Facility Evaluation

March 18, 2009 - (3:00 pm - 5:30 pm) - MS and I met to complete the facility evaluation. We went through every area of the rubric thoroughly and checked off where we would place the school library and listed reasons. Below, are the results:

Category 1: Student Achievement and Instruction
*Information literacy standards integrated into content instruction: Basic because there is little or no opportunity for collaboration with teachers due to MS role as technology teacher.
*Collaborative Planning: Basic because collaborative planning only occurs when teacher initiates. Most of the time collaborative planning only occurs when a teacher directly comes in and asks. It has never occured with a group of teachers teaching similar content.
*Library media staff is engaged in active teaching role/s: Basic because there is not a lot of extensions of classroom instruction that occurs.
*Library media center resources encourage and support reading, viewing, and listening: Basic because resources are less than average. For example, there are 3,900 books currently in the library (about 6 per student) which is less than is advised in a school library.
*Services for students with diverse learning abilities, styles, needs: Basic because there are some diverse resources but recommendations are rarely made to teachers about these diverse resources unless teachers come in with a specific needs request.
*Student achievement routinely assessed: Proficient because of studyisland. MS uses studyisland daily and is able to gauge where students are because of the program.

Category 2: Staffing
*Full time MS: Proficient because the MS is not shared with any other school but there are no other full time certified personnel working in the library.
*Duties: Basic because MS performs other duties for the majority of the day (teaching technology class)

Category 3: Facilities, Access, and Resources
*Flexible Scheduling: Basic because the schedule is only somewhat flexible. LMS allows facility to be used freely throughout the day but is not available throughout the day because of other obligations.
*Square footage requirements: Below Basic because there are 500 students and the media center is about 2850 square feet.
*Central electronic media distribution system: Exemplary because MS leads team of students in morning broadcast everyday. In addition, announcements and other events are also broadcast on the school station.
*Print and non-print resources and access to online information are basic to library media program: In between basic and proficient
*Resources managed for maximum efficient use: Exemplary because the database is online.
*GALILEO - Below Basic because GALILEO is rarely used by teachers and students

Category 4: Administrative Support
*Local superintendent appoints system media contact: Exemplary
*Administrative staff support: Basic because there are few meetings between the LMS and administration.
*Media committee: Below Basic because it only exists on paper
*Media policy: Basic because district policy may exist but school only has a mission statement
*Funds: Basic because allocations are received every year but allocations do not exceed state allocation.
*Staff development opportunities: Below basic because of MS's other obligations

Overall Library Score:
Basic - The library does not have a fully functioning media program because the MS has been designated to do other duties. Therefore, collaboration and flexible scheduling have been somewhat sacrificied. The library program can use some improvements. Although it is making strides in the area of technology (broadcasting, attached computer lab that each student uses once a week, online database), it is lacking in every other area including number of resources, staff development, and administrative support.