NAC391.255. Endorsement as school library media specialist.

To receive an endorsement as a school library media specialist, a person must have a valid elementary, secondary or special teaching license, excluding a business and industry endorsement, a valid license to teach special education, excluding a business and industry endorsement, or a valid license to teach middle school or junior high school education, excluding a business and industry endorsement, and must:

     1. Have completed a program for school library media specialists which has been approved by the Board or a regional accrediting association;

     2. Hold a master’s degree in library science, with specialization in school librarianship, from a school accredited by the American Library Association; or

     3. Have completed 21 semester hours of course work in the following subjects:

     (a) Organization and administration of a school library.

     (b) The cataloging and classification of materials for a library.

     (c) Reference, bibliography and information skills.

     (d) The use and selection of educational media for a library.

     (e) Children’s and young adults’ literature.

     (f) Computers in the library.

     (g) A supervised practicum in an elementary, middle, junior high or secondary school library.

     [Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.340, eff. 10-23-81]—(NAC A 10-17-86; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 11-4-91; R103-97, 1-8-98; R005-05, 10-31-2005; R028-11, 10-26-2011)