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SectionVII:PlanningfortheFuture

Goals
Objectives
DescriptionofEvaluation
Goal1:
Increasethe
Objective1a:
Meetmonthly Evaluation1a:
Keep
collaborativeeffortbetween withgradeleveldesigneesto minutesandattendancelogs
thelibrarymediacenterand
designlessonplansthat
frommonthlycollaboration
faculty/staff.
reinforcekeyconceptsand
meetingsbetweenthemedia

informationliteracy.
specialistandeachgrade
Rationale:
level.Thiswillbedone
Collaborationbetweenthe
continuallybythemedia
mediaspecialistandteachers
specialist.
isvitalinordertomeetthe
Objective1b
:Media
Evaluation1b:
Collectdata
needsofour21stcentury
Specialistand
todeterminethevertical
learners.KappySteck,author principal/assistantprincipal
alignmentbetween
of
TogetherWeCan!
,
willmeetannuallyto
curriculumareasandthe
supportsthisstatementinher evaluatedatacollectedby
mediacenter.
articleonpage2bystating,
mediaspecialist.
Teachersneedthesupport
Objective1c:

Increase
Evaluation1c:
Media
ofschoolspecialiststomeet librarycollectiontoinclude
specialistwillmakeevery
theeverincreasingsocialand morebooksthatcorrelate
efforttoorder5titlesper
academicneedsofour
withgradelevelstandards.
gradelevelthatcorrelate
students.Themedia
withscience,socialstudies,
specialistcancollectand
ormathconceptsforeach
utilizedatawhen
gradelevelpernineweeks.
collaboratingwithteachers
Theprincipalwillevaluate
onaregularbasis.This
thisthroughareportthatthe
collaborationallowsthe
mediaspecialistwillprovide.
mediaspecialisttoseewhat
needstobeaddedtothe
librarycollections.In
addition,thiscollaboration
alsoservesasanopportunity
forthemediaspecialistto
sharewithteacherswhat
resourcesareavailablefor
theirupcomingunit.

Goal2:
Purchaseenough
Objective2a:
Setup
Evaluation2a:
Atleastone
handhelddevicesforBYOD DonorsChooseprojectsfor
DonorsChooseprojectwill
tosatisfyallstudentsinat
thematerials.
bedoneeachnineweeksby
leastonegradelevel.
themediaspecialist.

Objective2b:
Holdvarious
Evaluation2b:
Collect
Rationale:
fundraiserstoraisemoney.
resultsfromeachfundraiser
todeterminethemost

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Schoolownedhandheld
devicesareabenefittothe
students.Whileourschool
hasimplementedBYOD,not
allstudentshaveaccessto
devicesinwhichtheycan
bringtoschool.Digital
devicesallowteachersand
themediaspecialisttoensure
thatstudentsarelearningand
practicing21stcenturyskills.
Afterall,oneroleofa21st
centurylibrarian,according
toJoyceValenzaauthorof
A
RevisedManifesto
,isto

makesureyourlearnersand
teacherscan(physically&
intellectually)access
developmentallyand
curricularlydatabases,
portals,websites,blogs,
videos,andothermedia.
Thisrolerequiresour
learnersandteacherstohave
accesstodigitaldevices.

Goal3:
Implementand
introduceWeb2.0
Technologiesintothemedia
centerandschool
community.

Rationale:
Tobecomealibrarythat
operateswiththe21st
centurymindset,thechanges
suchasaddingawikispace,
providingprofessional
developmentusingWeb2.0
tools,andensuringthat
studentsareexposedtothe
latesttechnologiesare
essential.Bycreatinga
flippedmodel,ourlibrary

Objective2c:
Writea
technologygrantforthe
materials.

Objective2d:
Advocatefor
alargerbudgetbyholdingan
informationalsession
presentingdatathatproves
increasingfundingwillallow
thelibrarytomeetthe
learningneedsofstudents.

Objective3a:
Createa
mediacenterwikiwhere
studentscanshareresponses
tobooksreadandprovide
informationontrainingsand
activitiesassociatedwithin
themediacenter.
Objective3b:
Provide
trainingopportunitiesvia
staffdevelopmentandsmall
groupsonWeb2.0Tools.

Objective3c:
Continueto
introducestudentstothe
latesttechnologyavailable.

effectivetypeandtimefor
thefundraiser.Continue
effectivefundraiserseach
yearandanalyzetheresults.
ThePTOwillbeinchargeof
conductingtheseevaluations,
anditwillbedoneattheend
ofeachyear.
Evaluation2c:
Theprincipal
andassistantprincipalwill
reviewthegrantbefore
submissionandprovide
feedbacktoimprove.
Evaluation2d:
Createa
libraryannualreporttoshow
theeffectivenessofthe
librarythroughtheuseof
increasedfunds.

Evaluation3a:
Collectdata
onusageofthesite.Survey
studentsabouttheirusageof
thesite,andtheiropinions
abouttheeffectiveness.This
willbedoneonceeverynine
weeksbythemedia
specialist.
Evaluation3b:
Surveystaff
followingeachofthe
trainingstodetermineits
effectiveness.Thiswillbe
donecontinuallybythe
subjectmatterexpertthat
conductsthetraining.
Evaluation3c:
Survey
studentsatthebeginningof
theyear,midyear,andend

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willprovidemore
differentiationand
personalizationtoour
learners(Bayliss,2013).In
ordertomeettheneedsof
ourstudentsandteachers,it
isimperativethatsurveysare
giventhroughouttheschool
year.Accordingtothe
article,
CollectingtheData:
Program
Perception,
collectingdata
willallowtheSLMSto
realizewhichelementsof
support,programming,
personalcontact,and
resourcesarenotbeing
perceivedasimportant,
whichwillallowfor
necessarychangestobe
madewithinthelibrary.

oftheyearabouttheir
favoriteWeb2.0technology
tools.Thiswillbedoneby
themediaspecialist.