WEST CHEATHAM ELEMENTARY

Located in Chapmansborro, TN, right outside of

Ashland City in Cheatham County
Serves K 4th grade
There are 367 students enrolled in 2015
There are 4 teachers per grade level
64.9% are Economically Disadvantaged
This is a Title I school

TEACHER DEMOGRAPHICS
31 teachers total
4 in each grade level
2 Speech pathologists
5 Specials teachers
2 Pre-K teachers funded through the county
1 RTI Coordinator

TEACHER DEMOGRAPHICS, CONT

Degree Held

44.8% have
Masters Degree

44.8% have
Bachelors Degree

6.9% have ED.S

3.4% have
Masters + 30

Bachelor's
Master's
Ed.S
Master's + 30

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Percentage of Ethnicity

White
Hispanic/Latin Eth.
Multi-racial
Black
Native Hawaiian
Asian
American Indian

92% white

4% Hispanic/Latin Eth.

1.8% Multi-Racial

0.8% Black

0.5% Native Hawaiian

0.5% Asian

0.5% American Indian

LIBRARY
There are 8,920 books in the collection
There is one librarian
Parent Volunteers come in during Book Fair times

The librarian teaches Pre-K 4th grade on a fixed

schedule
The schedule alternates between week A and week B

The librarian creates her own lesson plans

LIBRARY

Reading area
Reading Pit for read-alouds

Fiction on one side, Nonfiction on the

other

Book Room for teachers

LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
Apple TV
Promethean Board
5 laptops for student use
Destiny Fowlett system for circulation

LIBRARY BUDGET
The library budget is $1500 a year
Grants and PTO requests can be applied for in
order to supplement the budget
Book Fairs are held 2-3 times a year.

LIBRARY COLLECTION
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MISSION STATEMENT
SCHOOL
The mission of West
Cheatham is to
develop life-long
learners by
empowering each
student to achieve
academically,
emotionally,
socially, and
physically in an
increasingly
changing society.

LIBRARY
The mission of the
library is to
empower students to
read more in order
to achieve success by
having the necessary
research skills to
build knowledge by
providing a
welcoming
environment.
(created by Kate Green)

MISSION STATEMENTS
Both mission statements have the goal of
empowering life-long learners.
The library mission statement focuses more on
empowering through reading and researching,
skills specifically taught in the library

COLLECTION
Goal: To build up current collection in order to strengthen it, ensure the resources align to
the current standards, and promote material to students and teachers.
Objective

Timeline

Evaluation

1. Weed and replace

outdated or worn out
materials.

Years 1-5

This objective will be evaluated using

the Destiny reports as well as
inventory.

2. Build up and promote

book room for teacher use.

Years 1-3

This objective will be evaluated using

a pre and post survey to see how
many used it before and after.

3. An e-book collection will

be created to extend the
collection.

Years 1-5

Evaluate how many ebooks are being

used by both teachers and students.

AASL-2010.5.1: Collections: Candidates evaluate and select print, non-print, and digital resources using
professional selection tools and evaluation criteria to develop and manage a quality collection designed to meet the
diverse curricular, personal, and professional needs of students, teachers, and administrators. Candidates organize
school library collections according to current library cataloging and classification principles and standards.

FACILITY
Goal: Create a welcoming environment to promote reading and make a user-friendly library by
display materials.
Objective

Timeline

Evaluation

1. Color code shelves to

differentiate between genres

Year 1

Observe how often students

and teachers request help;
analyze circulation reports

2. Create a comfortable
space for pleasure reading.

Years 1-2

Analyze circulation reports to

see how many books are
being checked out; monitor
how many students use the
area.

3. Reorganize shelves for

better access and a more
open layout

Year 1

Observe accessibility of
materials for both teachers
and students.

AASL-2010.2.2: Reading promotion: Candidates use a variety of strategies to promote leisure reading and model personal enjoyment of
reading in order to promote habits of creative expression and lifelong reading.
AASL-2010.3.2: Access to information: Candidates support flexible, open access for library services. Candidates demonstrate their
ability to develop solutions for addressing physical, social and intellectual barriers to equitable access to resources and services.
Candidates facilitate access to information in print, non-print, and digital formats. Candidates model and communicate the legal and
ethical codes of the profession.
AASL-2010.5.3: Personnel, Funding, and Facilities:. Candidates organize library facilities to enhance the use of information resources and services
and to ensure equitable access to all resources for all users. Candidates develop, implement, and evaluate policies and procedures that support
teaching and learning in school libraries.

STAFFING
Goal: To develop a diverse library program that meets school needs with the support of a great staff and
volunteers.
Objective

Timeline

Evaluation

1. Develop policies and procedures

manual for staff and volunteers.

Year 1

Research policies and create a

manual that meets the schools
needs

2. Develop a proposal for a full time Year 4 and up

library assistant with
documentation of responsibilities
and duties performed in the library
as well as programs that could be
implemented with the new
assistant,

Time logs depicting how much time

the librarian spends on the duties
she performs. The effectiveness
will be evaluated using a time log
and list of the accomplishments
the librarian can perform with the
assistant.

3. Participate in professional
developments and conferences

Gather research for new products

and projects and implement them
in order to enhance the library.

Years 4-5

AASL-2010.1.3: Instructional partner Candidates model, share, and promote effective principles of teaching and learning as collaborative
partners with other educators. Candidates acknowledge the importance of participating in curriculum development, of engaging in school
improvement processes, and of offering professional development to other educators as it relates to library and information use.

TECHNOLOGY
Goal: To develop a digital resources that will serve the diverse needs of both students and teachers
by providing access to information.
Objective

Timeline

Evaluation

1. Create pathfinders for

teacher and student use.

Years 1-5

Conduct surveys that determine

how often teachers use
pathfinders and which subjects
they would like one for.

2. Create a Facebook and

Twitter page for the library to
convey information.

Year 1

Conduct a survey of parents and

students to determine how
often they use social media and
what information they would like
to see of the sites.

3. Purchase 3 iPads for

Accelerated Reader quizzes and
library uses such as looking up
books and researching.

Year 4-5

Survey students on iPad uses

and effectiveness.

AASL-2010.3.3: Information technology: Candidates demonstrate their ability to design and adapt relevant
learning experiences that engage students in authentic learning through the use of digital tools and
resources. Candidates model and facilitate the effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate,
analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research, learning, creating, and
communicating in a digital society.

PROGRAMING
Goal: To provide programs that give support to teachers through collaboration and foster skills
needed for life-long learners.
Objective

Timeline

Evaluation

1. Create and maintain a school Years 1+

library website that details the
events, clubs, policies, etc. that
happen in the library.

A clicker will be placed on the

homepage of the website to
tally how many people have
viewed the website.

2. Create different book clubs

that appeal to the different
grade levels.

Year 2-3

Student AR quizzes will be

monitored to see who qualifies
for the book clubs

3. Develop life-long learners

through collaboration with
teachers.

Year 1-3

Provide a survey to determine

whether or not the collaboration
was successful for teachers.

AASL-2010.2.: Reading promotion: Candidates use a variety of strategies to promote leisure reading and model personal enjoyment of
reading in order to promote habits of creative expression and lifelong reading.
AASL-2010.4.3: Leadership: Candidates are able to articulate the role and relationship of the school library program's impact on student academic achievement
within the context of current educational initiatives. Utilizing evidence-based practice and information from education and library research, candidates
communicate ways in which the library program can enhance school improvement efforts.
AASL-2010.4.4: Advocacy: Candidates identify stakeholders within and outside the school community who impact the school library
program. Candidates develop a plan to advocate for school library and information programs, resources, and services.

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