Wheeler County Elementary School Facility Plan

Mary Frances Van Houten FRIT 7132 Dr. Green March 28, 2011

WCES Media Center Profile

Currently serves a combined total of approximately 526 students. Serves a total of 35 faculty members. Supervised by one Media Specialist and one paraprofessional.

Location of Media Center

The media center is located at the front of the Elementary School toward the bus ramp. It is situated at the junction of the Kindergarten and front halls.

View from the Hall

This is the entrance into the library.

This is the exit from the library.

Media Center Current Floor Plan

Media Center Circulation Desk

Students waiting to check out materials.

The circulation desk with the entrance and exit doors on either side of them.

View from Circulation Desk

Media Specialist Office

The Media Specialists office is located directly beside the circulation desk.

Media Center Bathroom

Smart Board Area

Story Area
This area is used for storytelling when time permits.

Newspaper and Periodical Area

There is a small section on the back wall for newspapers and magazines.

Computer Area
There are 15 student computers in the library. There are 3 workstations that look like the one in the picture and one large workstation. Due to funding, there are no laptops for students or teachers in the library.

Storage Room
The storage room is a small room housed in the back of the library. Students are not allowed in this area. This room holds most of the equipment that teachers can check out and is used to store old computers and laptops. This storage room is actually about the same size as a small closet.

AV Room
These pictures are of the AV room. This room houses all of the electrical wiring for the school. It also contains a variety of videos for teachers to use in their classrooms.

Teacher Work Area

There are many cabinets for storage and a copy machine. This room is at the back of the library. It contains the Ellison machine.

Parent Resource Center

This room stores the resources that are available for parents to use. It also houses the laminator. Most of the time, the media clerk does the work for the teachers and returns it to their classrooms. However, on occasion, teachers must do the work for themselves!

Book Arrangement
These shelves contain the fiction and nonfiction books. The nonfiction books are along the sides of the media center and the fiction books are arranged on shelves in the middle of the library.

Reference Section
These reference books are located along the wall by the exit. These books can be used but not checked out of the library.

Display Areas

Negative Survey Responses

Faculty Responses
No laptops Old books that need to be updated with newer books More work areas for small group instruction

Student Responses
Not enough soft, comfortable places to read

No laptops
Old books Books are checked out when you want them

Positive Survey Responses

Faculty Responses
Smartboard has added to the Media Center Great Media Specialist and paraprofessional Teachers can leave laminating to be completed by the Media staff High speed computers Faculty restroom is available

Student Responses
The Media Specialist is smart Allowed to keep books for a long time A lot of computers

Media Center Improvements

Problem- Not enough soft, comfortable seating areas. Solution-Combined the AV room and the Storage room into one and used the one room as a lounge area
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Media Center Improvements

Problem- Replace old computers with laptops for students Solution-Buy modern laptops for students. http://www.dell.com http://www.hp.com

Media Center Improvements

Problem-Replace old books with new books that will better suit todays students. http://www.amazon.com www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

Solution-Buy new or used books at low prices!

Revised Media Center Floor Plan

I made the teacher workroom smaller. I combined the storage room and AV room into one. I created soft seating areas in multiple places around the library. I added laptops to the main floor. I turned all of the computers around so the monitors could be visible from the circulation desk.

Current Media Center Policy

Key: Red print= Wheeler County Board of Education Policy Black print= Wheeler County Elementary School interpretation of the policy Accessibility The Media Center is open each instructional day of school from 7:45am- 3:30pm for staff and students. The Media Center will stay open for use if prior arrangements are made, and the teacher is also present. The Media Center will operate with FLEXIBLE scheduling to make resources available.

Current Media Center Policy

Staffing: The Media Center is staffed by a professional media specialist and a paraprofessional. The Media Center is staffed by a professional media specialist and a paraprofessional. WCES Media Advisory Committee WILL consist of the Media Specialist, Assistant Principal, and faculty volunteers (preferably one from each grade)

Current Media Center Policy

Instructional Media and Equipment Media Center collections are inventoried annually at the end of the year. Media Center collections will meet all standards set by SACS.

Current Media Center Policy

Funding: Funding for all instructional programs is budgeted on a per student basis. School media committees will recommend 4 year media plans that identify budget and service priorities for the school.

Current Media Center Policy

Circulation Policies
Pre-K students are not allowed to check out books. Kindergarten through 5th Grade may check out 1 book. Books are checked out for 2 weeks at a time. Overdue notices are sent home periodically. Students must pay for damaged or lost books. Students who owe money to the media center risk losing the privilege of borrowing more materials and will not receive their final report card.

Current Media Center Policy

Copyright Law The system will abide by current copyright law Employee Computer /Internet Use All employees are expected to learn and use email and other telecommunication tools in appropriate ways by the BOE. The BOE directs the superintendent to specify behaviors which are permitted and not permitted by all personnel.

Current Media Center Policy

Internet Safety The Superintendent, Administrators, and other personnel will provide web sensors and other technological means of monitoring online activities. Students and parents are given a separate handbook on internet safety that the student and parent must sign and return to the school. Internet use must be in support of education and educational research.

Wheeler County Elementary School Facility Plan

Mary Frances Van Houten Dr. Green Spring 2011