State of the Media Center Powder Springs Elementary School LaTonya Greer State of the Media Center Powder Springs Elementary School LaTonya Greer

School Libraries Make A Difference in Student Learning According to the American Library Association, a school library that is adequately staffed, resourced and funded can lead to higher academic achievement in students.

How do media specialists impact student achievement? Media specialists collaborate with teachers to help develop instructional units. We are committed to teaching information literacy skills by showing students how to access and evaluate information. Media specialists maintain a collection that helps to support the academic needs of the students.

Media Services Information Literacy Lessons Storytime Staff Development Training Book Talks Patron Checkout *2 books per visit

School Population Administration: 3 Student Population: 877 Regular Education Teachers: 51 Special Education Teachers: 7 Enrichment Teachers: 4 Speech: 3 Counselors:2

Media Center Visits There are at least 35 classes that visit the media center every week for storytime or instructional lessons. A minimum of 200 books are checked out of the library each day. Students visit the library independently or in small groups to do research or check out books.

Circulation Statistics/August-October * Number of books checked out of the media center Nonfiction- 3,147 Biographies- 210 Easy Readers- 2,958 Fiction- 2,801 Professional- 982 Video- 164 DVD-98 AV 131

Collection Analysis * Number of books by call number. Nonfiction 000=43 100= = = =1, = = = =1,514 Biographies=983 Fiction Easy Readers= 4,327 Fiction=3,421 Professional Collection Professional Books= 925 Reference Reference Books= 994 Videos Videos-630 DVD’s-202 Books on Tape=215

Collection Summary There are 16,994 items in our school’s media collection, which equals to 18 books per student. Most of the books in the collection were published at least fifteen years ago. Teachers have access to fifteen magazines and journals. There are also twelve magazine subscriptions that students can checkout from the media center.

Technology Resources 3 Destiny Look Up Stations 12 Research Computers 2 Circulation Computers 1 Office Computer 2 Beyond Question Student Response Systems 1 LCD Projector per grade level 4 Interwrite Pads 4 Digital Cameras 20 Scan Converters

Media Allotment Plan $7,500-Books (fiction and nonfiction) $ Digital Cameras $ –New DVD’s $ Library Supplies/Incentives Book Fair Funds- Use to have a mural painted in the media center.

Analysis of Media Program According to the data that has been presented, there are areas of the media collection that definitely need more books. Additional nonfiction books need to be purchased for the 400, 800, 100 and 200 section of the library. Many of the books in our collection were published at least fifteen years ago. So there is definitely a need to purchase books that are more current. Teachers are required to incorporate technology into the curriculum. There are not enough LCD projectors and interwrite boards for every teacher to use. Teachers have to share one LCD projector per grade level. Technology equipment is very costly and the media budget is very limited.

What is the reason for this report? The data in this report can be used to evaluate the library media program at my school. It also enables the principal to see how media funds are spent on a yearly basis. This report can also be used to determine strengths and weaknesses in the library media collection. Principals and superintendents can see how a solid media program helps to support the curriculum. This will give me the opportunity to request additional funding to purchase more books and technology for our school.