Goal: By the Spring of 2025 the library will have created a form of communication and partnership with the public library in order to support each other in reading incentives, patron accessibility, and offer more opportunities to the patrons of the community.
Steps/Activities:
Fall 2023/2024 > Invite the Park Falls Public Library to the district's Open House for library card sign up.
Spring 2024/2025 >Promote summer reading programs sponsored by the public library.
Spring 2024/2025> Set up library visits with PFES and GES students during the school year.
GOAL REVIEW:
How much of the goal as completed? Was it completed by the set time line?
Only 10% of this goal was completed by set time line.
Was it done on time?
The Fall 2023/2024 activity of contacting the Public Library to participate in the CSD Open House was made. Several contacts were made and positive discussion on having the Public Library set up a table to invite students and families to sign up for a library card was created.
What worked? What didn't work?
Worked:
Ensuring the Public Library that the School District want to be a supportive and activitive participant in their activities to help support the whole community with resource availability.
Some PFES and GES classrooms visit the public library on various occassions.
Did not work:
Maintain a consistent line of communication between the School District Librarian and the Public Library personnel. Many attempts to contact the right person at the Public Library did not soildify a communication link.
Communication and promotion of reading programs held at the Public Library shared in the School District.
What changes need to be made to complete the goal?
To see this goal completed and activities continue beyond the goal time line, a solid and consistent communication link between the School District and the Public Library needs to be created. As several attempts to create this link were attempted, none of them made a solid path for communications and promotions to occur.
To ensure this goal be completed a different approach needs to be made; the School District will need to make continous in person contact with those at the Public Library to start communication and designate a Public Library staff member to be the liaison to the School District.
Does the completion of this goal meet the satisfaction of the plan?
This goal was not completed.
Based on the reviewing of this goal without the collaboration and communication of the public library staff this goal will not be successfully accomplished. The goal it's self did create some acknowledment that the school district library staff is available and support of any program the public library offers.
Moving forward with this wedge, community partners, the school district library staff will begin to collaborate with the recently created Chequamegon Parent Teacher Organization and make connections with the community through that group.
Goal: By the spring of 2024 a plan to redesign and update the space and furniture of the High School Library will be administrative approved and financially supported.
Steps/Activities:
Fall 2024 > using free consultant services determine a redesign for the library.
Fall 2024 > review furniture needs and specficiations.
Spring 2024 > present a plan with financial information to administration to reveiw.
GOAL REVIEW:
How much of the goal as completed? Was it completed by the set time line?
100% of this goal was completed by set time line.
Was it done on time?
Fall of 2024: The Library staff consulted with a furniture service to talk about design and furniture for the HS Library.
Fall of 2024: After reveiwing the information from the consultant meeting, a plan on number of items that need to be purchased, colors, design, and placement was created. A budget plan was then created and included in the presentation information.
Spring 2024: A plan with designs and furniture costs was put together and presented to the administration > CHS Principal John Oswald, CSD Financial Manager Lexi Witt, and CSD Facilities Manager Kevin Schuelke . The presentation was in the form of a binder of information, no formal meeting was planned.
What worked? What didn't work?
Worked:
Working with the Facilities Manager to find a good and free consultant about furniture. The consultant had worked with the district before and knew the needs of the school.
Putting together the presentation where all parties could review and discuss the next steps.
Finalizing a plan and request for updating the CHS library in the hands of those that make the decisions.
The ground work for a financial plan has been created.
Did not work:
Collaboration between administration and the Library staff on moving forward with the end result of this plan.
What changes need to be made to complete the goal?
No changes need to be made to complete the goal, but this goal will lead to the next goal of implementing the plan of updating the CHS Library space.
Does the completion of this goal meet the satisfaction of the plan?
The completion of this goal does satisfy the plan in:
It started the conversation of the need to update the HS Library furniture and space.
There is a financial plan in place to support the updates.
Every level of administration that is involved in this endeavor is now on the same page with a plan in place.
This goal was successful achieve and helps create the next step in completing the overall goal of redesigning and updating the CHS LMC. From this goal, the staff members involved have created a base knowledge of what is being requested and needed, plus a communication path.
Financially, the district has started to plan for a future purchase of furniture for the library. A plan and goal need to be created to ensure that the funds allocated for this project are well execute.
Input from stakeholders is an area that is still needed.