Appling County High School Media Facilities Plan

Hannah Dyal

School Data
1,001 Students

Grades 9-12
Serves 75+ Faculty Members One Full-Time Media Specialist

Media Center Location

Located on the far right on the school building

Isolated from the classrooms

Current Facility Floor Plan

Circulation Desk & Office

Located Next to one another Office is hardly used due to lack of visibility of media center

Student Work Area

Chairs and tables in the center of media center for student work Mainly used for faculty meetings

Bookshelves
8 feet tall

Filled with all genres

Decorated with student creations

Data Room & Television

Data room is for teacher use only
Located in the back of Media Center Contains all student/school related data

Television plays the morning announcements

Computer Area
For use of students/classes Accessible by reservation Printer/copier for all

Teacher Workroom
Located in the front of media center

Glass windows around

Accessible by all teachers

Positive Survey Results

Student Responses (Polled using Socrative) Quiet place to work and study Flexible schedule Computers Good book selection

Positive Survey Results

Teacher Responses

Technology selection
Policies and procedures run smoothly Accessible to students Great workroom for teachers Friendly supportive media specialist

Negative Survey Results

Student Responses

(Polled using Socrative)

Updated appearance (paint, pictures, etc.)

New Computers
New books Comfortable Seating

Negative Survey Results

Teacher Responses Media Center needs to be modernized Books need to be cleaned out More books need to be added Comfortable seating

More inviting atmosphere

Outside Decoration to encourage student use

Improvements
Add a comfortable reading area for students/teachers.

Two leather couches $349.99 each at Target

Two Leather Chairs $199.99 each at Target

Floor Lamps $27.99 each at Target Coffee Table $95.99 at Target

Create a glass office, teacher workrooms, and computer lab

$1.50 per square meter at Dongguan Taixing Glass Company Allows visibility throughout the media center

Shorter Bookshelves
$210.00 each at Jonti-Craft Furniture

Approximately 18 needed
Allows library to be rearranged More visibility throughout

More Inviting Tables for Student Work

4-5 Sets of Bistro Table & Swivel Chairs

$239.99 each at Target

Accessible for all students, including special needs

New Facility Floor Plan

Media Center Policies

Accessibility
The media center may be accessed by students and teachers from 7:40-2:55 each day Staff may use the media center before and afterschool, and throughout the day

Staffing
The media center at Appling County High School is staffed by a single full-time media specialist. The media specialist works closely with administrators at ACHS, and helps in making administrative decisions

Equipment
All equipment from the media center must be inventoried annually. Each item has a barcode that is clearly labeled with a serial number. The funding used to purchase the item must also be visible on it. iPads may be checked out by teachers for one week. Laptop carts are available for each department. They may be checked out as needed from the department head.

Budget
The media center budget is approved yearly by the local board of education. SPLOST taxes fund most of the updates to the media center.

Circulation Policy
Two books may be checked out at a time

They must be returned within two weeks

Late charges at ten cents per day Charges stop at $1.00 All unpaid fines may result in the withholding of student records or diplomas Students must pay for lost materials

Internet Usage
Internet agreements are signed by students on their first day of high school Students must have these signed in order to use the internet/wireless at school Acceptable websites are allowed to be viewed by students Portguard filters block unacceptable content including social media Violation of these policies will result in ISS or OSS depending on the severity

BYOT
Students may bring their devices to school for classroom use only They may not charge devices at school They must abide by the handbook policies

They may only be used at the teachers discretion

Students must follow the internet usage policy set by the school

Teacher Charge for Lost Materials

There is no policy on lost materials for teachers.

Since adding iPads and laptops for checkout in the media center, we need to implement a new policy for this.
Teachers should be charged for lost iPads or laptops because they are very costly. In the current budget, there is no money to replace these items.

Policies
All policies are updated each year.

However, most of our policies are not in print or accessible by teachers. The circulation and BYOT policies are in the handbook, but none others.

Appling County High School Media Center Facility Plan

Hannah Dyal
FRIT 7132 Fall 2012

Professor Stephanie Jones