KA Section VII: Planning for the future

Goals Objectives Evaluations

1. To transform current 1a. Weed books and 1a. SLMS will have a
media center into a 21st reference section and student visit sign in station
century learning commons. discard shelves to make to determine how often the
more room for additional media center is being used
Rationale: 21st century work spaces. and for what purpose. The
learning commons provide 2b. Replace old furniture SLMS will compare the
a welcoming environment with newer, more flexible beginning, mid, and end of
that promotes students, furniture that has the year sign in logs to
teachers, and the technology charging determine if the media
community to explore and capabilities. center is being used more
create. 3c. Order additional or less due to the
technology for the students transformation.
to use while in the media 2b. The SLMS will survey
center. the teachers and
administrators regarding
the media center
transformation.
3c. The SLMS will invite
the stakeholders (parents,
faculty, community
members, and students) to
visit the media center
before, during and after
the transformation. The
SLMS will receive input
throughout the entire
process.

2. To increase student 2a. Invite teachers to a 2a. SLMS will collect

learning in the media
center through
collaboration with content
area teachers.
Rationale: As a SLMS, it 2b. Plan one collaborative
is important to collaborate
with content area teachers
to ensure that they have
the proper resources to
monthly professional attendance record and exit
development workshop surveys after each monthly
involving web-based tools professional development
or other media center workshop.
services. 2b. SLMS will evaluate
collaborative project to
project with a teacher from determine what went well
each core subject area once and what modifications
per quarter. needs to be made in the
2c. Institute a library future.
assist students in being
successful in the
classroom.
3. To promote a positive 3a. Remove all signage
atmosphere for patron
during the library
experience
Rationale: SLMS should 3b. Create signage that
strive to create a positive
learning environment that
empower and encourage
students to learn.
committee that includes at 2c. SLMS will
least five teachers and hold continuously collect data
one meeting per quarter. from library committee
after each meeting
regarding analysis of
teacher-SLMS
collaboration efforts and
data from collaborative
projects/professional
development workshops.
3a. SLMS will collect pre
from the library that states and post surveys each
what the patrons should semester. These surveys
not be doing in the will be given to the
library. student-body to see how
they view the library
welcomes students to 3b. SLMS will monitor the
library and encourages the amount of students who
to explore. sign in individually and
3c. Give students how long they stay to see if
ownership of the library the corrections have
through allowing them to increased patron flow.
create signage for the 3c. SLMS have roundtable
library. discussions with student
committee is they have
been requesting to go to
the library more often