This document summarizes the media center facilities plan for S.L. Mason Elementary School. It includes an overview of the existing media center, results from teacher and student surveys identifying needs and positives, and proposed improvements such as a new circulation desk, seating, and shelving layout. The goal is to update the media center to better serve the school's 680 students and staff by addressing accessibility, organization, and functionality issues identified in the surveys. The revised floor plan and policies section outline the proposed changes and guidelines for equipment use, checkout procedures, and computer lab access.

1. S.L. Mason Elementary School
Media Center Facility Plan

2. Table of Contents
• School Information
• Media Center Information
• Existing Floor Plan
• Photo Plan Tour
• Survey Results
• Media Center Improvements
• Revised Floor Plan
• Media Center Policies

3. School Information
• Constructed in 1971.
• It was originally built for 1st
- 6th
grade, but is
now a K-3 school.
• There are currently 680 students enrolled.
• There are 38 teachers and 2
administrators.
• S.L. Mason in located in Valdosta,GA.

4. Media Center Information
• The media center is 80’ by 50’.
• It includes a Reading room (2469 sq. ft.), office (132 sq.
ft.), computer lab (264 sq. ft.), Guided Reading book
storage area (which also serves as the ESOL and some
special ed. classes classroom) (560 sq. ft.), restroom
and mechanics area (electrical box, hot water heater,
etc.)
• The media center is detached from the main school
building and is connected by a covered walkway. Since
it is detached, a fence now lines the sidewalk for
students to safely use the media center independently.

5. Existing Floor Plan

6. Media Center Location
This is the
outside of
the Media
Center. You
can see the
covered
walkway and
the fence
that lines the
walkway.

7. Media Center Desk and Office
•This is the circulation
desk. It is not a true
circulation desk. It
consist of 2 tables
and a desk.
•It is located at the
back of the Library.
•Behind the desk is
the media specialist’s
office.

8. Computer Lab
This is the
computer
lab. There
are 20
computers
for the
students to
use.

9. Guided Reading Book Storage and
Classroom Area
The Guided
Reading book
storage area and
classroom is
located to the
right after you
enter the MC. It
consist of a
bathroom,
shelves of GR
books, and a
table for a
classroom
setting.

10. Bookshelves
These are
the chapter
books for
the 3rd
graders.
These are
where the
dictionary
and other
3rd
grade
books are
located.
These are the
Kindergarten
level books.
These are
the 1st
and
2nd
grade
books.
Since the school was
originally constructed
for 1st
- 6th
, most of the
shelves are higher
than needed.

11. Story Time Area
•The reading area is located in
the middle of the MC on this rug.
•The tables that you see are
used for whole class activities
and for faculty meetings.

12. Teacher/ Student
Positive Survey Results
Teacher Student
• Friendly Staff * Big Computer Lab
• Wide Selection of new books. * All the books.
• Computer Lab
• New Destiny system
• Great selection of Instructional Videos
• Leveling of the books makes it
easier for a student to find a book on
his/her level.

13. Teacher/ Student
Negative Survey Results
Teacher Student
• Needs a button for the wheelchair * An area to read in.
students to be able to enter.
* Needs
more color.
• Needs a new checkout counter.
• Needs a drop box.
• Needs new student and teacher
seating.
• Need more accessible children’s shelves.

14. Media Center Improvements
Circulation Desk
This would be the new
circulation desk. It also
includes the drop box that
was requested. This was
the one change that all of
the teachers requested.
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15. Improvements Continued
Shelving
These shelves
would be used to
replace some of
the older/taller
shelves that are in
the media center
now. The students
would be able to
reach the books on
the top shelf and
there would not be
a lot of wasted
space.
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16. More Improvements
Children Seating Adult Seating
These tables
would replace
the current
tables to look
more like media
center furniture.
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17. More Improvements
Comfortable Reading Area
This furniture would
be added to make a
comfy and colorful
reading area.
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18. Revised Floor Plan

19. Media Center Policies
Media Center Hours
• The Media Centers hours are 7:30 am – 3:30
pm. This is 30 minutes before school starts and
20 minutes after it has been dismissed.
• The media center operates on an open/flexible
scheduling concept, which allows students to
use the media center on their own, with teacher
permission, throughout the school day.
• The open scheduling also provides the teacher
and media specialist time to plan cooperative
lessons designed so that students may use the
center more effectively for study and activities
related to all areas of the curriculum.

20. Media Center Policies
Checkout
• Students may check out one book at a time for one
week and must have their shelf marker to do so.
They must bring a book back to be able to check out
a new one.
• Teachers may bring students as a whole class from
9:30-2:45, without a time slot.
• Fines are not charged for overdue books, but lost or
damaged books must be paid for. Charged
students may not check out another book until a
payment is made.

21. Media Center Policies
Equipment
• Filmstrip projectors, cassette players, listening
stations, headsets, record players,
camcorders, digital cameras and carts are
available in the media center. They are on a
first come first serve basis.
• Videos are available for instructional aids. The
purpose of the video should be stated in
lesson plans. Videos can be checked out for 3
days. Videos must be approved and must have
a rating of “G”. If showing a video, you must
reserve the channel.

22. Media Center Policies
Equipment
• Cards are provided for these materials.
• Any damages to the equipment must be
reported.
• The media center does not supply
videotapes and diskettes for the Video
and digital cameras.

23. Media Center Policies
Copyright
• S.L. Mason shall abide by the current
copyright law. The library holds recent
copyright information available to all
school personal, and is responsible for
obtaining copyright clearance for materials
used in instruction and for recommending
system compliance procedures.

24. Media Center Policies
Computer Lab
• Each grade is assigned a day of the week to
use the lab. It is the responsibility of the grade
to decide their schedule.
• When students are in the computer lab, the
teacher is the supervisor/ instructor.
• The teacher should have a preplanned
objective before coming to the lab. If the
teacher cannot be with the students, the time
is cancelled. Substitutes are not allowed to
bring students into the lab.

25. Media Center Policies
Computer Lab
• There is Language Arts and Math software
available for use in the computer lab. Due to
copyright laws, the lab software may not be
downloaded to classroom computers.
• Students are responsible for their behavior
while in the computer lab. Any misbehavior
will result in removal from the lab. Any student
that damages anything in the lab will be
responsible for reimbursement .

26. Teacher/ Student
Positive Survey Results
• All of the teachers and students said that they
liked the policies and could not think of
anything that they would change about them.
They said that they liked the checkout times,
because they could send the students
individually during Guided Reading.

27. S.L. Mason Elementary School
Media Center Facilities Plan
Laurie Roberts
ITEC 7132
Dr. Repman
Fall 2007