Budget & Resources
Invests Strategically in Digital Resources
Leverages an understanding of school and community needs to identify and invest in digital resources such as books and ebooks to support student learning.
Current Status and Growth Initiatives
Current Status:
Common School Funds (CSF) are the major source of funding for resources in the district libraries. District Library Media Specialists work to ensure the goals of the library program are being met through their purchases of print and online resources. Student and staff surveys help to determine the yearly usage of online resources and future proposed purchases.
District funds are invested in maintaining and updating the library spaces and each building administrator supports the need for a flexible, welcoming learning environment.
Follett Destiny Software Library Manager and Resource Manager are essential tools. Collection Analysis assists staff in building a diverse, relevant, and age-appropriate collection at every level. Reports from Resource Manager assist staff in decision making and acquisition of devices as they age out.
Who collaborates with us in this area?
DPI guidelines and resource personnel
Local public library partnership to encourage students have personal library cards to access a greater scope and variety of resources, especially digital (online) resources
Growth Initiatives:
Consistently communicate with staff and students in order to promote both CSF purchased resources (software subscriptions, books, digital tools, etc.) as well as the free resources such as BadgerLink, PBS Learning Media, and Epic digital books.
Run a Titlewave collection analysis at least twice a year at each building in the district to support weeding and purchasing of books.
Evaluate digital resources using the North Carolina Digital Learning Initiative guidelines, to ensure the quality of the instructional materials.