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Christy Heatherly

Media Center Facilities

DesignFRIT 7132



Woodbine Elementary serves students in pre-kindergartenthrough fifth grade. The enrollment for the school year 2010-11is 401. This is a decrease from the previous year’s enrollment of 406. The enrollment by grade level is listed below.

Grade Level enrollment (2010-11):PK 20K 581st 642nd 58

3rd 764th 615th 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. Supportpersonnel include a guidance

counselor, media specialist, and speech

and language pathologist. There are29 full-time teachers.



The mission of the Woodbine School LibraryMedia Program is to ensure that students areeffective users of ideas and information.

The library media center strives to providethe school community with a wide range ofmaterials that will encourage growth inknowledge, establish a life-long love ofreading, and foster information literacy.



The Woodbine Elementary School Media Centeris open from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. everyschool day. Students must come with apurpose for learning with their library folder.

Faculty members are welcome to browse andpick up materials in person or notify a librarianof needs via email, phone or studentmessenger. Teachers can still enter the libraryafter hours through the side door.



Book Check-in / Check-outClass Story TimeAccelerated Reader Program TestingMorning News Program

Student Project ResearchTeacher Work Area Ellison MachineLaminatorTechnology Equipment Use ( Video Camera,digital camera, accelerated math scanners)School and Faculty Meetings



We use the Accelerated Reading program school wideand reward our top readers each month with a freebook. At the end of the year, students are recognized

for individual reading awards at each grade level.



We have a smallarea for periodicalsin the referencesection. Studentsare not allowed tocheck these out.



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

Shelved Books



A lot of the storage areas haveunused equipment that is graduallybeing weeded out. By clearing thisarea, it would open up a new bookroom.



The teacher work

room is wellorganized and neat.There would not bea need to make anychanges at thistime.



The Book Room shelves sets of books and video tapes. Thesecould be moved to the audiovisual room that is broken intotwo separate areas.



This area workswell for videoproduction and

morningannouncements.

You can see thedivider thatseparates this area

into 2 rooms.



This display case shows ourschool theme and is notchanged out during the year.

The display aboveshowcases different book

themes and is changed outeach month.



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



Books could bedisplayed on top of

shelves or in around display casefrom the book roominstead of roundtables. One roundtable could be

removed to allowroom for morecomfortable seating.



This area is toosmall to holdreference material,look up station ,and

tables for research.



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



This is the onlycomfortable seating in

the library. Byremoving one of theround tables thatdisplay books, morecomfortable seatingcan be added in this

area.



The office is located beside the

reference area. The Exit door islocated in the reference area.Having a clear path to exit alsolimits space in the reference area.



Open up book room to make an 8 workstationcomputer lab.



The circulationdesk provides a180 degree view

of the library. Theonly area thatwould not beclearly visiblewould be thereference area.



The kindergartensection is separatefrom the other

books so thatyoung childrencan find theirbooks easily andkeep the smallerchildren in one

area of the library.



Student ResponsesThere are not enough computers to doresearch or projects.

Not enough Star Wars books or kidmagazines

Would like other lessons or books read tothem other than research lessons.

There really isn’t a comfortable place to readin the library.



A computer area for small group workResearch area is too cramped to work with awhole class.

If librarian needs the computer lab which islocated in another part of the school, forwork with students, then other teacherssigned up for that time get bumped.

More comfortable seating



Poor reading area for studentsReference area too cramped

Not enough comfortable seating

More computers needed



Existing FloorPlan Model

In the existing floor plan,problem areas include acramped reference area, notenough comfortable seating,only a small reading area for

kindergarten classes, and notenough computers.Since I created this floor plan,more of the comfortableseating has been removed.



Move reference area to the main part of thelibrary. Remove a shelf and add short shelves forreference books with tables in between.Make the old reference area into the viewing andpresenting area with theater seating and floor

mat.Make the original bookroom a computer lab byopening up this area. The bookroom will beadded behind the reference area, where theycurrently keep outdated supplies, such as

overheads and broken printers.Add more comfortable seating by removing around table.



