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Principal Report

Principal Report. School Demographics. Title I SIG (School Improvement Grant) RT3 (Race to the Top) Priority School 800 Students 2 Media Specialist. Collection Statics. The average age of the collection is 13 years old 8,019 Titles. A Strong Library Media Program Is:.

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Principal Report

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  1. Principal Report

  2. School Demographics • Title I • SIG (School Improvement Grant) • RT3 (Race to the Top) • Priority School • 800 Students • 2 Media Specialist

  3. Collection Statics • The average age of the collection is 13 years old • 8,019 Titles

  4. A Strong Library Media Program Is: • Adequately staffed, stocked, and funded • One whose staff are actively involved leaders in school’s teaching and learning enterprise • One whose staff have collegial, collaborative relationships with classroom teachers • One that embraces networked information technology • (Lance, Rodney, & Hamilton-Pennell, 2001).

  5. Circulation Statics Data Collected: August 2013 – September 2013

  6. What Studies Are Showing: • “…there is overwhelming evidence that students are more likely to succeed academically where they have school library programs that are better staffed, better funded, better equipped, better stocked, and more accessible” • (Lance, & Schwarz, 2012).

  7. Equipment Inventory

  8. Professional Development

  9. What Studies Are Showing • Investing in a quality school library media program will increase student achievement. This is a great return on the money invested assessment scores rise and students with the ability to understand and use information graduate (Baxter & Smalley, 2003).

  10. Budgeting • Income: • $6,500 School District • $2,000 Title I • Expenses: • Reupholster Furniture $3,000 • Conference Attendance $1,000 • Supplies 1,000 • Books, AV, Equipment $2,500

  11. Innovative Media Center Usage • Lunch Time Book Club - Sponsored by the Public Library • Hand on STEM experiments • Enter STEM competitions • Facilitate SOL, CUA, EOCT, AP Exams • TKE Support • Classworks Administrator • USA Test Prep Administrator • Study Island Administrator • Magnet Coordinator • Robotics Coach

  12. Future Endeavors • Media Center Website • Media Center Newsletter • Reading Program with incentives • Produce the student morning announcements

  13. Statement • Our school district is currently reviewing the appropriation of 2 LMS in the high school. • SACS states that 1 LMS is sufficient up to 1,000 students. • This power point will was presented at the weekly School Leadership meeting and at the monthly staff meeting. • I am advocating to keep 2 LMS in our high school.

  14. References • Baughman, J. C. (2000, October). School libraries and MCAS scores. Presentation delivered at a symposium MCAS and school libraries: making the connection, Boston, MA. Retrieved from http://web.simmons.edu/~baughman/mcas-school-libraries/Baughman Paper.pdf • Baxter, S. J., & Smalley, A. W. Institute of Museum and Library Services, Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). (2003). Check it out! the results of the school library media program census. Retrieved from website: http://www.lrs.org/impact.php • Idaho Commission of Libraries (2010). Idaho School Library Impact Study - 2009: How Idaho Librarians, Teachers, and Administrators Collaborate for Student Success. Retrieved from: https://westga.view.usg.edu/d2l/lms/discussions/messageLists/frame.d2l ?isShared=False&fid=99003&tid=494469&ou=235367 • (1998). Information power, building partnerships for learning. Chicago: American Library Association. • Iowa Area Education Agencies (2002). Making the Connection: Quality School Library Media Programs Impact Academic Achievement in Iowa. Retrieved from: http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/pages/uploaded_files/Make%20The%20 Connection.pdf

  15. References Lance, K.C., Rodney, M.J., &Hamilton-Pennell, C. (2001). Good schools have school librarians: Oregon school librarians collaborate to improve academic achievement. Retrieved from http://www.davidvl.org/LanceStudies/ORStudy.pdf Lance, K.C., & Schwarz, B. (2012). How Pennsylvania school libraries pay off: Investments in student achievement and academic standards. Retrieved from http://paschoollibraryproject.org/research

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