Heather Hagood

FRIT 7739

Technology Program Administrator

Part A: Program Evaluation

1. Executive Summary

The Media Center at Luella High School is a more traditional media center, with some computers for student use. However, it does not act as a particular
technology center. It is run by one media specialist, Mrs. Donna Scoggins, and one paraprofessional, Mrs. Bridgette Prater. It is available to all students, faculty,
and administration. The media specialist offers support for students visiting the center for recreational reading, school research projects, workspace for online
classes, or bonus time to finish classwork early. Mrs. Scoggins also helps teachers find resources to use in lesson plans, whether for technology resources or just
research outside of the classroom textbook, such as video clips or movies. The media specialist and the paraprofessional together maintain the media center
website. Plagiarism, copyright laws, and digital citizenship lessons are presented and enforced regularly. The daily operations of the library serve the media
center's stakeholders. Information was gathered through an interview with the media center specialist, observations of the daily activities firsthand, and
reviewing the school and county websites. A suggestion is to encourage the students to access more resources outside of books and online articles, such as
magazines, eBooks, and cameras. This way, the students will have more access to online eBooks and magazines at home and use cameras to improve school
projects' photo quality and creativity. Internet resources from GALILEO were emphasized for research during my visit.

2. Organizational Chart

The chart below shows the district's technology department's organization to illustrate how technology services are managed. The media specialist is responsible
for running the school library and finding resources to support students and staff. The Technology Support Technicians is in charge of Chromebook support with
any required repairs. There are only five Instructional Technology Specialist in the county, each assigned to a cluster of schools. The ITS provides teachers with
professional development on software programs and software troubleshooting.
 3. METHODS

While constructing the report, multiple methods of data collection were used. Data was collected from an interview with the media specialist Mrs. Donna
Scoggins(Appendix A), the media center's observations, the school website (Appendix B), and the county website (Appendix C).

4. CENTER CONTEXT AND GOALS

Luella High School was built in 2004. The media center received many outdated books from different libraries around the county to meet the state
requirements. Mrs. Scoggins has worked a lot the past nine years to weed out all of the outdated resources. The building was renovated in 2018 to include
ceiling projectors and speakers for every class, improved internet capacity, and new floors and paint on the walls. The media center at Luella High School is
more of a traditional setup and includes seventeen computers available. It does not serve as a technology center, as the school is one-to-one technology, with
every student having a personal Chromebook. The media center's mission is to promote literacy and a love for reading. It also serves as a resource for research
in various formats, focusing on online articles from GALILEO.
 The media specialist, Mrs. Donna Scoggins, takes pride in her center's welcoming atmosphere and the close relationships she has formed with all of her
students. Mrs. Scoggins promotes literacy and digital citizenship, maintains inventory, and updates, researches, and purchases resources. She is also a part of the
CARES teams and frequently communicates with parents of struggling students to keep them up to date and help the students stay on track. She takes student
requests and interests in mind when ordering new books, and she also promotes a love of learning by providing books on a variety of subjects. Mrs. Prater, the
media center paraprofessional, is responsible for shelving books, checking items in/out, issues equipment to teachers, and keeping inventory of the working
equipment and inventory of items prepared for transfer to storage outdated document cameras or projectors.

The stakeholders of the media center are students, staff, parents, and community members. The Follett DESTINY program is an online card catalog accessible
to anyone in the school or community with a password. The students or teachers can access the media center collection through DESTINY and place books on
hold when they return to the center to check them out. The students can check out books, magazines, cameras, and loaner laptops. The teacher can check out
books, magazines, cameras, document cameras, webcams, and movies from the media center.

5. CENTER ACTIVITIES

Activities completed by the media center staff include promoting digital citizenship, teaching lessons to classes for research strategies, assisting students with
finding resources or recreational books available in the media center, checking items in and out, shelving books, event setup and decorations, and maintaining
an inventory list. History Day is a big priority for the school, so Mrs. Scoggins provides learning workshops for students to get tips on topic ideas, resources
available for research, and properly cite sources. Support is also provided throughout the semester through a Google Classroom students can sign up for. A book
fair is held twice a year and is the media center's leading fundraiser. Student work and awards are displayed in the media center throughout the year from art
class, Beta Club, National History Day, Science Fair, and different classroom projects. The media center also hosts all award ceremonies for any teacher or staff.
Holiday events are also hosted in the Media Center for staff or classes, with the media center staff decorating and coordinating the events.

