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| | ALA | AASL presents 2003 National School Library Media Program of the Year Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) |
 | | The 2003 Large School District award goes to the Millard Public Schools in Omaha, Nebraska with 32 schools serving 18,987 students. |
 | | Millard's Board of Education Policy 6615, "Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: Library Media Programs," affirms the intent that their information centers are an integral part of the instructional program in every school. |
 | | Scott Taveau, Superintendent of Schools, writes, "As an integral component of the instructional program, the rational for our library-media program is the importance in supporting student literacy and life-long literacy through integration of library skills with regular classroom instruction, collaborative planning between library media specialists and teachers, and collaborative curriculum development. |
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