Part III: The SLMC Program: Goals, Objectives, and Evaluation

StakeholderSurvey

Tounderstandtheneeds,goals,andobjectivesoftheschoollibrarymediacenterwemustfirstgainanunderstandingoftheschool
community'sthoughtsandideasoftheschoollibrarymediacenter.Iconductedasurveythattouchedbaseonresources,collaboration,and
improvements.Youmayfindthequestions,results,andresponsesonSurveyMonkey.combyclickingonthefollowing
link:https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SMH6N3F7T/

LongrangeGoals

Goal1:Provideamore21stCenturyAccesstoLibraryresourcesthroughavirtuallearningspace.

IchosethisasagoalbecauseIhavefoundfrommypreviousresearchwiththisschool,itseemedtolackavirtual
learningspace.Ifaschoolismeanttobeinthe21stCentury,Ifeelitisimperativethatlearningcanbelinkedto
technology.Furtheringmyrationale,IfoundinEmpoweringLearners,thebookstatesthata:
schoollibrarianshoulddesignandmaintainalibrarywebsitethatprovides247accesstodigitalinformationresources,
instructionalinterventions,referenceservices,linkstootherlibrariesandacademicsites,informationforparents,and
exhibitsofexemplarystudentwork(2009,p.33).
Givingstudentsandteachersvirtualaccessprovidescontinualsupportforteachingandlearning,andawaytotakeadvantageofthe
schoollibrarysresourcesafterhours(2009,p.33).Whilestudentsdousesometechnologywithintheclassroom,Ifindthatmost
teachersusethetechnologytoentertainthestudentsnotreallyforresearch,norforinterventions.

Goal2:Createacollaborativenetworkwithteachersusing21stCenturyLibraryinstructiontobuildinquirylearningamongstudents.

AccordingtoEmpoweringLearners,oneofthejobsortitlesofaSLMSisthatofacollaborator.Theschoollibrarianmustpromotethat
theschoollibraryprogramplaysanessentialroleinteachingandlearning.So,heorshemustcreateanacceptableplanwithschool
andeducationdecisionmakers,andcollaborations(2009,p.41).Also,afterconductingmysurveythereweremoreparticipantsthat
hadnotevercollaboratedwiththeSLMSbecauseeithertheydidn'tknowtheycouldortheyfeltthattheyhadnoneedto.Therefore,I
proposethatagoaltowardsmakingacollaborativenetworkwillenhanceandnurturestudentlearningtobecomemoreproductive
citizens(SugarmillElementarySchool).

Goal3:Convertthelibraryintoamoreinvitingenvironmentconducivetolearning,suchasaLearningCommons.

Afteranenvironmentalscan,thephysicalspaceofthelibraryisnotveryinvitingnordoesitpromotemotivationtoseekservicesofthe
library.Also,afterthesurveywasconductedsomeresponseswerethatthelibraryneededtobeupdated.Therefore,Irecommendthat
thelibraryberevampedtoencouragemoreuseofthespaceandservices.Thephysicalspaceshouldhavemultiple,flexiblespaces
thatserveavarietyoflearningtaskssuchascollaborating,communicating,informationseeking,reading,browsing,andusingdifferent
multimediaformats.Inaddition,thespacehasareasforindependentwork,presentation,andproductionareas,meetingareas,and
comfortablespacesforreading(2009,p.34).

Goal4:Providestudentsandteacherswithmoretechnologytoenhancelearningopportunities.

Afterconductingtheonlinesurvey,itwasstatednumeroustimesthatsomeoftheparticipantswouldliketohavemoretechnology
withintheschoolforstudentsandteacherstouse.Inadditiontothesurvey,itisstatedinEmpoweringLearnersthat"using
multimediatechnologiesandglobalresourcescanhelpcreateauthenticlearningexperiencesthatteach21stcenturyskillsandconnect
whatstudentsarelearningtotheoutsideworld(2009,p.24)."

GoalsandObjectives

Goals

Objectives

Goal1:Providea
more21stCentury
accesstolibrary
resourcesthrougha

1a.Thelibrarywill
explorecostoptions
foreBooksthatcanbe
integratedintothe

Activities
1a.Alibraryfacultymemberwill
researchandcontactlibrarybook
servicecompaniestofindtitlesused
bythestatestandards,andby

Evaluation
1a.Atthebeginningoftheyear,surveyteachersto
findoutwhatbookstheywouldliketoseeintheE
collection.

virtuallearning
space.

Goal2:Createa
collaborative
networkwith
teachersusing21st
CenturyLibrary
instructiontobuild
inquirylearning
amongstudents.

