WHY HIGH SCHOOL

BUDGET
PROPOSAL
THREE-YEAR PLAN

Prepared by Aubrey Chaffin, WHY High School Library Media Specialist

 The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an
act of faith in the continuity of humanity.

President Vartan Gregorian, Carnegie Corporation

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 Last year, WHY High School Library Media Center
provided meeting space, books, research tools, and
knowledgeable library and technical staff.

• Can you believe in this technical age, print circulation

increased 25% YOY from 2016-2017 to 2017-2018?
Students still want to hold paper books!

• During the 2017-2018 school year, 90% of students

visited the media center five times or more. In our
annual survey, students reported paper books and
meeting space as most valued.

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 WHY HIGH SCHOOL
BUDGET PROPOSAL
For Adoption Fall 2019

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WHY High School
WHY High School in suburban Georgia is a 9-12 school with 2,520 students. The student body is made up of 20%
economically disadvantaged students and 15/10/75 Hispanic, Black, and White. Statewide tests show proficiency in math at
56% and proficiency in reading at 58%. About 50% of students take Advanced Placement courses and of those, about 75%
take and pass the AP tests.

Highlights from the 5-year strategic school improvement plan include several initiatives:
• Partnering with cluster schools to develop consistent writing strategies K-12.
• Align strategies K-12 in all core contents.
• Incorporate social and emotional lessons across the curriculum.

The school’s core developed culture includes four core mindsets:

• Maximizing instructional time
• Writing across the curriculum
• Ongoing communication with all stakeholders
• Student academic agency

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 Needs
We would like to renew
subscriptions that have seen
significant circulation this
year.

Because the school’s 5-year

strategic plan emphasizes
writing, the media center staff
would like to develop a writing
makerspace with a few key
components:

• Tables and comfortable

seating dedicated to
writing.
• A student writing center
staff for student writing
help.
• A collection of writing texts

Because the library’s 5-year

goals include increasing
circulation, the second
budgetary need is to refresh
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the fiction and nonfiction
BUDGET PROJECTIONS
With a recommended allotment of $13/student for secondary libraries, that gives WHY library $32,760 per year.

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THREE-YEAR BUDGET Find the entire document here.

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 PRINT MATERIALS

For Purchase 2018-2019

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PRINT COLLECTION

• Purchase and/or replace about 900 items, keeping a contingency for

student requests
• Subscribe to 20 popular periodicals, including several writing
publications to support the department’s writing goals

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 DIGITAL MATERIALS

For Purchase 2018-2019

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DIGITAL TOOLS

• Subscribe to ProQuest. Partner with five teachers on research

projects using ProQuest and Georgia-provided GALILEO.
• Partner with teachers to create research pathways and hyperdocs
using ProQuest resources and others.

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 EQUIPMENT

For Purchase 2018-2019

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EQUIPMENT
• Clevertouch Screens
• Green Screens
• Two iPads on stands for
more efficient
scheduling.

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 FURNITURE

For Purchase 2018-2019

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FURNITURE
• To outfit the writing center
• To create additional collaboration groupings

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 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

For Purchase 2018-2019

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Attendance to one professional learning opportunity per year to

collaborate with SLMS learning communities and ensure our media
center remains cutting edge.

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 SUPPLIES

For Purchase 2018-2019

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SUPPLIES

• Paperback book covers

• Book mending materials
• Other regular operational supplies

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 PROGRAMS

For Purchase 2018-2019

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PROGRAMS

• Visiting authors
• Writing Center launch
• Banned Books week
• Other annual programs

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 What is YOUR part in building dreams
and community?

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IMAGES
Azevedo, N. (n.d.). Amigos em Campus Universitário [digital

photograph]. Retrieved from

https://unsplash.com/photos/Q_Sei-TqSlc.

Schnobrich, J. (n.d.). Work in Progress [digital photograph]. Retrieved

from https://unsplash.com/photos/2FPjlAyMQTA.

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