School Library School Library Management Management

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Karen A. WilsonKaren A. Wilson

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Table of ContentsTable of ContentsDescriptions Descriptions

CommunityCommunitySchoolSchool

Mission StatementsMission StatementsDistrict mission statementDistrict mission statementSchool mission statementSchool mission statement

Library Media Center mission Library Media Center mission statementstatement

Philosophy Philosophy Philosophy of the School Philosophy of the School

Library Media CenterLibrary Media Center

Roles, Responsibilities and Roles, Responsibilities and EvaluationsEvaluations

Library Media SpecialistLibrary Media SpecialistLibrary Media AssistantLibrary Media Assistant

Collection Development PolicyCollection Development Policy

Facility DesignFacility Design

BudgetBudget

TechnologyTechnologyAcceptable Use PolicyAcceptable Use Policy

Library Management Web SitesLibrary Management Web Sites

Plainville, KSPlainville, KS

Of the 2,029 residents in Plainville 47.2% are male and 52.8% Of the 2,029 residents in Plainville 47.2% are male and 52.8% female.female.

The community is 98.4% white. The community is 98.4% white. Of the 1,424 individuals over the age of 25, 196 or 13.8% hold Of the 1,424 individuals over the age of 25, 196 or 13.8% hold

a bachelor’s degree or higher. The percentage of those in the a bachelor’s degree or higher. The percentage of those in the United States as a whole is 24.4%United States as a whole is 24.4%

157 families earn less than $25,000 a year157 families earn less than $25,000 a year Median family income $35,673Median family income $35,673 45 families live below the poverty status (1999 information)45 families live below the poverty status (1999 information) 57.7% of the population 16 and over are employed57.7% of the population 16 and over are employed

US Census Bureau. (n.d.). Plainville city, Kansas - fact sheet - American fact finder. Retrieved July 6, 2006, from US Census Bureau. (n.d.). Plainville city, Kansas - fact sheet - American fact finder. Retrieved July 6, 2006, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Plainvhttp://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Plainville&_cityTown=Plainville&_state=04000US20&_zip=&_lang=ille&_cityTown=Plainville&_state=04000US20&_zip=&_lang=en&_sseen&_sse==on&pctxton&pctxt==fph&pgslfph&pgsl=010=010..

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USD 270 Description

USD 270USD 270Plainville SchoolsPlainville Schools

There are 410 enrolled students in the district - 53.9% males and 46.1% There are 410 enrolled students in the district - 53.9% males and 46.1% femalefemale

39.27% fall under the economically disadvantage status according reports 39.27% fall under the economically disadvantage status according reports made to the Kansas State Department of Educationmade to the Kansas State Department of Education

The district is 99.2% whiteThe district is 99.2% white Attendance rate for 2004 was 95.39% 2005 was 95.51% and the Attendance rate for 2004 was 95.39% 2005 was 95.51% and the

Graduation rate for2003 96.4% 2004 was 93.0%Graduation rate for2003 96.4% 2004 was 93.0% The dropout rate was below 1%The dropout rate was below 1% For the 2004-2005 school year 100% of teachers were fully certified and For the 2004-2005 school year 100% of teachers were fully certified and

100% of the core content teachers (Core Content Classes are defined as 100% of the core content teachers (Core Content Classes are defined as elementary, English/language arts, reading, mathematics, science, foreign elementary, English/language arts, reading, mathematics, science, foreign language, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography) language, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography) were considered highly qualified.were considered highly qualified.

19.05% of students are described as Students with Disabilities This is 19.05% of students are described as Students with Disabilities This is above the state average of 13.78%above the state average of 13.78%

Kansas State Department Of Education. (2005). Report Card 2004-2005. Retrieved July 6, 2006, from Kansas State Department Of Education. (2005). Report Card 2004-2005. Retrieved July 6, 2006, from http://online.ksde.org/rcard/district.aspx?org_no=D0270.http://online.ksde.org/rcard/district.aspx?org_no=D0270.

