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The Academy of the Holy Cross, a Catholic College preparatory school sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross since 1868, is dedicated to educating young women in a Christ-centered community that values diversity.
The Academy is committed to developing women of courage, compassion, and scholarship who responsibly embrace the world's social, spiritual, and intellectual challenges.
All faculty and staff must demonstrate a commitment to the Core Values of the Academy: community, Catholic identity, academic excellence, education of the whole person, tradition, diversity, leadership, single-sex education, environment, and communication.
The Media Technology Center ensures that students, faculty, and staff effectively use ideas and information. It empowers students to be critical thinkers, skilled researchers, and enthusiastic readers. Promotes life-long and ethical learning for the entire school community.
The Media Specialist oversees the daily operation of a modern Media and Technology Center by providing expertise to ensure that the program is aligned with the mission and goals of the Academy of the Holy Cross.
The Media and Technology Center is an integral part of the instructional program, a place of research, collaboration, and student study.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES;
Provide access to high-quality, reliable information develop a collection of resources appropriate to the curriculum, the learners, and the diverse teaching styles and instructional strategies used within the school
Purchase materials, including databases, books, e-books, periodicals, etc., and oversee the process of adding such items to the existing collection
Communicate with vendors; approve licensing agreements
Collaborate with classroom teachers on research projects
Introduce students, faculty, and staff to current databases, e-books, websites, and other 21st-century literacy skills
Assist students on the research process, including such topics as plagiarism, citations, sourcing of information
Ensure 24/7 access to digital information resources to the entire learning community
Share expertise by presenting at faculty meetings on such issues as materials selection, reconsideration of materials, copyright, privacy, and acceptable use maintain and update the library's portal page to include available databases and resources
Take an active role in school improvement and accreditation activities
Coordinate textbook purchases and assist with access to eBooksMaintain active memberships in a professional association
Network with other libraries/agencies to provide access to resources outside of school
Remain current in professional practices and developments, information technologies, and educational research applicable to school media center programsModerate a student readers club to promote reading for both instructional and recreational purposes and to expose them to the diversity of viewpoints and different genres
Perform other duties as assigned