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AdvancEDQuestions Indicator4:3Theschoolmaintainsfacilities,services,andequipmenttoprovideasafeclean, andhealthyenvironmentforallstaffandstudents. Indicator4:4Studentsandschoolpersonnelusearangeofmediaandinformationresources tosupportschoolseducationalprograms. Indicator4:5Thetechnologyinfrastructuresupportstheschoolsteaching,learning,and operationalneeds. 1.Lookcarefullyatthewordingofeachleveloftheindicator.Whatarethedifferences betweenlevels4,3,2,and1? Thehigheryougointhelevels,from1to4,youstarttoseemoredescriptorsthattendtoput moreofavalueonthespecificlevel.Forexample:exceptional,clearlydefined,fullyfunctional.

Thehigherlevelsbeginningwiththefirstindicatorshowexemplarystandardsthatshould beobtainableunderidealconditions,witheachsuccessiveindicatorshowinganegative delineationinquality.

2.Foreachindicator,wouldyourateSEHS4,3,2,or1? 4:3:Level3. 4:4:Level3. 4:5:Level2. 3.Giveathoroughexplanationastowhytogivethisrating.Providespecificexamplesto supportyourrating. 4:3Inregardstoourschoolsafety/facilities/andhealth,thegeneralconsensusofourgroupis thatweareverygoodonthestatus/upkeepofourfacilities,buttherearesomenaggingissues thatpreventusfrombeingatlevel4.SEHSiswellmaintainedandprovidesahealthy environmentforstudentsandemployees.Floors,andallsurfacesarecleanedandwell

maintainedthroughouttheyear.Ingeneralstudentsfeelasenseofprideintheschoolanddo theirshareinmaintainingit.Whilewemaynothavethoroughdocumentation,Mr.BillBishopof ourmaintenancestaff,isakeyplayerinmaintenanceofourschool.Ourgroupisawarethathe keepsthoroughrecordsofhissafetyinspections.AdditionallyMrs.Shirley,ourheadcustodian, isveryorganizedinschedulingandsupervisinghercrew.Thereisnowrittenplanforher cleaningstaff.Mr.Faith,ouradministratorinchargeofschoolsafety,hasdocumentation regardingthesafetyprotocolsfortheschoolandhowspecificneedsarebeingaddressed (attached).Theoneissuethatisbeingaddressedishowthebuildingislockedupandsecured. Wehavemanyactivitiesthattakeplacethroughouttheyearatnight.Manydoorscanbeexited andenteredthroughouttheschoolbuilding.Onesuggestionistoinvestigatedoorsecurity systemsthatmayhaveanindicatorpanelthatshowswhenadoorisnotlatched.Wefeelthat mostofourdoorsareleftajarbymistake. 4:4WedonothaveaccesstoanEXCEPTIONALMediaCenterandstaffbecauseourMedia Centerhastobeclosedfromtimetotimefortesting(accessbecomesunavailable,eveniffora shortperiodoftime).AccordingtotheguidelinesthataresetbytheGeorgiaDepartmentof EducationLibraryMediaProgramSelfEvaluationRubric(seeattachedCategory2Staffing),in aschoolofoursize(over970students)wefallshortofmeetingtherequirementsofan ExemplaryMediaProgrambecauseallmediaStaffisnotalwaysavailablethroughouttheday.In addition,thehighestcriteriaforaflexiblyscheduledLibraryMediaCenter(seeattached Category3Facilities,Access,andResources)requiresthatafacilityremainopenatalltimes forstudentaccessthroughouttheday.Wearecurrentlyunabletofulfillthiscriteriaduetoallthe extensivetestingthatisscheduledyearlyinourfacility. Whilestudentsdohaveaccesstomediaandinformationresourcesatourschool,ourgroupis notcertainthatthereisaprotocolformonitoringhowtheseresourcesareusedandawayof routingtherightresourcestostudentswhentheyarereallyneededforinstruction.Theremay beschoolfacultywhoarenotawareofalltheresourcesavailabletoourstudentsandtherefore donotutilizethem.Ourtechnologyassistanceisgoodbutisoftenlimitedbytimerestraints. 4:5Certainconcernsoverbandwidthandserver/clientissueswhenitcomestoroaming profiles.OldhardwareattemptingtobepatchedwithnewOS.Limitedaccessto functional/efficienttechnology.Ourschoolseemsoverwhelmingoutdatedespeciallyregarding Windowsmachinesrunningonslowprocessors,inadequateamountsofRAMandoutdated software.Thesemachinesareveryunreliableandpronetohardwareandsoftware malfunctions.Additionally,becausethesemachinesaremanagedbytheCountyTechnology office,itcansometimesbedifficulttomakechangesorgetrepairsdoneinatimelymanner. Thelackofbandwidthandtheinabilitytoaccessmaterialsisanongoingissue. 4.Whatartifacts/evidence/documentswillsupportthisschoolrating?Wherearethese artifacts?Whohasthem? WehavecontactedMr.Lariscy,Mrs.Kitchings,Mr.Faith,Ms.Shirley,Mr.Dickey,andMr. Bishop.Alldocumentswillbeattachedtomorrow.