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District mission statementDistrict mission statement

The mission of USD # 270, through theThe mission of USD # 270, through the

cooperation of students, staff, parents,cooperation of students, staff, parents,

patrons, and the board of education, is patrons, and the board of education, is toto

provide educational opportunities in a provide educational opportunities in a safesafe

environment and to promote lifelongenvironment and to promote lifelong

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School Mission Statement

School mission statementSchool mission statement

The mission of USD # 270, through theThe mission of USD # 270, through the

cooperation of students, staff, parents,cooperation of students, staff, parents,

patrons, and the board of education, is patrons, and the board of education, is toto

provide educational opportunities in a provide educational opportunities in a safesafe

environment and to promote lifelongenvironment and to promote lifelong

learning skills.learning skills. Same as district mission statementSame as district mission statement

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Library Mission Statement

Library Media Center Library Media Center mission statementmission statement

The Mission of the Chico High School Library MediaThe Mission of the Chico High School Library MediaProgram is to support the curriculum of Chico HighProgram is to support the curriculum of Chico HighSchool, and as part of that mission provide accessSchool, and as part of that mission provide accessto current, adequate, and appropriate informationto current, adequate, and appropriate informationresources, and to ensure that all students,resources, and to ensure that all students,teachers, and staff are effective users of ideas andteachers, and staff are effective users of ideas andinformation. information.

Chico High School Library. (n.d.). Chico High School Library. (n.d.). Chico high school libraryChico high school library. Retrieved July 6, 2006, from http://melvil.chicousd.org/. Retrieved July 6, 2006, from http://melvil.chicousd.org/* Mission statement found at bottom of page* Mission statement found at bottom of page

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Philosophy of the School Philosophy of the School Library Media CenterLibrary Media Center

The responsibility of the library media center is to help students to The responsibility of the library media center is to help students to become active, interested, creative, and ethical locators, evaluators become active, interested, creative, and ethical locators, evaluators and users of information. The library media center provides the and users of information. The library media center provides the school community with access to information resources and the school community with access to information resources and the requisite skills for using them. These resources and skills support the requisite skills for using them. These resources and skills support the curriculum and the educational goals of the school. Partnership with curriculum and the educational goals of the school. Partnership with teachers ensures the necessary alignment of the library media center teachers ensures the necessary alignment of the library media center program with the curriculum. program with the curriculum.

In addition to extending and enhancing classroom experiences, the In addition to extending and enhancing classroom experiences, the library media center strives to stimulate a lifelong love and library media center strives to stimulate a lifelong love and appreciation of reading and learning. Knowledge of students' appreciation of reading and learning. Knowledge of students' interests and abilities can help the media center acquire and promote interests and abilities can help the media center acquire and promote a wide variety of materials that will encourage strong reading habits. a wide variety of materials that will encourage strong reading habits.

The media center serves all members of the school community. The The media center serves all members of the school community. The staff must ensure that all patrons have adequate access to materials, staff must ensure that all patrons have adequate access to materials, instruction, services, and facilities that meet their diverse needs. instruction, services, and facilities that meet their diverse needs.

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Philosophy of the School Philosophy of the School Library Media CenterLibrary Media Center

The library media center draws from community resources. By The library media center draws from community resources. By working in partnership with public and university libraries and with working in partnership with public and university libraries and with other neighborhood individuals and associations, the media center other neighborhood individuals and associations, the media center can improve quality of life and access to information within the can improve quality of life and access to information within the school and beyond its doors. school and beyond its doors.

The personnel in the library media center believes it is imperative The personnel in the library media center believes it is imperative that informed citizens have access to a wide variety of viewpoints that informed citizens have access to a wide variety of viewpoints and that they not be denied this access through censorship. and that they not be denied this access through censorship. Providing students with access to varied ideas and with skills for Providing students with access to varied ideas and with skills for evaluating and ethically using them are essential components in evaluating and ethically using them are essential components in developing new and effective citizens and future leaders. developing new and effective citizens and future leaders.

Adapted from: Andrews, N. (2006). Adapted from: Andrews, N. (2006). Vision and philosophyVision and philosophy. Retrieved July 17, 2006, from University of Georgia Web Site: . Retrieved July 17, 2006, from University of Georgia Web Site: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~andrewsn/Vision.htm.http://www.arches.uga.edu/~andrewsn/Vision.htm.

