Media Center Facilities Design FRIT 7132

Christy Heatherly

Woodbine Elementary serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The enrollment for the school year 2010-11 is 401. This is a decrease from the previous years enrollment of 406. The enrollment by grade level is listed below. Grade Level enrollment (2010-11): PK 20 K 58 1st 64 2nd 58 3rd 76 4th 61 5th 64

The subgroup composition of the student body is as follows: Asian 0% Black 24% Hispanic 3% Multi-racial 7% White 64% Students with Disabilities 9% Economically Disadvantaged 52%

Woodbine Elementary has a principal and one assistant principal. Support personnel include a guidance counselor, media specialist, and speech and language pathologist. There are 29 full-time teachers.

The mission of the Woodbine School Library Media Program is to ensure that students are effective users of ideas and information. The library media center strives to provide the school community with a wide range of materials that will encourage growth in knowledge, establish a life-long love of reading, and foster information literacy.

The Woodbine Elementary School Media Center is open from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. every school day. Students must come with a purpose for learning with their library folder. Faculty members are welcome to browse and pick up materials in person or notify a librarian of needs via email, phone or student messenger. Teachers can still enter the library after hours through the side door.

Book Check-in / Check-out Class Story Time Accelerated Reader Program Testing Morning News Program Student Project Research Teacher Work Area Ellison Machine Laminator Technology Equipment Use ( Video Camera, digital camera, accelerated math scanners) School and Faculty Meetings

We use the Accelerated Reading program school wide and reward our top readers each month with a free book. At the end of the year, students are recognized for individual reading awards at each grade level.

We have a small area for periodicals in the reference section. Students are not allowed to check these out.

Shelved Books

Our school has over 20,000 books. There is not a lot of empty shelf space.

A lot of the storage areas have unused equipment that is gradually being weeded out. By clearing this area, it would open up a new book room.

The teacher work room is well organized and neat. There would not be a need to make any changes at this time.

The Book Room shelves sets of books and video tapes. These could be moved to the audio visual room that is broken into two separate areas.

This area works well for video production and morning announcements. You can see the divider that separates this area into 2 rooms.

This display case shows our school theme and is not changed out during the year.

The display above showcases different book themes and is changed out each month.

Currently books are displayed on round tables at the front of the library.

Books could be displayed on top of shelves or in a round display case from the book room instead of round tables. One round table could be removed to allow room for more comfortable seating.

This area is too small to hold reference material, look up station ,and tables for research.

By removing the end shelf on the left after weeding of books, one could move the reference area in the inner section and add two tables and put smaller reference shelves on the two ends.

This is the only comfortable seating in the library. By removing one of the round tables that display books, more comfortable seating can be added in this area.

The office is located beside the reference area. The Exit door is located in the reference area. Having a clear path to exit also limits space in the reference area.

Open up book room to make an 8 workstation computer lab.

The circulation desk provides a 180 degree view of the library. The only area that would not be clearly visible would be the reference area.

The kindergarten section is separate from the other books so that young children can find their books easily and keep the smaller children in one area of the library.

Student Responses There are not enough computers to do research or projects. Not enough Star Wars books or kid magazines Would like other lessons or books read to them other than research lessons. There really isnt a comfortable place to read in the library.

A computer area for small group work Research area is too cramped to work with a whole class. If librarian needs the computer lab which is located in another part of the school, for work with students, then other teachers signed up for that time get bumped. More comfortable seating

Poor reading area for students Reference area too cramped Not enough comfortable seating More computers needed

Existing Floor Plan Model

In the existing floor plan, problem areas include a cramped reference area, not enough comfortable seating, only a small reading area for kindergarten classes, and not enough computers. Since I created this floor plan, more of the comfortable seating has been removed.

Move reference area to the main part of the library. Remove a shelf and add short shelves for reference books with tables in between. Make the old reference area into the viewing and presenting area with theater seating and floor mat. Make the original bookroom a computer lab by opening up this area. The bookroom will be added behind the reference area, where they currently keep outdated supplies, such as overheads and broken printers. Add more comfortable seating by removing a round table.

