MEMORANDUM

TO: PRINCIPAL GLANDA COLLINGSWORTH, CROSS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL

FROM: JASON STARK

SUBJECT: SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM EVALUATION :

DATE: APRIL 3, 2018

Using the guidelines set by the Georgia Department of Education as outlined by 2016 Judy
Serritella Exemplary Library Media Self-Evaluation Rubric, I completed an evaluation of Cross
Creek High School’s Media Center. Evaluation using this rubric focused on six categories,
twenty-two indicators, and three levels of proficiency: basic, proficient, and exemplary.

I found the following results show in the table below after evaluating our library media center
based on the above principles.

Target Indicators
and Categories Levels of Proficiency

Basic Proficient Exemplary

Category 1 3 2 1

Category 2 2

Category 3 1

Category 4 2 1 3

Category 5 2 3

Category 6 1

Our Media center has seven standards that meet the exemplary level of performance, seven areas
in proficient and seven areas of basic proficiency. In the table below you will find an action plan
to move our seven basic proficiency areas to proficient or exemplary. There is also an action plan
for one proficient area to be elevated to exemplary. See below.

Library Media Program Evaluation Report

 Category 1: Student Achievement
Indicators
3. Professional library media
staff are engaged in active
teaching role/s. (Information
Power; Principle 4, p.58)
5. Services are provided to
students who have diverse
learning abilities, styles, and
needs. (Information Power;
Principle 7, p. 58)
6. Student Achievement is
routinely assessed. (A
Planning Guide for
Information Power; p.36)
Indicators
2. Collaborative planning
includes both the Library
Media Specialists and
teachers to ensure use of
library media center
resources that support on-
going classroom instruction
and implementation of state
Basic Level Definition
The Library Media Specialist
makes recommendations to
students for class projects
and pleasure reading. The
Library Media Specialist
provides basic orientation
and instruction on
information location skills.
The library media center
resources reflect diverse
learning abilities, styles, and
needs.
The classroom teacher is
responsible for assessing
student achievement.
Proficient Level Definition
The Library Media Specialist
encourages collaborative
planning among teachers
who are teaching units of
similar content. The Library
Media Specialist is familiar
with the Georgia
Standards.org website and
the Common Core standards
2
Action Plan
I have found that my
teachers willingness to
collaborate with the media
specialist is totally dependent
upon the media specialist. If
I am willing to reach out and
create lesson plans with them
they are more than willing to
allow the media center to
become an extension of
classroom instruction; I
would like to increase that
participation by 20%.
Cross Creek HS has one of
the largest school
populations of special needs
students including all 9-12
grade hearing impaired. I
will research grants or
request additional funding to
improve an area each year.
Our departments have daily
meetings to collaborate. I
will invite them to meet in
the media center to allow me
to attend as well once a
month.
Action Plan
Cross Creek Media Center
benefits from several
meeting rooms that could be
utilized for the meeting of
each department. I will
propose all department
meetings be held in the
media center so I will be
curriculum and the GPS and
CCGPS. (IFBD 160-4-4-.01)
Indicator
9b. If base size or larger: A
school system shall employ a
full-time Library Media
Specialist for each base size
school or larger.
(Base size defined by
unweighted FTE: K-5, 450;
6-8, 624; 9-12, 970) (CGB,
160-5-1-.22
Category 4: Facilities, Access, and Resources
Indicator
10. There shall be a plan for
flexibly scheduled media
center access for students
and teachers in groups or as
individuals simultaneously
throughout each instructional
day. Accessibility shall refer
to the facility, the staff, and
the resources and shall be
based on instructional need.
(IFBD 160-4-4-.01)
15. One of the national
educational technology goals
and encourages teachers to
use the resources available
on GSO web page
Category 3: Staffing
Basic Level Definition
Library Media Specialist is
not required to perform other
duties on a daily or frequent
basis. A part-time library
media paraprofessional is
employed.
Basic Level Definition
Flexible scheduling makes
resources and assistance
available at the time of
learning need, but school
schedules may override this
preferable flexibility. Library
media staff is available to
teachers and students for
most of the day.
Students will be instructed
accessing GALILEO. The
3
aware current curriculum
plans.
Action Plan
Although each of our schools
is assigned a technology
support person, each
technician is responsible for
up to six schools. Cross
Creek is scheduled for only
one day of support each
week which is often
superseded by needs at other
schools. Teachers are often
in need of immediate
technology assistance/trouble
shooting. I will suggest a
system of coverage be
formed so that I am available
to assist teachers without
hindering the media center
operations.
Action Plan
Currently, my
responsibilities can include
technology support, duty
assignment and additional
inventories (textbook and
Title 1). I will propose an
annual review of these
responsibilities to increase
the media centers ability to
perform as a true flexible
scheduling program.
I will produce a screencast
giving instructions on how to
states: “Effective and
engaging software and on-
line resources will be an
integral part of every
school’s curriculum.” The
GALILEO Virtual Library
provides Georgia students
and teachers access to
exceptional on-line resources
at no cost to the local school
district. .
Indicator
21. Staff development
opportunities are available
both for the library media
staff to enhance their own
professional knowledge and
for the library media staff to
provide information and
technology literacy skills to
other teachers and
administrative staff.
Professional resources and
services for all faculty
members are provided in the
library media center for the
"learning community".
(Information Power;
Principle 8, p. 100
password will be provided in
a timely manner.
Category 6: Staff Development
Basic Level Definition
Library Media Specialist
participates in staff
development options and
provides informal staff
development instruction
during collaborative
planning with teachers.
Current professional
resources are maintained in
the library media center if
the district does not provide
a centralized professional
resource center.
access and log in to
GALILEO which will be
added to the Students page
on our website as well as a
direct link to the site.
GALILEO will also be
added to my freshmen
orientation as a covered
subject.
Action Plan
Cross Creek has a dedicated
Instructional Technology
Specialist but she splits her
time between multiple
schools. Time constraints for
our teachers is always an
issue. I will propose creating
professional learning
screencast videos, as needed,
to be placed on our site for
teachers to watch and
complete.