64 “ Smartboard 660 $1,499.00http://www.touchboards.com/smartboards/SmartSB660.asp

Hertz Furniture

Kindersystem ReadingTerrace Size Large$4,489.00http://www.hertzfurniture.com

http://www.hertzfurniture.com/Library-Chairs--Kindersystem-Reading-Terrace---Large--2822--mo.html



Floor Mats ExtraSeating

2 inch thick

4 by 10$269Only 1 mat would be neededVelcro ends keeps it from slidingEasy to wipe downhttp:http://www.flaghouse.com

3 chairs without arms $202.992 chairs with arms $224.991 2 seat bench $244.99

Floor Mat for The Well Additional seating for the mediacenter

http://www.demco.com/



8 station computer lab

4 tables neededKI WorkZone ComputerWorkstation 27"H X 48"W X 24"DEA $429.99http://www.demco.com/

HP Z200 Workstation $633.00.

http://www.hp.com



2 tables for referencearea$367.56 eachhttp://www.school-

classroom-furniture.com/



In the new floor plan, thereference area has been movedto the inner part of the libraryand a shelf has been removed.We have over 30,000 books and

the media clerk has said sheneeds to weed out the collection.The book room has been openedup and an 8 station computerlab has been put in place.A new read aloud area has been

added and smartboard put inplace for viewing ebooks andpresentations.More comfortable seating hasbeen added.

New Floor Plan



Each local board of education shall adopt a media

policy that

Provides for the establishment of a mediacommittee at the system level and at eachschool.

Requires development of procedures forthe 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 shallappoint a system media contact person toserve as liaison to the department.

Each school shall have a media centerstaffed by media personnel and shall develop

processes to implement system media policyand procedures.



A plan for flexibly scheduled media center access forstudents and teachers in groups or as individualssimultaneously throughout each instructionalday. Accessibility shall refer to the facility, the staff,and the resources and shall be based on instructionalneed.

A media committee that makes recommendationsand decisions related to planning, operation,evaluation and improvement of the mediaprogram. This committee shall annually evaluate

media services and develop a multi-year media planfor budget and services priorities.



Collaborative planning that includes jointdetermination by media specialist andteachers to ensure use of media centerresources and services that support on-

going classroom instruction andimplementation of the state-adoptedcurriculum.



An elementary media committee is formed at thebeginning of each school year. Members includea volunteer teacher from each grade level. Thecommittee will meet throughout the year todiscuss library issues, programs, and activities. In

the event of challenged material, one parent, oneprincipal, and one faculty member that isnonrepresentative of a classroom will join thegroup to review the complaint and take action.The media committee members should be shown

in the school media handbook. Our school has amedia handbook, but it is not readily available toothers.



Students may check out two (2) books at the time fora two (2) week period.A .03 cent fine will be charged each day.Printing from the Internet may not be done withoutapproval of the Media Specialist.

Students have permission to use thecomputers/Internet unless parents have requestedthat they not be allowed Internet access. This can befound on the first page in the student handbookAt this time there is no way for the media specialist

and clerk to know if students have had their internetpermission form checked. A policy should be put inplace to show verification of this. Perhaps a markerof some type on their library folder.



Reference materials and periodicals may be usedonly in the Media Center.

This policy needs to be revised or amended toallow check out of older reference books that arenot part of the new collection and to determinecheck out time. Other schools allow check out for2 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 intothe Media Center.



The needs of the Woodbine Elementary MediaCenter are based on knowledge of thecurriculum and of the existing collection.These needs are given first consideration in

the selection of materials used to enhancethe classroom curriculum.In the school media center handbook, itshould state that the media specialist be partof grade level meetings to stay informed of needed materials and to stay familiar withcurriculum standards.



The Camden County Board of Education abides bythe Copyright Law of the United States andprohibits copying or use of copyrighted materialsnot specifically permitted or exempted by thecopyright law by employees of the system. The

Board places liability for willful infringement uponthe person making or requesting a copy or usingthe materials and designates the school librarymedia specialist and the system media contactperson as disseminators of copyright informationfor each school and the system respectively.Guidelines are available as needed in each schoollibrary media center.



Not only should the library have guidelinesfor copyright laws, but it should be posted onthe 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 copyroom.



All non-school owned media shall beevaluated by the same criteria as in selectionfor purchase before being used in theclassroom. Such materials and media, when

utilized in the instructional program byteachers, students, or guest presenters shallbe supportive of the adopted curriculum forthe course being taught and shall be includedin the teacher’s daily lesson plan. The use of

all materials shall be in compliance withcurrent copyright laws.



Gifts are always appreciated. Donatedmaterials will be evaluated by the MediaSpecialist and placed in the appropriatesection. Donations can also be made to

classroom libraries as well.



Each media center should have a handbook

containing information and policies. At thebeginning of the school year, some policieswould need to be reviewed. The handbookshould be available on the network for easy

access. This is not done at our school at thistime.

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