Goal3:Convertthe
libraryintoamore
invitingenvironment
conduciveto
learning,suchasa
LearningCommons.

librarycatalogand
curriculum.

teachers.

1b.Thelibrarywill
postscreencaststhat
provideinformation
onhowtouse
resourcesorprovide
informationfor
teachers,students,
andparents.

1b.1.Theschoolfacultymay
contributeanyscreencaststheyhave
madethatmaybeatutorialfor
students,teachers,orparentsto
assisttheminthevirtuallearning
space.

1c.Thelibrarywill
linktoasynchronous
andliveAska
Librarianservicesfor
247help.

1c.Beforethefollowingschoolyear,
theSLMSwillbegintodevelopa247
AskaLibrarianserviceforstudents,
parents,andfacultyinwhichtheycan
chat,email,orfollowhelpfullinks
whentheyrunintoaproblemusing
thevirtualspace.

1c.TheSLMSwillconductquarterlysurveysduring
theschoolyeartodevelopandenhancetheAska
Librarianservice.Theevaluationwilltargetanyusers
ofthevirtuallearningspace.Itwillaskthemto
provideinputontheiruseofthewebsiteandwhat
theywouldliketoseefromtheservicetohelpmake
itmoreuserfriendly.

2a.TheSLMSwill
establisha
collaborative
relationshipswith
teachers.

2a.Throughouttheschool,theSLMS
willkeepanearoutforteachers'
ideasandattempttoworkwiththe
teacherstocreateandteacha
lesson.

2a.1.Usedatafromstudentworktoevaluatethe
successofthelesson

2b.TheSLMSwill
offercollaborative
servicestotheschool
community.

2b.Duringfacultymeetings,the
SLMSwillpitchideasandgetthe
wordouttousecollaboration.

2b.1.Duringquarterlymeetings,giveoutcomment
cardstotheteachersandfacultytolearnabouttheir
thoughtsoncollaboration.

2c.Thelibrarywill
displaycollaborative
effortsthathavebeen
developedand
completed.

2c.1.TheSLMSwillsendoutquarterly 2c.Usenotesandobservationsfromteachersto
newslettersdiscussingwhat
establishtheaffectsofthecollaboration.
collaborationshavebeenmade.

1b.Throughouttheschoolyear,anyviewermayrate
thescreencastsandprovidefeedbackofthe
screencasts.

1b.2.TheSLMSwillcreatea
minimumofthreescreencastsfor
emergingtechnologies.

2a.2.Useacollaborativelycreatedrubrictograde
studentwork.

2c.2.Thelibrarywillmakeanarea
withinthelibraryorsomewhereelse
withintheschooltodisplaypictures
orprojectsofexemplaryworkfrom
thecollaborativelesson.

3a.Addnewfurniture 3a.Findafurnituredistributorthat
3.1.Conductapollofwhatstudentswouldliketo
suchascomfortable
specializesinfireregulatedfurntiure. seeinthelibrarysuchascolorandfurniture.
seatingandmore
tablesfor
collaborationorgroup
work.
3b.Designaquiet
spaceforreadingor
studying.

3b.ResearchideasofLearning
3.2.Provideasurveyorpollaskingstudentsand
Commonsandquietspacesfordesign teacherswhatchangestheylikesthatweremadeto
options.
thelibrary,whattheydidn't,andwhattheywould
liketosee.
3c.Getfundingthroughgrantsor

3c.Changethelayout
andlookofthelibrary. fundraiserstorevampthelookofthe
librarysuchaspaint,signs,etc.
Goal4:Provide
studentsand
teacherswithmore
technologyto
enhancelearning

4a.TheSLMSwill
researchwaystogain
moretechnologyfor
theschool.

4a.Getfundingthroughgrantsor
fundraiserstobuymoretechnologies
fortheschoolsuchaseReaders,
videocameras,anddigitalcameras.

4a.Throughinformalinterviewsorsurveys,findout
fromteacherswhatkindsoftechnologytheyare
interestedinfortheirclassrooms.

opportunities.

Timeline

Advocacy

Tocommunicatethelibrary'sstrategicplantomystakeholdersandtheprofessionallibrarycommunitytherearenumerouswaysthatIcould

dothis.Someideascouldbe:
Createamonthly/quarterlyemaildescribingeventsorideasforthelibrarycommunity.
Speakduringmeetingstopromoteideasforthelibraryplan.
Startablog.
Writeformalletterstothestakeholders.
Giveapresentation.

More:
PartIV:References

PartI:FRIT7331StrategicManagementPlan

PartII:ACloserLookattheSchoolLibraryMediaCenter:Facilities,Services,andBudget

PartIII:TheSLMCProgram:Goals,Objectives,andEvaluation
Writtenby:AshleyMiller