Order Brittany Ergle, Datha Curtis, and Sandy Moseley Alcovy High School
School Mission Statement: “Our mission is to promote personal and academic excellence in our students. We will work together with our student’s parents and the community to prepare them to be successful in school and in their careers, to enable them to become life-long learners, and to equip them to have fulfilling lives.” (AHS, 2006). Media Center Mission Statement: “To support students, faculty, and staff in the pursuit of personal and academic excellence by developing life-long learners that can effectively locate, evaluate, and utilize information while fostering a love of reading.” (AHSMC, 2006) Media Center Philosophy The media center functions as the information center for the school. Students and faculty feel comfortable in making use of all resources found in the media center. The media center seeks to fulfill the educational needs of the school’s learning community by collaborating with teachers to create units of study that encourage authentic learning among students. The media center strives for excellence in providing resources for the members of the school to meet academic and professional goals. A warm environment that is conducive to learning encourages students to find enjoyment in reading for pleasure or research. The media center has a flexible schedule that allows students and faculty access to resources. The media center offers instruction and equitable access in order to create efficient users of information. The media specialist seeks to inspire the members of the learning community to become productive lifelong learners by promoting leisure reading and information literacy. Annual Selection Target and Rationale
Goal II: Improve collaborative efforts with teachers of remedial education classes by providing additional resources and activities that support differentiated methods of learning. Target: Allocate $2500.00 of our overall budget to the purchase of audio books that support instructional themes in remedial education classes. Selection Target
Rationale: To support the media center’s long term goal of improving our resources available to teachers who teach remedial classes, we would like to purchase audio books and related equipment. Selection of materials in the media center reinforces our school mission by ensuring that materials are available to all students to foster academic and personal excellence. Selection of audio material will uphold our media center’s selection policy which includes criteria and principles for selection while maintaining the student’s right to intellectual freedom. In support of our media center philosophy, we will work alongside teachers to provide instructional materials that appeal to all students in our school’s population. To offer curriculum support to our teachers, we will base our audio purchases on instructional units as well as leisure material that support the area of language arts. Audio books are appealing for students who have visual impairments, or are considered to be reluctant readers, as well as ESOL students. Access to information is an intellectual right of all our students regardless of academic capability. By offering information in a variety of formats that appeal to different learning styles, we hope to create a positive effect on student achievement and promote literacy among our students. “The library media program supports the learning of all students and other members of the learning community who have diverse learning abilities, styles, and needs” (AASL, 1998). Multiple formats-Intellectual freedom-Connection: MC philosophy-Connection: MC School Mission-Connection MC PDEP Goal-Connection: Student Learning
Presentation Presentation for Media Committee As members of the Media Committee for Alcovy High School, it is our duty to uphold the highest of learning goals in support of the curriculum and standards put in place by Newton County Public Schools and by the state of Georgia. Our commitment toward both the faculty and students is best and simply described in both the school and Media Center mission statements.
School Mission Statement: Connection: School Mission “Our mission is to promote personal and academic excellence in our students. We will work together with our student’s parents and the community to prepare them to be successful in school and in their careers, to enable them to become life-long learners, and to equip them to have fulfilling lives.” (AHS, 2006).
Media Center Mission Statement: Connection: MC philosophy “To support students, faculty, and staff in the pursuit of personal and academic excellence by developing life-long learners that can effectively locate, evaluate, and utilize information while fostering a love of reading.” (AHSMC, 2006)
It is our intention to purchase additional supplemental materials for teachers of remedial language arts students. All materials acquired must meet criteria defined by our selection policy. Such materials will include Playaways, additional audiobooks and CD players/headsets for use at listening stations in the Media Center or in classrooms. These materials will support student achievement by providing additional resources for remedial level teachers to better accommodate differentiated styles of learning. Arguments for purchases - Connection: Student Learning - Connection: PDEP Goal – Selection tools – Multiple formats
· audio books are more inviting for reluctant/low-level readers Curriculum examples include: § 9th grade- Romeo & Juliet, Speak § 10th grade- The Great Gatsby; Huckleberry Finn § 11th grade- Julius Caesar; Cry, the Beloved Country § 12th grade- Hamlet, Paradise Lost
o Summer reading examples include: § 9th grade- Treasure Island § 10th grade- The Secret Life of Bees § 11th grade- A Room with a View § 12th grade- Sense and Sensibility
· In order to prevent self-censorship and personal biases, high-quality materials have been selected using specific criteria as written in the selection policy and as listed in Kay Bishop’s book (Bishop, 2007). All materials to be purchased are first selected by the Media Specialist(s) using these criteria, and are then presented to/approved by the chosen Media Committee. Criteria application - Criteria - Selection responsibility -Collaboration with Media Committee o Is the sound of high quality? o Is the content appropriate for the intended audience? o Will the content be appealing for more than a few months? o Are there accompanying materials such as texts or the time to play each track (chapter)? o Does the label provide information on the time required for playback?
· supports the building of collaborative planning relationships between teachers and the Media Specialist(s). · supports both the school and Media Center mission statements. · coincides with numerous standards and principles set forth in Information Power (AASL & AECT, 1998) Arguments for purchases - Connection: Student Learning - Legal/ethical codes
o Learning and Teaching Principles of School Library Media Programs § Principle 1- The library media program is essential to learning and teaching and must be fully integrated into the curriculum to promote students’ achievement of learning goals. § Principle 3- The library media program models and promotes collaborative planning and curriculum development. § Principle 4- The library media program models and promotes creative, effective, and collaborative teaching. § Principle 6- The library media program encourages and engages students in reading, viewing, and listening for understanding and enjoyment. § Principle 7- The library media program supports the learning of all students and other members of the learning community who have diverse learning abilities, styles and needs. § Principle 8- The library media program integrates the uses of technology for learning and teaching.
Processing Checklist Steps taken Check When Completed
Procedures – New Materials Promoted Consideration File
References
Alcovy High School. (2006). School mission statement. Covington: Newton County Public Schools.
Alcovy High School Media Center. (2006). Media center mission statement. Covington: Newton County Public Schools.
American Association of School Librarians, & Association for Educational Communications and Technology. (1998). Information power: Building partnerships for learning. Chicago: American Library Association.
Bishop, K. (2007). The collection program in schools: Concepts, practices, and information sources. Westport: Libraries Unlimited. |