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Roles, Responsibilities and Roles, Responsibilities and Evaluations of the Library Media Evaluations of the Library Media

SpecialistSpecialist Provides instructional leadership in the use Provides instructional leadership in the use

of information resources and literature.of information resources and literature.– Plans collaboratively with teachers to integrate Plans collaboratively with teachers to integrate

literature, resources and information literacy literature, resources and information literacy skills into the curriculumskills into the curriculum

– Develops and provides instructional Develops and provides instructional opportunities with information technologies for opportunities with information technologies for staff and students.staff and students.

– Provides information about and complies with Provides information about and complies with copyright laws. copyright laws.

– Collaborates with teachers and students on Collaborates with teachers and students on material production. material production.

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Specialist con’t.Specialist con’t. Develops, administers, and manages programs Develops, administers, and manages programs

and facilities for the use of information resources and facilities for the use of information resources and technologies.and technologies.– Develops, evaluates, and revises policies and Develops, evaluates, and revises policies and

procedures, and services of the program/center. procedures, and services of the program/center. – Provides leadership in collaborative planning for school Provides leadership in collaborative planning for school

technology, resources, and needs. technology, resources, and needs. – Administers and maintains a center and a program that Administers and maintains a center and a program that

fosters a positive learning environment.fosters a positive learning environment.– Ensures effective organization of center and resources. Ensures effective organization of center and resources. – Selects and orders resources consistent with system Selects and orders resources consistent with system

policies and with school curriculum needs. policies and with school curriculum needs. – Provides supervision and leadership for staff including Provides supervision and leadership for staff including

clerical, paraprofessional and technical.clerical, paraprofessional and technical.Clayton County Public Schools. (2006). Clayton County Public Schools. (2006). Roles and responsibilities - school library media specialistRoles and responsibilities - school library media specialist. .

Retrieved July 17, 2006, from Retrieved July 17, 2006, from http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/departments/instruction/mediaservices/handbook/http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/departments/instruction/mediaservices/handbook/schoollibrarymediaspecialist.asp.schoollibrarymediaspecialist.asp.

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Specialist con’t.Specialist con’t.While my school district has it’s own evaluationWhile my school district has it’s own evaluationtool for certified personnel, I found the followingtool for certified personnel, I found the followingdocument sponsored by the Kansas Association ofdocument sponsored by the Kansas Association ofSchool Librarians. Published in 2003, thisSchool Librarians. Published in 2003, thisdocument document reflects “the unique responsibilities ofthe library medias pecialist as defined inInformation Power : Guidelines for School LibraryMedia Programs” (p.2)

School Library Media SpecialistEvaluation Document

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AssistantAssistantIn the school library media program, support personnel assume In the school library media program, support personnel assume

responsibilitiesresponsibilitiesdesignated by the media specialists which assure smooth library media designated by the media specialists which assure smooth library media

centercenteroperations and services while enabling the library media specialist to devoteoperations and services while enabling the library media specialist to devotemore time to professional service activities such as planning with teachers formore time to professional service activities such as planning with teachers formaximum utilization of resources in instruction or incorporating information maximum utilization of resources in instruction or incorporating information

skillskillinstruction into course content. In this role, the library media support person:instruction into course content. In this role, the library media support person:

assumes responsibility for operation of the library media center and assumes responsibility for operation of the library media center and supervision of activities in the approved absence of the library media supervision of activities in the approved absence of the library media specialist; specialist;

operates and maintains media-related equipment; operates and maintains media-related equipment; assists in training volunteers; assists in training volunteers; assisting in producing materials assisting in producing materials assists students and staff in utilizing and operating equipment; assists students and staff in utilizing and operating equipment; supervises small groups of students in retrieving materials, finding supervises small groups of students in retrieving materials, finding

information or other activities; information or other activities;

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AssistantAssistant repairs print and nonprint materials. repairs print and nonprint materials. processes materials according to established procedures; processes materials according to established procedures; explains location and arrangement of resources to students explains location and arrangement of resources to students

and staff; and staff; assists students and staff in use of the catalog to the assists students and staff in use of the catalog to the

center's resources; center's resources; prepares reports as directed; prepares reports as directed; assists students and staff in assembling resources for assists students and staff in assembling resources for

classroom use; classroom use; assists in borrowing materials from other collections; assists in borrowing materials from other collections; prepares displays and bibliographies from preselected prepares displays and bibliographies from preselected

items; items;