Media Center Breakdown

 The media center is open Monday-Friday, 7:45 am-4:00 pm

 Students must present a signed pass from their current teacher to enter the library. Their schedule is verified through Infinite Campus to make sure it is
the right teacher at the right time.
 The media center averages 150 - 200 students each week, plus 40 students come daily to work on online classes.
 Teachers can sign up for a class to visit the media center on a first-come, first-serve basis.
 Teachers request a movie to be played at a specific time through the media centers network, and the teacher can present it in the classroom through
their projector.
 Any student exhibiting disruptive behavior is asked to leave, although most are generally respectful in the media center.
 There are seventeen computers in the media center, with two others utilized to look up books through DESTINY and four utilized to print or scan
documents.
  Students can check out books for two weeks and renew them one time. Students are charged $.10 per day for an overdue book and $.25 per day for an
overdue camera or loaner laptop. If any item is lost, students are charged the cost of the item. Fees are erased if not paid after two years.
 Afternoons are the busiest time of the day, and the end of the semester is the busiest time of the year with students preparing for exams.
 Students' most common requests are the books in a fictional series, generally a series that has been made into a movie.
 The center has twenty tables set up for workstations where most students go to work. The less formal areas include eight oversized chairs and two
couches, where most students tend to sit and read leisurely.
 The center receives funds from the $1000 school budget each year, the two book fairs, and library fees. About 25% of funds go towards replacing
damaged or lost books, and the rest will buy new resources requested by either students or teachers. The principal gives some flexibility for extra
purchases through excess school funds at the end of the year if available.

6. EVALUATION

The Luella High School Media Center is a busy and inviting place for students to visit and work. Mrs. Scoggins's commitment to having a welcoming
atmosphere is evident in her warm personality and close relationships with all of the students who visited during my observations. She knows almost all of the
students by name, and there is mutual respect between her and the students. The media center is a place the students enjoy visiting. Reading and learning are
valued here, and the students visit for many other reasons than just coming in during class projects. Since all of the students have their Chromebooks, the media
center is a perfect place for a teacher to bring an entire class to research internet information. There are more than enough computers in the media center to
help accommodate students who do not have their Chromebook. Mrs. Scoggins is very knowledgeable about all of the books and online resources available for
students to use for research materials. The mission of the media center is to promote literacy and a love of reading. I believe the media center does a great job
of promoting literacy, evidenced by my observations on how students felt comfortable coming to Mrs. Scoggins for help on research or looking for a specific type
of book to read. Classes frequently come to the media center to research projects and receive Mrs. Scoggins's assistance. The number of students who visit the
library each week is an excellent indicator of how successfully the media center promotes literacy. However, I believe more could be done to promote a love of
reading. Most of the library activities focus on support for class project research. My recommendation for improvement would be more promotion for books
throughout the year and different themed event weeks to help draw students in and get them excited about reading.

APPENDIX A

Media Center Interview Questions:

1. What are the hours of operation?

2. What is the check-in/out procedures?
3. Who staffs the media center, and what are their responsibilities?
4. What the media center offers services, activities, and programs?
5. How do you promote the media center?
6. Who are the stakeholders?
 7. How do you work with the teachers?
8. How do you support students?
9. What services are offered to the local community?
10. How many computers does the media center have?
11. What are the missions/goals of the media center?
12. What are the media center's strengths?
13. What are the media center's weaknesses?
14. What are the plans for improving the media center?
15. What is the busiest time of day/year?
16. How many students visit the media center each week?
17. What are the typical requests from students and teachers?
18. What do you have set up in the media center?
19. What is your budget?
20. What outside sources also provide money to the center?

APPENDIX B

Luella High School website for the Media Center: https://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/Page/145122

APPENDIX C

Henry County Technology Services Website: https://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/Page/127644