 5.HowcanSEHSimprovetoreachthenextlevel?(ifnotrateda4)Bespecific.Whatdoes theadministrationneedtodo?Whatdoestheteachersneedtodo?Whatdoesthe supportstaffneedtodo? For4:3:SEHSisverywellmaintainedintermsofappearanceandcleanliness,howeverstronger securitymeasuresarecurrentlybeingaddressed.Attimes,adoorhasbeenfoundunlockedat night,thusjeopardizingthesecurityofourenvironment.Apolicyhasrecentlybeen implemented,butnoeveryoneisadheringbythenewmandate,ie.,keepingalldoors,including classrooms,lockedatalltimesduringtheschooldayandafterhours.SEHSisasafeplaceto be,butwithcurrenteventsthathavecomeuphighsecurityisamust.Thisgroupalsofeelswe shouldhaveawrittencustodialplanforourhardworkingcustodialstaffandforourmaintenance staff.Teachersandsupportstaffneedtocontinuetoworkdiligentlytomakesurealldoors remainsecureatalltimes. 4.4:Essentially,SEHSneedstomodernizehowtechnologyandresourcesaredistributedwithin theschool.Theutilizationofuptodatehardwareandsoftware,integratingthepositiveuseof mobiledeviceswithinthelearningclassroom,andhavingthemostcurrentdigitalresources availableforbothstudentandteacher,woulddrasticallyimproveSEHSoverallandallowforthe obtainmentofthenextlevelsineachstandard. Theadministrationneedstocomeupwithafeasibleplanforupgradingthetechnologyand resourceswithinSEHSandsticktothetimetablecreatedforsuchimplementations.Also,they needtotrainthesupportstaff,basedontheirknowledgeofsaidtechnologyandresources,so thattheyareabletocarryoutthetechnologyplan. Thesupportstaffneedtobetheonesthataretrainedintheknowledgeneededtoupgradeand maintaintheseplansthatwouldallowforallareastorunsmoothly,correctlyandinatimely manner.Also,oncethissupportstaffiscompletingthesetasks,theyshouldnotbeutilizedfor workinotherareasthatdonotpertaintowhattheyarecurrentlyworkingon,astoallowthemto fullyfocusontheupgradeandmaintenanceofsaidplan. 4:5:Upgradingourtechnologythroughouttheschoolisessentialtostudentsuccess.Mostof thetime,whenwegotothemediacenter,atleastthreeofthecomputersarenotfunctioning and/orcomputerresourcesandMediaStaffhavebeenusurpedbyotheractivitiesordutiesas assigned,suchasOdysseyware.Withaclassofthirtyfivethisisdifficultwhenthereislimited spaceandtechnologyinthemediacentertobeginwith.Allstudentsandstaffshouldbetrained onnewtechnology,notonlyonhowtouseitbutshownhowitwillbehelpfulintheirareaof contentandbecontentspecificaboutitsapplication.Agoodinstructionalstrategyduring preplanningforallteachingstaffwouldbeforourmediastafftoteacha45minuteBest Practicessegmentonkeylibraryresourcesparticularlyourcurrentandnewtechnology resources(i.e.,GALILEO,Infotrac,EasyBib,LinuxMint,Windows7,etc.)withclear,handson applicationoftheseresourcesacrossdisciplines.Theteachersandstaffcanhelpusreachour nextlevelbyutilizingthecollaborativeplanningformintheMediaSignupbookintheMedia

Center.TeacherscanalsomakeanappointmentwiththeMediaStafforInstructionaltechnology staffforinstructiononissuestheymaynotunderstandsuchasresearchmaterialsandsoftware instructions.