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Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment. Middle School in Guilford County. Hallie Fields, Alicia Luke, Catherine Prince, and Devon Willis. The School. Middle School in Greensboro, NC It has 988 students in grades 6 through 8 and 56 teachers An Honor School of Excellence for high test scores

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Needs Assessment

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  1. Needs Assessment Middle School in Guilford County Hallie Fields, Alicia Luke, Catherine Prince, and Devon Willis

  2. The School • Middle School in Greensboro, NC • It has 988 students in grades 6 through 8 and 56 teachers • An Honor School of Excellence for high test scores • Scores for math and reading at 68.6% and 68.1% compared to the state average of 42.3% and 43.9%. • School Mission: Middle School offers a challenging, progressive, character building, standards-based curriculum that enables students to become self-directed, service oriented learners. • School Vision:Middle Schoolis committed to educating students whilesupporting them socially and emotionallyas they develop into responsible citizens,lifelong learners, and productive members of the global society.

  3. Principal • “Hub of learning” • Current school vs. previous school • Technology • Budget

  4. Media Coordinator • Media Center space • Updating furniture • Flex schedule • Technology to enhance media center services (QR codes and tablets) • e-books • Relationship with external customers • Budget cuts and being a team player • Mission statement- Our media center is RADICAL

  5. Teachers • 30 teachers responded; 54% response rate • 29 out of 30 teachers are comfortable collaborating with the media specialist • Teachers are satisfied with the collection and the space and layout for themselves and their students • 56.7% of teachers feel neutral about moving professional resources to the Curriculum Facilitator’s office.

  6. Teachers-2 Teachers are using the media coordinator often to collaborate on lesson plans Teachers are using the media centerfor a wide variety of purposes

  7. Students • 48 students completed the survey; 5% of the student population • Wide variety of students sampled • Majority of responses were positive • “I feel like the library is doing really well I like how you can check-out to 5 books a day there is not really anything you need to do better” • “Yes, because it is nice, calming even relaxing to just go in there and read books also Mrs. S is wonderful!” • Some students seem unaware of resources the library offers • “I think they could have a shelf of just new books.” • “They should provide a system to help show books to different levels of readers”

  8. Conclusions and Recommendations • Media center space is meeting user needs overall • External customers are satisfied and have a good relationship with the media coordinator • The collection is a central focus of all parties • Improving signage and orientation for users • Incorporate more tablet use • Develop a budget

  9. Strengths & Weaknesses • It is hard to create a survey! • Talking to the principal is valuable, even though he doesn’t check out books or need help with lesson plans. • It’s hard to cover all that the media coordinator does in one interview. • Choosing a library where you are known ishelpful!

  10. Questions?

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