Creating a collection developing policy (CDP) first of all needs to be drafted with a cross selection of valued interests in the school library. People such as the Teacher Librarian (TL), the Library Assistant (LA), an executive staff member, a teacher representative and also a community member. With this collaborative style planning, ownership or the document will be collective and all will be accountable for the direct planning in the CDP.

 Based on the school context, the rationale is very important to support the school’s vision or ethos. The selection of materials relevant to the school context will be more appropriate with these important considerations.

 In my last school, editing of a past CCDP policy took place with a committee of stakeholders to update and project the document into the current day. A challenge that lays ahead for me now is to establish a committee of people that can participate writing a CDP for our brand new school library. With strong theoretical knowledge gained from this subject, I feel confident a draft can be penned this year.

 This document needs to be reflective of the time and fluid in the way that it changes with the time and also with the needs of the learners, their backgrounds and evolving teacher needs as well.