3. Youth Elementary
Youth Elementary School in Loganville, Walton County, Georgia was completed in July of 2002.
There are 54 faculty and 83 staff serving just over 800 students this (2012-2013) school year.
The population is 84% white, 9% black , 5% Hispanic, and 2% other.
Nearly half (about 40%) of the students are eligible for free and reduced lunch.
YES is among few Georgia public schools to receive a Distinguished Great Schools rating of 10 out
of 10.
YES has a community rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
YES has received one Gold and two Bronze awards for highest CRCT performance.
www.greatschools.org
www.waltontribune.com
4. Youth Elementary Media Center
Current Facility
• One full-time media specialist – a graduate of Georgia Southern
• Centrally located in the school
• Double doors on two opposite sides
• Posted hours: 8:45 – 3:15, closed 11:45 – 12:25 and closed 1:25 – 2:15
• 12 student computers
• Teacher’s room containing colored paper, Ellison machine, paper cutters, laminator
• Classroom area with LCD projector
• Story-time alcove
• Audio-visual room and YES NEWS room
• Several unused/underused rooms
• Surpass, Academy of Reading, A.R. programs
5. Results of Questionnaire
Question
responses
Most popular answers (#)
What is the best thing about 17 students
our library?
books (9)
the book fair (6)
What is the thing you like
least about our library?
16 students
can’t keep the books (3)
the hours (1), too crowded (1)
What does our library
need?
17 students
more books (11),
more book fairs (2)
If money were no object,
what would you like our
library to acquire?
20 adults
technology
more books
additional librarian or para
(See slide 15)
6. Needed Right Now!
Acrylic Safety Mirror
For seeing into the story area
from the circulation desk
www.randmh.com
18 inch diameter, $43.50
Reorganization
The photo below is the video room; it is a
mess. The other storage room is so
cluttered that it is inaccessible.
current audio/visual room clutter
7. Decorations
Our library has almost no
I propose an African Safari
décor. What is there has not
theme.
been changed in the 8 years Wall mural
I have been at the school.
Area rugs
Comfortable seating groups
Comfortable floor seating
Displays of student art work
Replacing outdated signs
and ceiling tiles
9. Colorful Area Rugs
Premium quality, high-twist, 100% Stainmaster® nylon fibers
prevent matting & crushing
SoftFlex™ backing resists wrinkling & lets carpets lie flat
Carpets meet or exceed Class 1 Flammability Rating
Lifetime impervion® anti-microbial protection
improves hygiene, minimizes odors, reduces allergens
Soil/stain resistant protection for easy cleaning
Edges are bound & double-stitch serged
for maximum durability
Made with green friendly manufacturing
Green Label Plus Certified – the highest for
indoor air quality
Lifetime anti-static fiber
Joy Carpets Jungle Friends
10 X 13, $696.98
www.demco.com
10. New Carpet
Our library is currently carpeted in two colors, a blue and a gray.
The animal print carpet shown here is available in several colors from
www.competitivecommercialcarpet.com out of Dalton, Georgia. The
cost is $14.58 per square yard or about $9,000 for our 60 X 90 foot
space.
Up to 12 carpet samples can be ordered from this web-site for free.
current blue and gray carpet
12. Attractive, Comfortable Seating
Red Leather
Sofa $579
Chair $349
Love Seat $459
Sofa/Love Seat combo, $999
Ottoman $149
Easy to clean and disinfect
www.homecinemacenter.com
current old, faded cloth covered furniture
13.
14. Li’l Davinci Art Frames
Front opening with latch
Ultra-thin profile
Single white bevel cut acid
free mat
9 X 12, 31.95
8.5 X 11, 4 for 99.95
www.dynamicframes.com
Note: I have already talked to my principal about
these; she is interested in displaying student art on
a monthly / rotating basis. I am to provide her
with vendors and prices.
15. Teachers suggested …
A guided reading room
Classic books
Leveled books
Non-fiction books
Listening stations
Nooks
Smart boards
Sky light
New ceiling tiles
unit resources for books
More computers
I-Pads
Automatic check-in and
E-book room
out at the door
Higher level books
More classroom space
Class sets of books
An adults only coffee area
Cricut machine
16. Guided Reading Book Sets
Leveled book Sets:
60 books, 6 each of
10 titles, $132179.50
Grade level
collection: 600
books, 6 each of 100
titles, about $3,000.
www.scholastic.com
18. Nooks
www.barnesandnoble.com
$269.00 per Nook (color and HD)
Thousands of titles (some free)
Cheaper than buying titles in
traditional format
The Kissing Hand - $12.48 for
hardcover or $9.99 for e-book.
19. Cricut for the teacher workroom
Cricut, $249, basic cartridge, $49
www.cricut.com
21. Proposed Physical Changes
decorate with Safari theme
12 additional computers for a total of 24 - locate near reference materials
Move Easy book shelves to create a second classroom space and soft seating area with
leather furniture which will last indefinitely and will not harbor germs
move YES News to the Audio Visual room; organize videos / materials in this room
Create an E book room in old YES News room
Create a Guided Reading room in the large (unused) meeting room
Organize storage room
Organize current teacher workroom – relocate teacher resources to this room, add
Cricut machine
Improve traffic flow
Rearrange books so that non-fiction is central due to new standards which emphasize
this genre
22. Current Policy
Walton County Media Policies are
available at:
www.wcpsteacher.org/education/dept/deptinfo.php?sectiond
etailid=1614&&PHPSESSID=f185ab95b7d4f188de2472b0409
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23. Needed Policy Changes
An additional staff member, a media specialist or a para,
is needed so that students and staff can be better served
and media center hours can be extended.
Proposal
A para-pro shall be added to the library staff. One employee will take the early shift (7:45 –
3:45); the second employee will take the late shift (9:00 – 5:00). They should take lunch
and planning period at different times.
The media center shall remain open without interruption from 7:45 – 5:00.
Note:
Walton County schools are on a 160 day calendar. Teachers work from 7:45 – 4:45. Before
and after school program hours are 6:30 am – 6:30 pm. The two employees could further
stagger their hours to cover this entire period if need was established.
24. Needed Policy Changes
The County web-site should be updated to include new
Surpass license information; it now indicates that it is
expired (see below).
“http://www.surpasssupport.com
Client ID: Walton
Support expires: 8/31/2012
Web site user name: walton
Password: sopullit21”
25. Needed Policy Changes
A School Media Committee should be established
in accordance with Walton County Policy as stated
on the web-site.
“The principal of each school shall appoint a media committee
consisting of at least one representative of each of the following
types of individuals: school administrator(s), media
specialist(s), faculty representative, and parent or community
representative(s). The parent and community representatives
shall be appointed on a yearly basis.”
26. Needed Policy Changes
A policy should be established concerning the acceptable level of
organization for the library media center.
clutter around the circulation desk
When teachers were asked what is needed as part of the questionnaire, the
following answers were given:
“a new librarian”
“books I can actually find because they are where they should be”
“change the decorations more than once a decade”
“clean the store room so we can get in there to the class sets of books”
27. In Conclusion
This assignment has been so much fun! At one point I
wanted to include a second floor with natural lighting and
an outdoor classroom on the roof. However, the “sky is not
the limit” so I tried to keep my dreams realistic. Even so,
many of the changes I proposed will simply not be funded;
yet, there are several things we can and should do right now.
The establishment of a media committee and reorganization
of existing materials could greatly enhance our media center
with minimal or no expense.
