AASL 2009 Elections
Judith A. Dzikowski
SPVS Chair-Elect
Degrees and Certifications
SUNY Oswego, Certification-Educational Administration, 1990; Syracuse University, MLS, 1986; Syracuse University, BS Human Development/Early Childhood Education, 1979; Onondaga Community College, AAS Humanities, 1974.
Current Position
Director, School Library System, OCM BOCES, 2000-present.
Previous Positions
Director, Oneida County BOCES School Library System, 1996-2000; Elementary Principal, North Syracuse CSD, 1994-96; Director, Library Media Services and Integrated Technology, Cortland Enlarged City School District, 1989-94; Library Media Specialist HS, Rome City School District, 1986-89; Teacher, Syracuse City School District, 1974-86.
ALA Activities
AASL: Member, Nominating Committee, 2007-08; AASL: Member, Teaching and Learning Committee, 2003-06.
Offices Held in State & Regional Library and Other Associations
School Library System Association: Executive Board Member, Funding Committee, 2003-Present; Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association: Member, 2000-Present; New York State Computers and Technology in Education: Member, 2000-Present; School Library System Association: Member, 1996-Present; New York Library Association: Member, 1985-Present; New York Library Association: Member, School Library Media Section, 1985-Present; Syracuse University School of Information Studies: Member, School Media Program Governing Council, 2004-08; Central NY Library Resources Council: Board Member, Board of Trustee, 1998-2005; Central NY Library Resources Council: Member, Finance Committee, 2003-04; School Library System Association: President, 2002-03; Central NY Library Resources Council: Member, Automation Committee, 1999-2003.
Publications
Author, "Partners in Achievement: Libraries and Students (PALS) Improving Student Achievement through Data Use for Library Media Specialists," SLMSGram (School Library Media Section New York Library Association), Nov/Dec 2006 ; Author, "Item Analysis: What Skills are Needed to Answer Standardized Assessment Question?," Assessing Student Learning in the School Library Media Center (American Association of School Librarians), 2007; Author and Researcher, Facts at a Glance...Student Achievement and the School Library Media Program (School Library Association), 2000, 2006.
Honors, Awards, Prizes, Medals, Citations
AASL Highsmith Research Grant Award, 2006; NYNEX Telecomputing Grant Award, 1993; SLYMS/NYLA Exhibit Chair Award, 1991.
Links for Further Information
Accomplishments
Presenter, "Interpreting Statistical Evidence of Student Learning," 2008 AASL Fall Forum, Oak Brook, IL; Presenter, "Partners in Achievement: Libraries & Students (PALS): Improving Student Achievement through Data Use by Library Media Specialist-Where's the Evidence? Understanding the Impact of School Libraries," 2007 SLJ Leadership Summit, Phoenix, AZ.
Statement
As leaders in our profession, it is essential to envision new opportunities to provide services to our students and staff. We can move forward by expanding existing research and demonstrating the accountability that school library programs are vital for supporting student learning. We can achieve this by developing models that improve library instruction by linking them to identified student performance assessments. As leaders, we need to develop the capacity of the library media specialists to participate in collaborative building/district based initiatives that use student achievement data to make instructional and program decisions. We also need to balance this with the love of reading and instilling the desire for life long learning.
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