference are opportunities for open dialogue with other educators to guide implementation of explored approaches at the local level.

AGENDA/SCHEDULE

10:15 – 10:30 Refreshments
10:30 – 12: 30 Morning session

(librarians and administrators/trustees)

Barry Bishop, Ed.D.
Administrator for Library Information Services, Spring Branch ISD

 Marla W. McGhee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Texas State University

 Keith Curry Lance, Ph.D.
Director, Library Research Service, Colorado Department of Education

 Gary Hartzell, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha

 12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 Afternoon session

(administrators/trustees only)

 David Loertscher, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University (CA)

Local Administrators’ Perspective

 Closing Remarks