Jeff Miller FRIT 7331 Fall 2013

Strategic Management Plan 3

Stakeholder Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PGKKK2S I sent out this link to survey monkey to our teachers to see what kind of things they want from our media center. I had 20 people respond to the survey. In my school there are 17 homeroom teachers, 2 administrators, 1 ESOL teacher, 2 EIP teachers, 2 SPED resource teachers, 5 paraprofessionals, 3 specials teachers, and one media specialist. The results of the survey are as follows: With question one, respondents were allowed multiple answers.

Q1. What would you like to see more of in our media center?
15% 45% 35% AR Books iPads for Checkout Computer Stations 50% Teacher Workbooks

Q2. What do you feel is most lacking from our media center?

Teacher Work Books 10%

AR Books 20% iPads for Checkout 42% Computer Stations 26%

Q3. What collection do you think needs the most updating?

5% 20% 20% Chapter Books Emergent Reader Non-Fiction 25% 30% Reference Picture Books

To highlight some of the other questions, when asked if people were interested in the media center looking into e-books, it was split 50/50. The majority of people thought that the technology in our school was just right. Only slightly lower, the respondents thought we needed more technology in our school.

All of the people who responded said that our check-out policy was perfect. We allow our students to check out three books. If they fail to return a book, they are only allowed to check out two books next time.

90% of those who took the survey believed that library should be a special (like art, music, PE).

When asked what literacy skills we needed to teach our students, all persons responded that research skills were the most important.

Long Range Goals: Based upon the results of the teacher survey, I have developed long term goals for our media center. The time frame for these goals will be 5 years. The goals will also coincide with our School Improvement Plans of increasing the number of students who meet the standards on the CRCT and increasing the number of students who exceed on the CRCT. We are committed to providing the appropriate rigor in the classroom and these resources will help to get us to where we need to go. 1. Increase the number of iPads for Check-out The majority of teachers surveyed felt that they wanted to see more iPads available for checkout in the media center. Right now, each teacher has an iPad for their classroom. There are an additional 8 in the media center that can be checked out for classroom use. For the long term, we would like to purchase another 12-15 iPads to make a class set for check-out. The iPads would be used to help with additional research and exploring of classroom topics, as well as for projects. These iPads could be purchased through SPLOST money, or through certain technology grants. 2. Re-evaluate and purchase books for our non-fiction section. The teachers surveyed think that our non-fiction section is in the most need of an overhaul. The non-fiction section would benefit the student population by adding more books that go along with our standards. It is always beneficial to have a variety of digital and print resources for students. Many of the non-fiction books we have now are available in our Guided Reading bookroom. However, these books dont necessarily line up with particular grade level standards. There may be books about Georgia Native Americans, but the reading level of the book is well above (in this case) a second grade student who is studying the native tribes of Georgia. These books can be purchased through grant initiatives as well as money making ventures like fundraisers and book fairs. 3. Re-evaluate and purchase books for our emergent reader section. Our school puts a strong emphasis on the AR program and getting students to read. In order to instill a love of reading in our students, we need to be able to provide good resources for our younger emerging readers so that they can develop a lifelong love of reading. At this point, our emergent reader section is in disarray. The books are not well cared for and are typically out of order in the bin in which they are kept. We need to weed and purchase many more of these essential books and make sure that they are kept in good shape for our younger readers. These books can be purchased through grant initiatives as well as money making ventures like fundraisers and book fairs. 4. Install a computer station in an unused office in the media center. The media center should be the hub of all research and technology in our school. For years, we had one Mac lab, 3-4 Macs in each classroom, and 4 Macs in the media center. The ones in the media center have typically been used for either searching our online catalog or taking AR tests. It is essential for our 21st century learners that we provide them the proper resources to succeed. If the media center is to become a weekly special, as most teachers seem to want according to the survey, then we need to have more computers to do research skills and teach our students the 21st century skills that they will need to be successful in the years to come. These computers could potentially be purchased through SPLOST money or technology grants.

Short Term Goals: Goals Increase teacher awareness of iPad applications and uses for the classroom. Objectives Appoint a committee of teachers to be the gurus of the iPads. They will be responsible for redelivering information and resources to the staff as a whole. This committee will accomplish this by attending seminars, workshops, and through other professional learning avenues. In order to overhaul the nonfiction section and purchase new materials, the yearly objective will be to weed the parts of the non-fiction section that pertain to the Common Core Standards. While other sections of nonfiction will be weeded as necessary, the major focus will be these books. Create a curriculum map for the media specialist to use to plan the type of research skills and technology goals to be accomplished for when our longterm technology goals are met. Evaluation Teachers will self-evaluate any workshops attended. Other teachers in the school will take surveys provided by the iPad Committee to evaluate the usefulness of the information delivered. The weeding will be measured based on the media specialists preferred use of weeding: MUSTY. We will also use circulation data to assist in the weeding process. Books that are weeded will follow the countys outline for weeding books.

Begin the process of weeding portions of the non-fiction section.

Develop grade-level specific technology goals and skills to be introduced and mapped.

These skills should be based on and coincide with the AASL and ISTE NETS standards.

Evaluation: For the evaluation of the plan, we need to develop a committee of teachers and parents to look over the plan and make sure that adequate progress is being made. The inclusion of parents will add a more subjective eye to the process. The committee should also be made up of at least one administrator, a bookkeeper (due to the necessity of funds), a specials teacher (who may not necessarily have a lot of stake in the media center), and an assortment of teachers from varying grade levels. The Library Evaluation committee will meet quarterly throughout the school year to discuss the progress of the plan. All goals should be treated as ongoing goals due to the variety of factors involved. There are some things that are out of the media specialists hands, such as the release of any kind of book or technology funds and the availability of conferences and workshops for technology professional learning. The committee will be the deciding factor in when it comes to determining the successful implementation of the goals. The media specialist will present order forms for book purchases, circulation and deletion data for books to show that books have been weeded, and a completed

technology curriculum map as evidence that the goals have been met. The cataloging of new technologies will also serve as data that the long-term technology purchases have been met. As the short-term and long term goals are met, the committee will then use student data and updated school improvement plans to determine new goals for the media center. The media center should be treated as a place that is always growing and changing to meet the needs of a diverse population of students. It will be the job of the Library Evaluation committee and the media specialist to decide what new goals need to be focused upon and the timelines for those particular goals. Advocacy: We will inform all of our stakeholders as often as necessary. The first informational meeting will be held during open house. We will present the information as a PowerPoint. Throughout the year, communication of the plans progress will come via newsletters and media website updates. It will be important for the committee and the media specialist to make sure all stakeholders are kept up to date on the management plan. This will also allow for immediate feedback and suggestions for future goals. The plan will also be redelivered toward the years end making use of a presentation program. The end of year responsibilities for many of the stakeholders may not allow for a called meeting to discuss the plan. The committee will make sure that the presentation is sent out to the stakeholders via email and through the media center website.