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AssistantAssistant types and processes library media center correspondence, types and processes library media center correspondence,

reports, orders, and records into the automation system; reports, orders, and records into the automation system; operates the circulation system and compiles circulation operates the circulation system and compiles circulation

records; records; assists in inventorying materials and equipment; assists in inventorying materials and equipment; assists in all phases of materials processing; assists in all phases of materials processing; reshelves and maintains correct order of returned materials; reshelves and maintains correct order of returned materials; prepares current periodicals for shelving and maintains prepares current periodicals for shelving and maintains

collection of back-dated issues; collection of back-dated issues; assists in maintaining and orderly, neat, and attractive assists in maintaining and orderly, neat, and attractive

atmosphere in the media center.atmosphere in the media center.Clayton County Public Schools. (2006). Clayton County Public Schools. (2006). Roles and responsibilities - media support personnelRoles and responsibilities - media support personnel. Retrieved July 17, . Retrieved July 17,

2006, from 2006, from http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/departments/instruction/mediaservices/handbook/mediasupportpersonnel.asphttp://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/departments/instruction/mediaservices/handbook/mediasupportpersonnel.asp..

School Library Media Assistant EvaluationSchool Library Media Assistant EvaluationWaukegan Public Schools District # 60. (2002). Waukegan Public Schools District # 60. (2002). Library assistant para professional evaluation formLibrary assistant para professional evaluation form. Retrieved July . Retrieved July

19, 2006 from 19, 2006 from http://www.waukeganschools.org/files/is/LibraryAsstEval012506.xlshttp://www.waukeganschools.org/files/is/LibraryAsstEval012506.xls. .

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Library Management Web Library Management Web SitesSites

Resources for School LibrariansResources for School Librarians http://http://www.sldirectory.com/index.htmlwww.sldirectory.com/index.html– Provides links to information about learning and Provides links to information about learning and

teaching, information access, program administration, teaching, information access, program administration, technology, education and employment, and continuing technology, education and employment, and continuing education. education.

Online Resources for School LibrariansOnline Resources for School Librarians http://www.school-libraries.org/resourceshttp://www.school-libraries.org/resources// – Provides a collection of online resources in the areas of Provides a collection of online resources in the areas of

general librarian resources, curriculum and technology general librarian resources, curriculum and technology planning links, book review and reading resources, planning links, book review and reading resources, learning and teaching with the web, web gateways to learning and teaching with the web, web gateways to information, information literacy and library skills, and information, information literacy and library skills, and professional associations and organizations.professional associations and organizations.

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South Carolina Dept. of Education Library Media Center South Carolina Dept. of Education Library Media Center Management website Management website http://http://ed.sc.gov/agency/offices/tech/ms/lms/LMCManagement.htmled.sc.gov/agency/offices/tech/ms/lms/LMCManagement.html – Includes a wide variety of information including evaluation rubrics, Includes a wide variety of information including evaluation rubrics,

collection development guidelines, and copyright and plagiarism collection development guidelines, and copyright and plagiarism information. information.

The School Library Media SpecialistThe School Library Media Specialist http://eduscapes.com/sms/index.html http://eduscapes.com/sms/index.html – This site was designed to be use with a course at Indiana University-This site was designed to be use with a course at Indiana University-

Purdue University at Indianapolis but it has some very good Purdue University at Indianapolis but it has some very good information. There is a section on program administration which information. There is a section on program administration which provides links of websites and articles and also provides additional print provides links of websites and articles and also provides additional print items that may be of benefit. items that may be of benefit.

AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program DevelopmentDevelopment http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/resourceguides/aaslresourhttp://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/resourceguides/aaslresource.htmce.htm– Resources from the American Association of School Librarians Resources from the American Association of School Librarians

containing various information resources including those related to containing various information resources including those related to school library management such as budgeting, planning and school library management such as budgeting, planning and assessment, and facilities.assessment, and facilities.

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