2026-2027 School Year Library Media Specialist
Fargo, ND
Posted 2 months ago
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Job Description
Licensed Educators and Specialists/Media Specialist/Librarian
6/3/2026
Horace Mann-Roosevelt Elementary School
08/19/2026
Responsibilities:
1. Reading Advocacy
Develop and implement activities that motivate students to read, write, view, speak, and listen for learning, enrichment, and personal pleasure.
Integrate and model reading strategies in interactions with students.
Promote reading across the curriculum.
2. Teaching
Guide students and assist educators to use a broad range of appropriate resources to interpret, evaluate, develop, transform, and use information. Provide students with group and individual instruction and resources that meet diverse learning needs, reflect current information pursuits, and incorporate changes in technology and education.
Teach and assess identified national and state library and technology standards.
3. Build Learning Experiences with Teachers
Collaborate with educators and students to design, implement, and evaluate inquiry-based learning experiences. Provide instructional assistance to staff and students in the use and integration of instructional technology resources.
Engage in curricular leadership through participation in school and district committees and staff development.
4. Library Management Services
Staff Development: Help plan and implement staff development, especially efforts involved with improving reading, copyright, inquiry-based instructional approaches, research, and technology integration.
5. Program Planning
Engage with the school community (students, teachers, parents) to:
Assess the needs of the school and establish annual and long-range goals that are part of the school and district-wide strategic planning process and reflect the school's mission and goals;
Build a program that supports the mission, goals and objectives of the school;
Evaluate success in achieving these goals.
6. Advocacy and Marketing
Promote library programs, services and resources through a wide range of communication formats and strategies.
7. Manage Resources, Facilities, Budgets and Services
Develop and manage the library budget.
Develop, organize, maintain and circulate a current, well-balanced, high-quality collection.
Evaluate, select and order age-appropriate, reviewed sources that support or enrich the curriculum and personal reading goals of the district and building.
Maintains the currency of the collection by weeding obsolete resources.
Provide ubiquitous access to materials in physical and digital forms. Analyze staffing needs, train and work with library staff members to support the program.
Continuing Professional Development: Continue to develop own professional practice through participating in professional organizations, attending professional development activities, and engaging professional learning networks.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Education
ND Teaching License
Minimum one year teaching experience
K-12 media certification (LM02) or willingness to file a plan of study to complete
Preferred Qualifications:
Two to three years teaching experience
Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations
All applications for open Fargo Public Schools positions must be made via www.applitrack.com/fargo/onlineapp. Paper submissions will not be accepted. Application materials must clearly explain how experience and education are related to the minimum qualifications and job duties.
Job postings will be closed for applications at 5:00 pm Central Standard Time (CST) on the closing date listed in the posting.
Fargo Public Schools does not offer or provide sponsorships. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Applicants who are residents of ND and eligible to claim veteran's preference must upload a Form DD214. Claims for disabled veteran's preference must include a current statement of disabled status from the Veterans Affairs Office.
For more information or questions please call 701-446-1000 or email humancapital@fargo.k12.nd.us.
Fargo Public Schools
Our mission in Fargo Public School is to educate and empower all students to succeed. This means focusing on the needs of all students and collectively working to ensure that we provide opportunities for every child to pursue their goals and dreams and to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to achieve those goals.To ensure that our schools are committed to excellence through a student-centered learning environment supported by positive collaborations with students, staff, parents, school, and community, we provide students with a broad knowledge base by engaging in a standards-based curriculum with co-curricular opportunities. The Fargo Public Schools Strategic Plan is designed to create the experiences we want for children in our progressive and fast paced community of Fargo. FPS keeps pace with the economic growth and also the diversity of cultures that now is part of the area communities. We take pride in the commitment all 3,200 staff members show students every day. We are honored with the privilege of educating more than 11,300 students and are dedicated to our mission of “achieving excellence by education and empowering all students to succeed.”Please take the time to learn more about our students and our district and we invite you to a collaborative partnership that allows us provide the best future for our children together.
