Campus Improvement Plan

By June 2016, 70% of students will meet or

exceed growth expectations in reading and
math MAP.

Library Improvement Objectives

Continually addresses issues and needs of staff and

students identified by librarian, and other campus and
district staff, including administrators through professional
development for staff and curriculum integration of
technology and information literacy for students.
Standard 1, Principle 3, Criteria B
Fulfills at least 90% of student and staff curriculum
requests annually.
Standard 6, Principle 5, Criteria B

By June 2016, there will be at least a 10%

increase in the number of 4th and 5th grade
students that meet or exceed the growth
projection measure on the STAAR reading
assessment (62% of students met or
exceeded growth in 2015).

Knowledgeable of the TEKS and collaborates with

teachers in all subject areas to integrate State-mandated
curriculum into at least 90% of the lesson plans presented
in the library.
Standard 1, Principle 1, Criteria A
Collaborates with reading instructional staff to integrate
library resources and services into at least 90% of the
reading activities presented in the library, such as
storytimes, book talks, reading promotions, etc.
Standard 1, Principle 2, Criteria A

Action Plan/Strategies

1. The library will sponsor two

Dimension U tournaments. One in
October and one in March. The
competition will be in both math and
literacy. The top 3 students in each
content area per grade level (2nd-5th)
will advance to the district competition.
2. The library will be open in the
mornings from 7:30-7:50 and after school
from 3:10-3:40 for students to work on
homework, check out books, and conduct
research.
3. During open checkout a teacher
may send a student to the library for
readers guidance. There will be a short
form for the teacher to fill out (ex. name,
grade, lexile level, thumps up/down to
indicate if they need more or less
challenging books) to send with the
student. Then the librarian will
conference with the student and assist
them in finding a book.
4. There will be a Google form for
teachers to request materials, books, and
digital resources that will support the
reading and math curriculum.
1. The librarian will provide one
book talk per six weeks for both 4th & 5th
grade over a book that is at the high end
of the lexile level for the grade level.
2. The librarian will run three
reading promotion events per year, one
in the fall, spring, and summer.
a. Fall- Caught You
Reading Event- In AugustNovember Staff will pass out
caught reading tickets to

students who are reading in their

free time. These tickets will be
put into a drawing for a special
date with the librarian. In
December tickets will drawn and
students will be invited to stay
after school on a Friday to
preview new books, read, create
book trailers, and have hot
chocolate and snacks. Each
student will receive a book as a
prize.
b. Spring- Read-aThon Students will family and
friends to pledge an amount of
money for the number of pages
that they read. The money will be
donated to a district reading
program that provides books to
students in need. The top class
from each grade level will receive
a picnic party with extended
recess and popcorn.
c. SummerStudents will track how many
books they read over the
summer. There will be a
minimum number of books to
read per grade level. Students
who meet the reading goal will be
invited to a slip & slide party in
August.
3. The librarian will collaborate with
4th/5th grade reading teachers to
develop collaborative lessons for the
library based on the lowest reporting
categories. The librarian will teach three
targeted lessons for each grade per
semester.
4. The librarian will present a

lesson at the beginning of each semester

to educate students on how to find a
book that is at their lexile/reading level.
Throughout the semester the librarian will
reference this lesson as she/he advises
students during checkout.
By June 2016, there will be a 10% increase on
the overall advance level III performance on
STAAR (30% in 2014 and 32% in 2015).

Collaborates with teachers through regular, formal planning

sessions during the instructional day and point-of-need
sessions during and beyond the instructional day, to
develop, implement, and evaluate learning experiences to
teach problem-solving process models. Standard 3,
Principle 4, Criteria A

Engages,directs,and encourages students, individually and

in groups, in extensive problem-driven research with realworld application, in the use of information to solve
problems, in the process of building on previous learning,
and in the use of all formats of resources to locate, gather,
select, synthesize, and evaluate relevant information.
Standard 3, Principle 4, Criteria B
Knowledgeable of the TEKS and collaborates with
teachers in all subject areas to integrate State-mandated
curriculum into at least 90% of the lesson plans presented
in the library.
Standard 1, Principle 1, Criteria A

By June 2016, Beaver MST will provide three

sessions for students and one session for
parents over cybersafety.

Serves on school technology committee, helps develop the

school technology plan, and provides input in the
development of the district technology plan.
Standard 3, Principle 3, Criteria F

1. Participate in two critical friends

sessions per grade level to review PBL
projects and provide feedback before a
project launches.
2. For each PBL project in grades
3-5 the librarian will provide a minimum
of one library or classroom research
support lesson specifically geared
towards that project.
3. During Makerspace the librarian
will ensure that at least two stations
offered are aligned to the TEKS.
Examples:
a. CircuitsStudents must create closed
circuits in order to have the light
bulb lit.
b. Building
Challenge where students must
add/subtract and record
measurements

1. At the September PTA, the

technology committee will host a cyber
safety night to educate parents and
students about cyber safety.
2. Cyber Safety Contest- The
librarian and counselor will host a cyber
safety poster contest. Students will

create a cyber safety poster. The top

poster from each grade level will be the
winner. Winning posters will be
showcased in the hallways, on the school
website, and on the announcements.
3. The librarian and counselor will
collaboratively teach one lesson per
semester to each class over cybersafety.
4. There will be a Google form for
classroom teachers to request a
collaborative lesson over cyber safety
and netiquette.

Special Projects
Project 1: Plan and implement a Caught
Reading Contest

Timeline: Complete during Fall 2016

Expense: Approximately $250- A book for each student, hot chocolate & snacks
Funding Sources: PTA - $250, possibly ask a local book store or Half Price Books to donate books
Publicity: Posters around the school and on the website to promote the contest, photos of students caught reading on the
announcements, website, and Twitter. The librarian will take pictures at the celebration for the announcements and to
post on the website and Twitter. The photos will also be sent with thank you notes to the PTA and whoever donates the
books.