Staff Qualifications

South East Junior High Library is staffed by 1 full-time Teacher Librarian, 1 half-time Teacher Librarian, a full-time Library secretary, a .6 Library Associate/Clerk, and more than 15 student volunteers. Current enrollment is approximately 810 students in 7th and 8th grade.



Elizabeth Schau, BA English, University of Iowa, 1997
                           MA Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, 2003
                           MAT English Education, University of Iowa, 2007
                           Master Educator License, K-12 Teacher Librarian

Additional Qualifications:

• SMART Notebook 11 Certified Trainer, 2012
• 21st Century Learning Institute, 2013
• Student Instructional Technology Assistant  at University of Iowa, 2003-2004
• Member IASL 2004-present
• IASL Concurrent Session Presenter, 2013
• Contributor to professional publication "Inquiry and the Common Core: Librarians and Teachers Designing Teaching for Learning" edited by Violet Harada and Sharon Coatney, 2014

Chelsea Sims, BA English & Secondary Education, Cornell College, 2006
                       MA School Library Studies, UNI, 2012
                       Standard License, K-12 Teacher Librarian

Additional qualifications:

• SMART Notebook 11 Certified Trainer, 2012
• IASL Leadership Academy Attendee, 2013
• Member IASL 2010-present
• IASL Advocacy Committee Chairperson, 2013-present
• IASL Concurrent Session Presenter, 2013
• Contributor to professional publication "Inquiry and the Common Core: Librarians and Teachers Designing Teaching for Learning" edited by Violet Harada and Sharon Coatney, 2014