The Beach High School media center will be renovated with ESPLOST funding. Currently, students and teachers enjoy visiting the media center but it can be improved. The new media center will be over 200,000 square feet with more technology, comfortable seating areas for individual and group work, and updated policies to better serve students and teachers.

1. Facility Plan
for
A.E. Beach High School
Lisa Franklin
FRIT 7132
Fall 2011

2. Mission Statement
To ignite a passion
for learning
and teaching
at high levels.

3. Vision Statement
From school to the world:
All students
prepared for
productive futures.

4. School Data
Grade Levels 9th: 148 students
10th: 207 students
11th: 291 students
12th: 338 students
Student Population: There are 984 students.
Nationalities Asian: 1%
African American: 90%
Hispanic: 3%
Multi-racial: 3%
White: 3%

5. School Data
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANT (SIG) FOR
BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
The Turnaround Model will be implemented at
Beach High School and has the advantage of
allowing the school to start over with a clean
slate in the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
process. As a result, the school choice option
and supplemental services option will not be
offered at Beach High School.

6. School Data
With ESPLOST funding, a new Beach High
School will be built. The funding will provide the
school with more than 200,000 square feet of
space for students and faculty.
Included in this project is a new media center.

7. Media Center Information
A.E. Beach High School has:
O one full time Media Specialist and
O one full time Media Clerk.
Beach HS Media Center offer their students a wide variety of
print and digital resources.
The media center hours of operation are:
7:15 AM – 3:20 PM
Students and faculty are able to access any of the resources
in the media center between these hours.

8. Media Center Policy
Beach HS media center does not
have an individual policy. It has
adopted the system wide policy. This
policy is “all students will be armed
with skills in media and technology
that will prepare them for tomorrow’s
challenges.”

9. Current Floor Plan
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18. Student Surveys
1. Do you like the media center?
2. Do you go to the media center?
3. How often do you visit the media center?
4. Do you think there are enough material in the media
center? (i.e. books, computers)
5. Are there any changes that can be made to the media
center to make it more useable?
6. If you were the media specialist, what is one thing you
would do differently?

19. Student Survey Answers
Twenty-five students were surveyed. Here are the
results:
1. 16-yes 9-no
2. 20-yes 5-no
3. 5-never 5-once per year 7-at least once a
month 8-more than twice a week
4. 21-no 4-yes
5. 25-yes
6. more technology like I-pads and faster computers,
E-readers, headphones; more comfortable reading
chairs and sitting chairs, study cubicles.

20. Faculty and Staff Surveys
1. Do you go to the media center?
2. How often?
3. Are there any changes that can be made to
the media center to make it better?
4. Are there enough teacher materials, such as
books, paper, computers, laminator, copier,
technology in the media center?
5. What is one thing you would do differently to
make the media center better?

21. Faculty and Staff other
Concerns
o Wireless technology for teachers and
students to use personal computers and
eBooks
O Longer morning and afternoon hours to
work on projects and collaborate with
media specialists
O No limits on number of times a teacher
can check out popular equipment if others
are not using it (1st come/1st served)

22. Faculty and Staff Survey Answers
Twenty-five faculty and staff were surveyed.
Here are the results:
1. 22-yes 3-no
2. 17-more than twice a week 5-daily
3-never
3. 22-no 3-yes
4. 25-yes
5. More equipment in order to serve
multiple teachers at one time

23. Improvements
o Media Specialists would like to have a
better view from their offices. This would
allow them to be able to supervise
students if they have to step inside of their
office for a moment.
o The students and the teachers both
agreed to have a more inviting
environment.
o A larger periodical area is requested.
o Different variety of tables and chairs.

24. Improvements
O Tables and seating designed for small groups
to work together.
O Study cubicles are needed.
O An area where the whole class can meet and
collaborate.
O Areas that are more defined.
O More parental involvement as volunteers in
the media center.
O More funds for online software or databases

25. Library Floor Plan Revisions
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26. Seating for the Periodical Area
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27. Small Group Area
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28. Large Group Tables
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29. Floor Carpeting
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30. Lounge Area
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31. Library Policies and Procedures with some
Modifications
O The media center is open 7:30 to 3:30 on school
days. The media center should be open at least 30
minutes before school hours to accommodates
teachers schedule. It should also be opened 30
minutes later for teacher and student after-school
access.
O The media center operates with a flexible schedule
allowing individual students as well as classes to
use the media center.
O Teachers must schedule a time with the media
specialist if they want to bring classes or small
groups to the media center.

32. Library Policies and Procedures
O Students must have their ID badges to check out books.
Replacement badges are $5.00.
O Books are checked out for two weeks at a time.
O A fine of $0.05 per day is charged for overdue books.
O Any overdue books or late fees must be paid before
students are allowed to check out any more books.
O The purchase price for damaged or lost books must be
paid by the student before any report cards or any more
books checked out.
O Teachers can check out as many items are needed for
an unspecified amount of time. (Teachers should be
given a time frame for checked out materials in order to
give other teachers access.
O Students are not allowed to check out periodicals.

33. Library Policies and Procedures
O A media committee develops goals, considers
budget priorities, reconsiders challenged
materials and evaluates the media program.
O The media specialist and the principal selects
materials for the collection
O The media center can be reserved for
meetings. Reservations can be made with the
media specialist.

34. Beach High School Media Center Summary
Beach High School Media Center is able to function by
supplying the needs of students and staff. The students
and teachers enjoy visiting the current media center.
However, with the funding from ESPLOST, the new
facility is expected to be one of the most beautiful
rooms in the school building. It is the wishes of the staff
that it comes equipped with large open sunny spaces.
The new facility will be quite spacious and have enough
space for additional growth. The existing layout works
well for the school at this time, but the new layout will
come with new technology and 21st Century equipment.
This will help to further advance the teaching and
learning of students.