Stephenson Middle School

Media Center Facility Plan

Submitted to Dr. Melissa Allen

of Georgia Southern University in
partial fulfillment of the
requirements for
FRIT 3132 Administration of the
Instructional Media Program

Juanita Douglas
Spring 2010
Arial View of SMS
You Just Can't Hide That Jaguar Pride!
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STEPHENSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

922 Stephenson Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
 Table of Contents
 Stephenson Middle School Data
 Introduction of the Media Center
 Current Media Center Floor Plan
 Photo Tour and Site Description
 Facility Policies
 Survey Results
 Revised Floor Plan
 Improvements
 Stephenson Middle School Data

Stephenson Middle School opened its doors in the fall
of 1996 to approximately 1,100 students.
Today, SMS serves a population of approximately
1,400 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students.
"School Mascot: The Jaguar
 SMS Mission Statement
The Mission in the Stephenson Middle School
Community is "Every Student Will Achieve" to
ensure that the success of every child is maximized in
a dynamic, nurturing, learning environment.
 Our Beliefs
"We firmly believe that:
 Students learn best in a positive learning environment.
 All students can learn.
 It is pivotal for parents, students, and the community to
create responsible learners.
 High expectations promotes high achievement.
 Students have different learning styles which necessitate
the implementation of various teaching strategies.
 Learning is a life-long process.
 Entrance

Security Desk – The school has two campus

supervisors and one school resource officer.
 Main Office

The foyer where parents wait to be seen by the principal.

 The Cafeteria

The cafeteria which also functions as the auditorium is located next

to the media center. Noise from this venue however does not
disturb library patrons.
Display Area
The library’s
main display
case is located
in the front of
the media
center
Location of Media Center

The media center

is located in the
main hall. To the
left of the media
center is the
cafeteria.
Current Media Center Floor Plan
Welcome to Stephenson Middle School Library
Library Hours: 8:20 A.M.
to 4:20 P.M.

"Open a book, open a

mind."
Library Tour – Catalogue Carrel
The Catalogue carrel is
immediately to the right
.
when you enter the
library.
It is online and
accommodates four users
at one time.
It is accessible to students
with disabilities.
Library Tour-The Circulation Desk
At the entrance of the
library is the circulation
desk.
It is equipped with one
computer, so only one
person may check out at a
time.
There is a drop box, for
students returning books.
Library Tour – Media Work Room
The Media work room is
located behind the
circulation desk.
 It also houses the
restroom for library staff.
This restroom is accessible
to students with
disabilities.
 Library Tour - Offices
Office 1 Office 2
Library Tour – Media Production

Teachers use this room

to make copies or cut
out letters for their
classrooms.
 Library Tour – Conference Rooms
Conference Room 1 Conference Room 2
Library Tour – Magazine Storage
Located next to the
conference rooms is the
magazine storage room.
This room is under
utilized since the library
does not subscribe to
many periodicals.
Library Tour – AV Storage
Work stations
Computers are available
for students’ use. The
location and arrangement
of these computers limit
the librarians ability to
monitor student’s
activities.
 Media Center Tour
View from the Front View from the back
Library Tour - Periodicals

 The library does not subscribe

to many periodicals, and since
magazines and newspapers are
not taken out of the library they
are seldom even used.
Library Tour - Shelves
A close up view of a typical
shelf. They require no
climbing or stretching to
get to books.
Quite accessible to
students with disabilities.
Library Tour – Reading Area
This area is located in
front of the circulation
desk. Students use this
area to relax and read.
Library Tour – Reading Area
To the left of the
circulation desk are three
tables set up for students
use. Students are often
distracted by teaches
taking and Laptop carts.
A table displaying new
titles is also shown in the
photograph.
Library Tour – The Main Exit
The main exit is equipped
with a security device to
sound an alarm is students
are exiting without
checking our books.
 Library Snapshot as of 3/5/2010
Materials Patrons
Titles: 13,209 Total
Copies: 18,268 o Active:1447
Titles without copies: 7 o Restricted: 0
o Inactive:143
 Library Statistics Snapshot
Circulation s Modern Technology
Checked out: 705 21 computers for students use
Lost:754 10 laptops
Overdue:754 3 working LCD projectors
1 promethium board
3 working digital cameras
 Media Center Policy
The Media Center is open Monday through Friday at
8:20 a.m.
A pass signed by a teacher is required in order for a
student to enter and use the Media Center during the
school day, for periods 1-7.
Parents may send a note with their student requesting
that the student be allowed time in the Media Center
before or after school. These will be accommodated
based on media specialist’s availability.
 Media Center Policy
Teachers may send two students at a time to use the
media center during their Enrichment Learning time.
(ELT)
Teachers may also reserve the media center for their
whole classes on a first come first served basis.
 Media Center Policy
Books may be checked out for a two week period
There is rarely a set limit to the number of books you may
check out.
Books may be renewed once for a two week period.
Parents may also check out books under their child's ID
number.
 Reference Materials
Magazines are to remain in the Media Center and
should be returned to their shelf after their use.
Reference books may be checked out over night with
the approval of the Media Staff.
Encyclopedias cannot be checked out.
 Internet Use
To use the Internet, a student must have an Internet
Acceptable Use Agreement signed as a part of the
Student Code of Conduct brochure.
On-line use of the Internet is for school related
research purposes only.
 Printing
Printing from Internet sites is possible.
 Ten ($.10) cents per page for black & white printing
Color printing, is ($.25)cents per page
 Checking Out Procedure
 Students should present their ID cards at the circulation
desk.
 If student does not have an ID card he should write his
name with his last name first on a slip of paper provided
at the circulation desk.
 A date due card will be placed in the book to remind you
when to return the book.
 Survey Results - Faculty
Positive
 The Media Specialists were
always willing to locate
materials for teachers.
 Regular updates were sent to
emails about new materials.
 Students could print their saved
work in the media center.
 The library was well organized.
 The library was equipped with
modern technology.
Negative
 The media center and workroom
are closed after school hours.
 The media center is closed
during testing periods and for
district meetings.
 The media center lacked modern
videos.
 There is a need for more LCD
projectors.
 There is no cubicle for isolated
reading.
 Survey Results - Students
Positive
 There are many computers
available for students’ use.
 Students can check their accounts
from their computers at home.
Negative: Students did not like
that
 Their fines were transferred from
their elementary schools.
 That they could not borrow books if
they had outstanding fines.
 Only two students could go to the
media center at one time during
ELT periods.
 The computers were only using
word 97.
 They could not get in the media
center in the mornings before
classes.
 Improvements to the Media Center.
Because of our economic situation, and the fact that Stephenson Middle
School Library is only 13 years old, I have tried to limit my revisions to
changes that can bring maximum benefits.

