BUDGET

PRESENTATION
STEDWICK ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Presented by
Carrie Berard, Library Media Specialist
Thanks For All You Do For
Stedwick!
You have given your time and
energy:
Red Hat Bingo Night
Plant & Bake Sale
Bounce House Play Night


Now, the library needs your help



The Library Needs Your Help!
The Reality
Over 30% ESOL,
60% FARMS
Online materials
useful, but in-hand
reading materials
preferred
We need to update
our collection
Only $7 per student
spent, ideally $11

The Numbers
Budget Details
Actual Budget SY
2013-14
$7,000/605 students =
$11.57 per student
Total Budget $7,000
No Remainder
SLJ says average
spending is $11 per
student
$11/605 =
$6,655
Looks Pretty Good?
MASL & MSDE
recommends spending
at least $11,000
$15/605 students =
$9,075
Small Increase,
Potential Big Impact
Current Total Spent on
Print Materials
$7.18/605 students
$4,344
We Can Do Better
Recommended
Enhancement
Increase to $9 per
student, 80% for print,
20% for audio/visual
materials
$2,075
Increase of Budget
Reading Is Power,
CCSS standards for
ELA for Elementary
Conclusion
An increase in the library budget of $2,075 will
help put better books in the hands of emerging
readers,
Current books will assist with school goal of
project based learning,
You will have helped foster a love of reading
for our students.

References
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School improvement in Maryland website:
http://www.mdk12.org/share/frameworks/CCSC_Reading_Informational_Text_grk-
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Loertscher, D.V. (2013). For fluent readers - kindergarten is key. Teacher
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Farmer, L. (2012, March). Brace yourself: SLJs school library spending
survery shows the hard times arent over, and better advocacy is needed.
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http://www.slj.com/2012/03/research/slj-spending-survey-2012/
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