def get_static_properties(self):
        """
        Returns a dictionary of STATICPROPERTIES

        Examples
        --------
        >>> reader = XBNReader('xbn_test.xml')
        >>> reader.get_static_properties()
        {'FORMAT': 'MSR DTAS XML', 'VERSION': '0.2', 'CREATOR': 'Microsoft Research DTAS'}
        """
        return {tags.tag: tags.get('VALUE') for tags in self.bnmodel.find('STATICPROPERTIES')}