64 Smartboard 660 $1,499.00 http://www.touchboar ds.com/smartboards/S martSB660.asp

Hertz Furniture Kindersystem Reading Terrace Size Large $4,489.00 http://www.hertzfurniture .com

Floor Mat for The Well

Additional seating for the media center

Floor Mats Seating

Extra

2 inch thick 4 by 10 $269 Only 1 mat would be needed Velcro ends keeps it from sliding Easy to wipe down http:http://www.flaghouse.com

3 chairs without arms $202.99 2 chairs with arms $224.99 1 2 seat bench $244.99

http://www.demco.com/

8 station computer lab

4 tables needed KI WorkZone Computer Workstation 27"H X 48"W X 24"D EA $429.99 http://www.demco.com/ HP Z200 Workstation $633.00. http://www.hp.com

2 tables for reference area $367.56 each http://www.schoolclassroomfurniture.com/

New Floor Plan

In the new floor plan, the reference area has been moved to the inner part of the library and a shelf has been removed. We have over 30,000 books and the media clerk has said she needs to weed out the collection. The book room has been opened up and an 8 station computer lab has been put in place. A new read aloud area has been added and smartboard put in place for viewing ebooks and presentations. More comfortable seating has been added.

Each local board of education shall adopt a media policy that

Provides for the establishment of a media committee at the system level and at each school. Requires development of procedures for the school system

Handling requests for reconsideration of materials,

Considering gifts of instructional resources, Using non-school owned materials, Complying with copyright law.

The local school superintendent shall appoint a system media contact person to serve as liaison to the department.
Each school shall have a media center staffed by media personnel and shall develop processes to implement system media policy and procedures.

A plan for flexibly scheduled media center access for students and teachers in groups or as individuals simultaneously throughout each instructional day. Accessibility shall refer to the facility, the staff, and the resources and shall be based on instructional need.

A media committee that makes recommendations and decisions related to planning, operation, evaluation and improvement of the media program. This committee shall annually evaluate media services and develop a multi-year media plan for budget and services priorities.

Collaborative planning that includes joint determination by media specialist and teachers to ensure use of media center resources and services that support ongoing classroom instruction and implementation of the state-adopted curriculum.

An elementary media committee is formed at the beginning of each school year. Members include a volunteer teacher from each grade level. The committee will meet throughout the year to discuss library issues, programs, and activities. In the event of challenged material, one parent, one principal, and one faculty member that is nonrepresentative of a classroom will join the group to review the complaint and take action. The media committee members should be shown in the school media handbook. Our school has a media handbook, but it is not readily available to others.

Students may check out two (2) books at the time for a two (2) week period. A .03 cent fine will be charged each day. Printing from the Internet may not be done without approval of the Media Specialist. Students have permission to use the computers/Internet unless parents have requested that they not be allowed Internet access. This can be found on the first page in the student handbook At this time there is no way for the media specialist and clerk to know if students have had their internet permission form checked. A policy should be put in place to show verification of this. Perhaps a marker of some type on their library folder.

Reference materials and periodicals may be used only in the Media Center. This policy needs to be revised or amended to allow check out of older reference books that are not part of the new collection and to determine check out time. Other schools allow check out for 2 days. Students will be notified of overdue books. Books damaged or lost are the responsibility of the student. No food or beverages should be brought into the Media Center.

The needs of the Woodbine Elementary Media Center are based on knowledge of the curriculum and of the existing collection. These needs are given first consideration in the selection of materials used to enhance the classroom curriculum. In the school media center handbook, it should state that the media specialist be part of grade level meetings to stay informed of needed materials and to stay familiar with curriculum standards.

The Camden County Board of Education abides by the Copyright Law of the United States and prohibits copying or use of copyrighted materials not specifically permitted or exempted by the copyright law by employees of the system. The Board places liability for willful infringement upon the person making or requesting a copy or using the materials and designates the school library media specialist and the system media contact person as disseminators of copyright information for each school and the system respectively. Guidelines are available as needed in each school library media center.

Not only should the library have guidelines for copyright laws, but it should be posted on the network for teachers to have easy access. This could be done with the entire media handbook. In reference to copying materials, guidelines could also be posted in the copy room.

All non-school owned media shall be evaluated by the same criteria as in selection for purchase before being used in the classroom. Such materials and media, when utilized in the instructional program by teachers, students, or guest presenters shall be supportive of the adopted curriculum for the course being taught and shall be included in the teachers daily lesson plan. The use of all materials shall be in compliance with current copyright laws.

Gifts are always appreciated. Donated materials will be evaluated by the Media Specialist and placed in the appropriate section. Donations can also be made to classroom libraries as well.

Each media center should have a handbook containing information and policies. At the beginning of the school year, some policies would need to be reviewed. The handbook should be available on the network for easy access. This is not done at our school at this time.