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Montana Administrative Register Notice 10-54-245 No. 15   08/14/2008    
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the adoption of NEW RULE I through NEW RULE LXIV, amendment of ARM 10.54.6510 through 10.54.6513, 10.54.6520 through 10.54.6523, 10.54.6530 through 10.54.6533, 10.54.6540 through 10.54.6543 and repeal of ARM 10.54.6587 through 10.54.6598, rules relating to information literacy/library media content standards and performance descriptors

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION, AMENDMENT, AND REPEAL

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

1. On June 26, 2008 the Board of Public Education published MAR Notice No. 10-54-245 pertaining to the public hearing on the proposed adoption, amendment, and repeal of the above-stated rules at page 1223 of the 2008 Montana Administrative Register, Issue Number 12.

 

            2. The board has adopted the following rules as proposed: NEW RULE I (10.54.6550), NEW RULE II (10.54.6551), NEW RULE III (10.54.6552), NEW RULE IV (10.54.6553), NEW RULE V (10.54.6601), NEW RULE VI (10.54.6602), NEW RULE VII (10.54.6603), NEW RULE VIII (10.54.6604), NEW RULE IX (10.54.6605), NEW RULE X (10.54.6606), NEW RULE XI (10.54.6607), NEW RULE XII (10.54.6608), NEW RULE XIII (10.54.6609), NEW RULE XIV (10.54.6610), NEW RULE XV (10.54.6611), NEW RULE XVI (10.54.6612), NEW RULE XVII (10.54.6613), NEW RULE XVIII (10.54.6614), NEW RULE XIX (10.54.6615), NEW RULE XX (10.54.6616), NEW RULE XXIX (10.54.6625), NEW RULE XXX (10.54.6626), NEW RULE XXXI (10.54.6627), NEW RULE XXXII (10.54.6628), NEW RULE XXXIII (10.54.6629), NEW RULE XXXIV (10.54.6630), NEW RULE XXXV (10.54.6631), NEW RULE XXXVI (10.54.6632), NEW RULE XXXVII (10.54.6633), NEW RULE XXXVIII (10.54.6634), NEW RULE XXXIX (10.54.6635), NEW RULE XL (10.54.6636), NEW RULE XLI (10.54.6637), NEW RULE XLII (10.54.6638), NEW RULE XLIII (10.54.6639), NEW RULE XLIV (10.54.6640), NEW RULE XLV (10.54.6641), NEW RULE XLVI (10.54.6642), NEW RULE XLVII (10.54.6643), NEW RULE XLVIII (10.54.6644), NEW RULE XLIX (10.54.6645), NEW RULE L (10.54.6646), NEW RULE LI (10.54.6647), NEW RULE LII (10.54.6648), NEW RULE LIII (10.54.6649), NEW RULE LIV (10.54.6650), NEW RULE LV (10.54.6651), NEW RULE LVI (10.54.6652), NEW RULE LVII (10.54.6653), NEW RULE LVIII (10.54.6654), NEW RULE LIX (10.54.6655), NEW RULE LX (10.54.6656), NEW RULE LXI (10.54.6657), NEW RULE LXII (10.54.6658), NEW RULE LXIII (10.54.6659), and NEW RULE LXIV (10.54.6660).

 

            3. The board has adopted the following rules as proposed, but with the following changes from the original proposal, new matter underlined, deleted matter interlined:

 

            NEW RULE XXI (10.54.6617) GRADE 8 PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT STANDARD 2 AT THE ADVANCED LEVEL (1) and (1)(a) remain as proposed.

            (b) evaluates authority, accuracy, and recency currency of resources;

            (c) through (g) remain as proposed.

 

            NEW RULE XXII (10.54.6618) GRADE 8 PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT STANDARD 2 AT THE PROFICIENT LEVEL (1) and (1)(a) remain as proposed.

            (b) evaluates authority, accuracy, and recency currency of resources;

            (c) through (g) remain as proposed.

 

            NEW RULE XXIII (10.54.6619) GRADE 8 PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT STANDARD 2 AT THE NEARING PROFICIENT LEVEL (1) and (1)(a) remain as proposed.

            (b) evaluates authority, accuracy, and recency currency of resources;

            (c) through (g) remain as proposed.

 

            NEW RULE XXIV (10.54.6620) GRADE 8 PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT STANDARD 2 AT THE NOVICE LEVEL (1) and (1)(a) remain as proposed.

            (b) evaluates authority, accuracy, and recency currency of resources;

            (c) through (g) remain as proposed.

 

            NEW RULE XXV (10.54.6621) UPON GRADUATION PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT STANDARD 2 AT THE ADVANCED LEVEL 

            (1) and (1)(a) remain as proposed.

            (b) evaluates authority, accuracy, and recency currency of resources;

            (c) through (g) remain as proposed.

 

            NEW RULE XXVI (10.54.6622) UPON GRADUATION PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT STANDARD 2 AT THE PROFICIENT LEVEL 

            (1) and (1)(a) remain as proposed.

            (b) evaluates authority, accuracy, and recency currency of resources;

            (c) through (g) remain as proposed.

 

            NEW RULE XXVII (10.54.6623) UPON GRADUATION PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT STANDARD 2 AT THE NEARING PROFICIENT LEVEL (1) and (1)(a) remain as proposed.

            (b) evaluates authority, accuracy, and recency currency of resources;

            (c) through (g) remain as proposed.

 

            NEW RULE XXVIII (10.54.6624) UPON GRADUATION PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT STANDARD 2 AT THE NOVICE LEVEL 

            (1) and (1)(a) remain as proposed.

            (b) evaluates authority, accuracy, and recency currency of resources;

            (c) through (g) remain as proposed.

 

            4. The board has amended and repealed the above stated rules as proposed.

 

            5. The board has thoroughly considered the comments and testimony received. A summary of the comments received and the department's responses are as follows:

 

COMMENT # 1: Dr. Claudette Morton from the Montana Small Schools Alliance stated her support for the rules as written.

 

RESPONSE # 1: The board thanks Dr. Morton for her support.

 

COMMENT # 2: Colet Bartow, Library Media Curriculum Specialist from the Office of Public Instruction requested that the term "recency" in New Rules XXI through XXVIII be replaced with the term "currency." She stated that the term "currency" is an accepted and widely used term in information literacy instruction to refer to information that is timely and recent in history. The term "recency" is not a term that would be understood within the context of information literacy instruction and is not used to describe the concept of currency in literature associated with information literacy concepts.

 

RESPONSE # 2: The board thanks Ms. Bartow for her comment and has amended the rules as requested.

 

                                                                        /s/ Patty Myers

                                                                        Patty Myers, Chairperson

                                                                        Board of Public Education

 

 

                                                                        /s/ Steve Meloy

                                                                        Steve Meloy

                                                                        Rule Reviewer

           

Certified to the Secretary of State August 4, 2008.

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