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Outcomes of the Board meeting are reported against the three key areas of the ASLA Strategic Plan
A. Leadership
1. Review, update and develop policy statements and standards to provide leadership in current professional practice
*Working draft of highly accomplished teacher in a school library context standard was presented - the Policy Advisory Project Team is writing a school library context and evidence examples for each focus area in the AITSL National Professional Standards for Teachers document. Three standards (Proficient, Highly Accomplished and Lead) are to be published by the end of 2012.
* Draft statement on school libraries and teacher librarians from AEU considered at the meeting.
ii. Identify and develop publications of national significance to promote school libraries.
* Publications Project Team is planning the publication of an e-book to support the National Curriculum.
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