[CALIBK12] Accredited school library media programs in CA

[Thomas Nixon]

Often the reasoning for lack of specialized accreditation is related to outside-the-classroom issues (number of faculty members, educational level of faculty members, etc.). Most library media programs are fairly small. That makes it difficult to support the sort of program that would be able to become ALA-accredited.


Tom Nixon
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Teacher Librarian
Tehipite Middle School
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I was surprised to see no California school library media programs listed in the AASL-approved list in the digital supplement to American Libraries.
<http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/4696d0a9#/4696d0a9/26>
Only two California universities have ALA-accredited programs for the MLS, San Jose and UCLA. <http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/4696d0a9#/4696d0a9/24>
What gives?
Tom

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Thomas T. Kaun
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