DHE Library Media Center

Action Plan
Prepared by Bethany Lucas
Indicator: 3. Professional library media staff are engaged in active teaching role/s. (Information Power; Principle 4, p. 58)

Action Steps: *During post and

Proficient
pre-planning, the media specialist will
begin creating a calendar of collaborative
The Library Media Specialist and teachers plan
standards-based lessons for the upcoming
and teach collaboratively so that the library
school year. This will be done by
media program is an extension of classroom
collaborating with teachers during
instruction
grade-level meetings and independently.

*Attend grade-level meeting throughout

the school year.

*Send out a quarterly survey to find out

which standards are being addressed and
what topics they would like to collaborate
on.
Indicator: 6. Student achievement is routinely assessed. (A Planning Guide for Information Power; p. 36)

Basic Action Steps:

The classroom teacher is responsible for Plan at least one unit or lesson with each
assessing student achievement teacher in which the literacy component is
assessed by the media specialist. Teacher and
media specialist will create assessment tool and
rubric together.
.
Indicator: 9a. If less than base size: A school system shall provide no less than half-time services of a Library Media
Specialist for each school less than base size and shall provide adult supervision in the library media center for the entire
instructional day.
Base Size definition defined by unweighted FTE: Grades K-5: 450 Grades 6-8: 624 Grades 9-12: 970

Basic Action Step:

In compliance with state board rule, Secure a full-time or part-time paraprofessional

but the Library Media Specialist may to assist with clerical duties; based on our FTE
be required to perform other duties we qualify for another staff member in the media
on a daily or frequent basis. center.
Indicator: 15. One of the national educational technology goals 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

Basic Action Steps:

Students will be given instruction in accessing
GALILEO. The password will be provided in a
timely manner.
● Teach a Galileo class to every class in
grades 3-5.
● Provide an online tutorial on the media
center’s Canvas page.
● Keep current password on the Canvas
page and posted in the media center.
Indicator: 17. Administrative staff support at both the school and district levels is essential for the development of a strong
library media program. (Information Power; Principle 4, )

Basic Action Steps:

The school principal provides support to the ● Principal will pre-schedule at least one
library media program and makes time to meet meeting per month with the media
with the Library Media Specialist occasionally. specialist.
● Media specialist will collaborate with
principal on agenda items.
● Media specialist will write the minutes for
each meeting.
 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)

Basic:
Action Steps:
Library Media Specialist participates in
● Media specialist will provide at
staff development options and
least two staff development
provides informal staff development
trainings per year during grade
instruction during collaborative
level meetings.
planning with teachers. Current
● Media specialist will provide at
professional resources are maintained
least one staff development
in the library media center if the district
training per year to the entire staff.
does not provide a centralized
professional resource center.