Media Center Facility Plan

Camp Creek Elementary School

Alithea Price Pearlstein, FRIT 7132, Fall 2010

Quick Facts(Profile)

Mrs. Houghton, Media Specialist Mrs. Knox, Media Clerk 70+ Full time faculty 20+ Part time faculty

Media Center Mission Statement

Mission Statement: The mission of the Media Center is to provide quality media, technology, and information services in order to enhance learning and ensure access to ideas and information for all

Objectives of Camp Creeks Media Center

To provide media resources, facilities, services, and support to all areas of the instructional program. To provide a variety of services for students which develop library media skills and encourage the pursuit of life-long learning. To enable students to discover a love of reading and the ability to make appropriate book selections.

Media Center Floor Plan

Media Center Entrance

Located in the center on the 1st floor, between the office and the cafeteria

Media Center Exit

Exit is the primary entrance of the library Located in the back of the Media Center between the circulation desk and student lounge area A direct left out of the exit will led to the cafeteria A direct right out of the exit will led to the main hall of classrooms.

Circulation Desk
Located in the central back side of the media center and to the left side of the exit door Full view of entire library

Media Specialist Office

Located to the right of the entrance door Next to Media Clerks office

Media Clerk Office and Laminating Room

Located next to the Media Specialists office Large room to accommodates dual spaces for both the media clerk and laminating

Audio / Video Room

Located between PTA room and Everybodys book section

Seating for Primary Grades

Located in center of the Everybody Reads section Colorful carpet and rocking chair for whole group readalouds Small platform for independent reading or alternative readaloud seating

Intermediate Seating
Horseshoe shaped design sectional with 6 chairs and 3 wedge tables Located in front of the magazine section, to the right of the exit door Seating donated by PTA

Multiuse Seating
Located in the adjacent corner of the Biography and Reference section 6 tables and 36 chairs White board Ceiling Mounted Projector Overhead Screen Projector Used for class lessons, tutoring, teacher conferences, or independent student reading

Computers

28 computers for class lessons and research Located in front of Media Center Clerks office Class sign-up for Research classes, A.R., or individual use

Computer Labs
Specialty Computer Lab for Math and Language Arts Skills Teachers have individual laptops

Computer lab for class sign-up 1 individual computer per classroom

Computer Labs

Laptop Computer lab for 5th graders

Storage

Teacher Resource Room located next to Media Clerk office Various media carts throughout media center with additional resources

Book Genre Sections

Everybodys and Fiction located in far left corner Large hand painted jungle themed mural painted along left wall of media center

Book Genre Sections

Reference Section located along the wall next to the Teacher Resource room Reference Section includes brail books for visual impaired students Biography Section is located along the far right wall, to the left of the Reference Section

Book Genre Sections

Non-Fiction section is located in the back right hand corner of the media center Magazine section is located between the exit and Non-Fiction section

Needs Improvement Survey Results

New Seating Area for Intermediate Lounge area Bigger Read Aloud area to accommodate larger class sizes New book additions Additional Storage to alleviate clutter areas Uniformed Genre signs

Media Center Improvements

Teacher Resource Room

Situation: Lacks storage and organization

Suggestions: 1. Design layout for organization 2. Volunteers or teacher aids can help

Media Center Improvements

Intermediate Seating

Situation:

Chipped laminate and stained seats

Suggestions: 1. PTA donation 2. Budgeted in Media funds

Media Center Improvements

Inadequate amount of storage

Situation: Carts are used as storage

Solution: 1. Small desks with draws 2. Small shelving units

Media Center Improvements

Genre Signs

Situation: Contrasting designs

1. Art teacher designed signs

2. Donate signs by P.T.A.

Facility Plan Update

Moved sitting rug and Rocking chair

Removed platform and added seating Added desk Added seating

Added more bookcases Added storage Moved computers

Media Center Guidelines

Media Center is open from 7:30a.m.4:30p.m for staff and 8:20a.m.3:15p.m. for students Media Center is open on a flexible schedule or teacher sign-up basis

Camp Creeks Circulation Guidelines

Kindergarten and 1st grade students may choose 1 book per week 2nd and 3rd grade students may choose 2 books per week 4th and 5th grade students may choose 2 books for 3 weeks and 1 magazine for 3 days Students may not check out books if they have any lost or damaged books

Organization
Media Leadership Team represented by 1 media specialist per cluster for 3 years meeting 6 times a year Media Leadership Team propose options for choosing instructional materials and financial plans, operation methods, and attainable objectives Camp Creek Media Committee is comprised of the Media Specialist, 1 Assistant Principal, an 5 parents Camp Creek has 1 Media Specialist, 1 Media clerk and parent volunteers

Funding
Funding in Gwinnett County is budgeted $1,500 per media center, in addition to a principal allocated amount based on school budget, SACS, PTA donations and book fair profits Camp Creek Budget 2009-2010 Total Income = $15, 652.93 Carryover = $1891.29 SACS funds = $3615.00 Book Fair, Fall = $4245.71 Book Fair, Spring = $4700.93 PTA for AR quizzes = $1200.00

Gwinnett County Media Center Policies

The media programs of Gwinnett County Public Schools support all areas of instruction, providing media resources, facilities, and services to the instructional staff and students. Through this unified approach to media service and flexible scheduling, resources should be available in a variety of formats and accessible to all students during the school day. In support of the goals defined by the Media and Information Services Department, GCPS media centers should protect patron privacy.

Instructional Media and Equipment

Media specialists, clerks, district curriculum specialists, administrators and instructional staff collaborate to expand curriculum to meet the needs of the 21st century learner SACS School Media Teams propose collaboration, instruction, and resource plans every 3 years Media Leadership Team re-visits student fine policy each year Current Lost or Damaged Book policy- $15 for a hardback book and $5 for a paperback book

Instructional Media and Equipment

Collections are to meet the standards of the Gwinnett County Media Program Standards, Georgia Department of Education Standards, and Southern Association of College and Schools Collections are inventoried annually to determine needs of individual collected works Collections are reviewed through a up to date computer analysis program