Responsibilities

The province, the school division and the school each has a role to play in the development and maintenance of resource centre services in Saskatchewan. The responsibilities which fall into each jurisdiction's area of responsibility are as follows:

Province	Division	School
Responsibilities which fall within provincial jurisdiction include:	Responsibilities which fall within school division jurisdiction include:	Responsibilities which fall within school jurisdiction include:
providing direction for the development and maintenance of a province-wide system of resource centre service through legislation, regulations and policies. developing guidelines to direct the development of resource centre services in Saskatchewan. these guidelines may include: roles of principal, classroom teachers and resource centre personnel (professional and technical) basic collection collection development budget facilities administrative support resource sharing co-operation with outside agencies staffing programming	developing policies, guidelines and procedures for the resource centre program which, while addressing the unique needs of the division, are consistent with provincial policy. These policies and guidelines may include: the division's legal responsibility for providing effective instructional programs staff allocation role of the resource centre resource centre program development, implementation and assessment roles and responsibilities of principal, classroom teachers and resource centre personnel (professional and technical) selection of resources sharing of resources collection development technical services	developing statements of goals and objectives for the resource centre program based on the needs of the individual school. developing policies and programs consistent with divisional policies and guidelines.
providing funding to school divisions through regular operating and capital grants and, where appropriate, through special initiatives.	providing funds to division schools for the development and maintenance of effective resource centre programs.	developing a budget for needed materials, supplies, equipment and services, based on identified resource centre goals and objectives.
developing, communicating and continuously evaluating provincial policies and guidelines relating to resource centre programs.	communicating, and continuously evaluating policies, guidelines and procedures relating to resource centre programs.	developing, communicating and continuously evaluating policies and procedures for the resource centre program.
assisting school divisions to evaluate and assess their school library policies, guidelines and procedures	evaluating and assessing resource centre policies and procedures developed in schools.	promoting, through the Board of Trustees or the Local School Advisory Committee, the implementation of provincial and divisional policies.
developing an implementation plan to assist all schools to reach an acceptable standard of resource centre service.	developing short and long-term plans for the implementation of policy and guidelines.	developing long-term plans for the implementation of resource centre goals and objectives.
providing leadership in the development of resource centre programs in Saskatchewan through: inservice research dissemination of national and international trends and ideas a teacher bursary program	providing leadership in the development of resource centre programs through: inservice professional development opportunities	providing co-operative inservice programming for teachers and teacher-librarians.
providing leadership in the development of consultative services to school divisions	providing consultative service to individual schools and across the division
recommending learning resources which support provincial courses of study	supplementing basic collections in individual schools by developing and providing access to a central collection.	developing and organizing, for easy retrieval, a resource collection that supports the curriculum and meets individual and group needs.
	ensuring the provision of a basic collection and professional services for very small schools.	providing programs and services that ensure the planned use of the resource collection.
including in all new curriculum guides, statements relevant to the role of the resource centre in relation to the specific subject area.
facilitating co-operation with professional associations and relevant outside agencies, for networking and sharing of resources.	developing policies and reciprocal agreements relating to resource sharing, for the supplementing of collections at the school and divisional level.	co-operating in resource sharing agreements initiated by the division.
co-operating and initiating discussion with appropriate outside agencies, to ensure wide access to information, materials and services not otherwise available in the school.	co-operating with appropriate outside agencies to ensure wide access to information, materials and services not otherwise available in the school.	co-operating with appropriate outside agencies to ensure wide access to information, materials and services not otherwise available in the school.
effectively communicating the importance of the role of the resource centre and its program to educational partners in the community.	developing procedures to effectively communicate the importance of the resource centre community at large.	developing procedures to communicate effectively the importance of the role of the resource centre and its program, to Board of Trustees, Local School Advisory Committee, parents and community.
	encouraging Boards of Trustees or Local School Advisory committees to promote in their schools the implementation of provincial and divisional policies