Moreover, SMS Library has been getting recent technology such as

computers, wireless connection and promethium board, and LCD
projectors, which are critical to the effective functioning of a modern
media center.

There are however changes which can be made to some of its policies and
use of space that will make this current library more effective.
 Revision To Policies
The opening hours must be changed. It should be
opened one hour before school begins and one hour after
school dismisses. This will accommodate both teachers
and students whose needs could not be met during the
regular school day.
Fines: Students should be allowed to borrow books, if
they have returned all their books and have attempted to
pay their fines, but the media center had no change for
their money.
Students should be allowed to work off fines for overdue
books, as long as there is signed parental consent.
 Revision To Policies
Students should be allowed to use their electronic devices
for school related work in the media center as long as they
use head phones. (School rule prohibits use of electronic
devices during school hours.)
Volunteering. To increase volunteer help for the media
center should be a top priority for the media center. At
present, there is no media clerk, and help is needed to
check out and shelve books.
Media specialists should conduct staff developments to
update staff with new technology that can improve their
instruction in the classroom.
 Revision of Floor Plan
The shape of the library and the allocation of the use of the
available rooms are appropriate. The use of the space in the
media can however be maximized. Some of the changes to
improve the effectiveness of the media center will be
portrayed in the following slides.
Revised Floor Plan
 Revised Media Center
Adjustable lighting. Often the students cannot see the
board because the light is too bright. A motorized blind
will adjust blinds to the needs of the gathering area/
Rearrange the gathering area. Remove shelf from wall
closest to exit and use this wall for the promethium board
Insert a movable partition the space from general space in
the media center. Often presentations are loud, or
students distract listeners in the presentations.
Remove catalogue carrel. Use this area as a sitting area of
the meeting area for students in the book club after
school.
 Adjustable Lighting for Gathering Area.
Solar light is used in the media
center. The windows are very high
making adjusting the shades for
presentation impossible.
Motorized window shades will
allow this through the use of r
emotes.
For total blackout, side channels and enclosures ensure zero light even on
the sides and top of the shades.  Popular media rooms, the dual shade
option changes the scene of a room dramatically.  Motorized blackout
shades are convenient in bedrooms and media rooms.
http://www.automatedshading.com/
Lounge Area
The lounge area would
benefit from a face lift with
these comfortable Lounge Chair
tablet Arm 13" Diameter Maple
Wood Species.
http://www.kpetersen.com/loungechairs3photospage.
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Lounge Area
 Backless lounge chairs will be
placed against the wall where
the magazine rack was.
 Lounge area will be where
present catalogue carrel is.
 http://www.kpetersen.com/lou
ngechairs1photospage.htm
Lounge Area
The Lounge Area will be
enhanced with a large flat
screen television on the
wall which will stream
videos and documentaries
for student enrichment.
Conference Rooms
 Flat screen televisions to show
videos in the conference rooms.
 There should also be a
promethium board for
instruction.
Periodical Area
 The Periodical area is utilized
because students do not use the
media center for free reading. In
addition, because of budgetary
constraints, there has been a
decrease in subscription.
 The revolving wooden magazine
rack would also utilize less
space and accommodate more
books.
 The are available in many
stores.
Work stations
 Computers are available for
students’ use. The location and
arrangement of these
computers limit the librarians
ability to monitor student’s
activities.
 The shelf will be moved to the
place where the encyclopedias
are, and the new workstations
will replace this one shown
below.
 Division of Space
 Removable partition would be
used to separate the gathering
area from the reading area.

 New Floor plan will remove

stack of books from the right
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wall and place promethium
board there.
 Partition will add privacy, and
limit library closure to students.
Display Case
Instead of using a large
table to display books,
the media center will
have a book case to
display new items.
Dual Purposed Desks
In the gathering room,
participants often use
laptops.
Outlets to recharge
laptops are found in the
center of the table.
These desks are adjustable
and allow easy access for
patrons in wheelchairs.
Study Panels
Study panels will be placed
along the wall of the
offices. This will give
students their privacy to
study, and allow the media
specialists to monitor their
progress.