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The Brockport Central School District’s Information Literacy Continuum, initiated in 2002, approaches the teaching of information literacy as a comprehensive K-12 program.‚ Elementary, middle and high school teachers from the district meet monthly to discuss the successes and challenges of this program, which has developed school district information literacy standards, benchmark and targets.‚ The program has been extremely successful and is now used as a model for other districts.‚

The librarians responsible for the project, Kathy Jaccarino, Cathy Mangan, Marcia McCarthy, Suzanne Shearman and Ellen Zinni, share the goal that all Brockport students will be taught core literacy skills necessary for future success.‚ This year, they plan to investigate the new American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner, examining how these standards will impact the Brockport school district.‚ They also plan to align district standards to reflect the new AASL standards.‚

This award will assist them in their efforts to ensure that the students at Brockport have the skills to learn, and ultimately become, successful citizens of the 21st century.