2. PTO Presentation: Library Resources By: Josephine Schoppet Antoinette Thompson Michelle Wetzel

3. Objective  Mission  Resources for Animal Studies Unit  Cost - $756.73  Educational Success: shared responsibility

4. Library Collection TTTTotal Collection: 13,905 AAAAnimal Studies:1,309 AAAAverage Age: 11 years CCCCirculation: Over 5%

5. Meeting Academic State Standards  PA State Standard 3.3.4 Biological Sciences requires students:  To know the similarities and differences of living things.  To know that characteristics are inherited and, thus, offspring closely resemble their parents.  To identify changes in living things over time.

6. Curriculum  Resources on millipedes, birds, and sea life.  Achieve Science literacy and reading across the content areas.  “By supporting the curriculum with resources and providing students with access to information through an integrated program of instruction, school library media specialists achieve the mission of the school library.” (Kachel 14)

7. New Resources  Average cost of requested materials: $16.81  Number of items requested: 45  Strong focus on:  English Language Learner resources  Low reading leveled books

8. Benefits to Students and Teachers  Students will find resources on their specific reading level  Teachers will meet district initiative goals  Additional resources will impact student achievement  Student achievement and test scores will improve as a direct result of maintaining a well-funded library and through teacher/librarian collaboration

9. Works Cited  Kachel, Debra E. Collection Assessment and Management for School Libraries. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1997.  School Libraries Work! 2004. Scholastic 22 Nov. 2008.  Follett Library Resources. 2008. Follett Corporation Company. 17 Nov. 2008.  Pennsylvania Department of Education. Pennsylvania Guidelines for School Library Programs. Harrisburg: Commonwealth Libraries, 2005.