To: Mrs.

Kara Dutton, Principal of Peachtree Elementary School

From: Cassidy Vance, School Library Media Specialist Candidate
Subject: Library Media Program Self-Evaluation Rubric

Mrs. Dutton,
This message is in regards to the GA DOE 2013 Library Media Program
Evaluation Rubric that I completed on November 20, 2014. Here is a summary
of my findings with action steps to move any basic and proficient ranking to
exemplary.
Target Indicators

Levels of Proficiency

1. Information Literacy
2. Collaborative Planning

Exemplary
Proficient

3. Professional Library
Media Staff
4. Media Center
Resources
5. Services for students
with diverse learning
needs

Exemplary

6. Student Achievement
Assessed
7. Media Specialist Base
Size
8. Flexible Schedule

Exemplary

9. Square Footage
Requirements

Proficient

Action Plans
Media Specialist will attend
more grade level meetings
and plan more
research/instructional
design units with classroom
teachers.

Exemplary
Proficient

Media Specialist will attend

one special ed. grade level
meeting monthly and will
collaborate with the special
ed. teachers to learn the
IEP goals.

Exemplary
Proficient

Media specialist will create

an online sign-up for
patrons to sign-up more
easily and more often to
use the media center. The
media center will be open
later to accommodate the
daily after school program.
Media Center will go
through renovations in
furniture in order to utilize
the space more
productively for the size of

our school. These changes

will allow more areas for
students to come and learn
and use technology.
10. Utilization of
Technology
11. Print and Non-Print
Resources
12. Media Resources
Management
13. Effective and
Engaging Software and
Online resources
14. Local System
Superintendent as
Liaison
15. Administrative Staff
Support
16. Local Board of
Education Media Policy
17. Library Media Center
Policy
18. Media Center Funds

Exemplary

19. Staff Development

Opportunities

Exemplary

Exemplary
Exemplary
Exemplary

Exemplary

Exemplary
Exemplary
Exemplary
Proficient

Media specialist and Media

Committee/Team will spend
the funding from the county
more efficiently and
purposefully. The
administrative team will
meet with this committee to
discuss budget/funding
plans.