BCTLA Working and Learning Conditions

Thank you for helping with the BCTLA’s 40th annual survey on working and learning conditions in public school libraries in British Columbia.

Your answers are very important for providing current information about the experience of teacher-librarians. Please only submit one form per school. If you work in more than one school, please submit a separate entry for each school. The deadline for completing the survey is January 31, 2020.

The information you provide in the survey (except for open comments and educational background) may be shared the BCTLA Executive and the BCTLA Chapter Councillors so they can verify the data for each district before it is analyzed, and help support individual district concerns and strengths. Your e-mail contact information (optional) will be used to follow up on queries about missing or incomplete data.

School District*

School Name*

School type*

What is your position called when you are working in the library at this school?*

Teacher-Librarian;

School Union Representative;

Vice-Principal;

Other

Does the school have an operational library?*

YesNo

Has your school population changed from last year?*

No change

Fewer students

More students

What is your school enrolment? (best estimate)*

Staffing

Is there a teacher-librarian assigned to this library at this school?*

YesNo

If No, who is in charge of the library at this school?

Does the person in charge of the school library have teacher-librarian training?

YesNo

If Yes, please indicate the level of formal training of the Teacher-Librarian in your school with the most training (select all that apply)

Some courses in teacher-librarianship (with no certificate);

Certificate in Teacher-Librarianship (usually about 15 credits);

Diploma in Teacher-Librarianship (usually about 30 credits);

Master of Education (teacher-librarianship);

Master of Education, Arts, etc. (related field);

Master of Library and Information Studies;

Other

Has the teacher-librarian FTE time assigned to this library changed, compared to the 2018-19 school year?*

Yes

Don't know

If yes, how has it changed?

Increased

Decreased

What is the total library FTE at this school? (FTE = # hours/35 hours) ( 1FTE= 1 full-time job)*

Are you teaching something other than library, e.g. classroom, student services, LST, etc.*

YesNo

If yes, what is the total FTE just for the library (1 FTE =full time job) (FTE = #hours/ 35 hours)

Do you provide library prep relief for classroom teachers? (a class in your space without a classroom teacher)*

YesNo

If yes how much of your library FTE is prep coverage for classroom teachers? ( In percent)

Is there a Library Technician (2 year certificate) assigned to the school library?*

YesNo

If Yes, has the FTE assignment for the Library Technician changed, compared to the 2018-19 school year?

Is there a Clerical Assistant (no certificate) assigned to the school library?*

YesNo

If Yes, has the FTE assignment for the Clerical Assistant changed, compared to the 2018-19 school year?

Budget

What is your school's budget ($) for library materials for the 2019-20 school year? (Do not include items like textbooks which are Learning resources or grants or fundraising)*

What approximate percentage of your school's library budget comes from your school account? (some libraries receive money from other sources) (Please enter as a whole number e.g. 45% enter as 45)*

Which of the following are covered by your school library budget? (select all that apply)*

Print Resources;

Electronic Resources;

Furniture;

Equipment;

Supplies;

none of the above

What approximate percentage of your school's library budget will be used for print resources in 2019-20?*

Which of the following LIBRARY MATERIALS are covered by your school's OTHER budget lines, or are covered by the DISTRICT? (select all that apply)*

Print Resources;

Electronic Resources;

Furniture;

Equipment;

Supplies;

Other;

Don't know

Technology

Comments?

Please use this space for comments about library staffing, budget, additional funding, or other resources at this school, or any other comments about library services.

Your email address (the information will only be used to follow up on queries regarding numerical data or to request budget information that may not have been available at the time you submitted this survey)

Thank you for assisting the BCTLA with your survey submission.