Carver Elementary School Facility Plan CJ

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Carver Elementary School

Cynthia Johnson

FRIT 7132

Dr. Melissa AllenSpring 2009

Motto:

Knowledge Is Power


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Carver Elementary Profile

(CES) One Principal

One Assistant Principal

Approximately 300 Students

Located in southeast Georgia

Community experiencing high

poverty rate.


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CES Media Center ProfileRacial make-up: 94% AfricanAmerican, 2% Hispanic, 2%Chinese and 2% Caucasian

One fulltime media specialistOne full-time media clerk

Serves 26 teachers, and 9Paraprofessionals

Students: approximately 298,

Grade level: Pre-K -5thgrade


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Current Facility Plan


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Front of Media Center

Welcome to Carver

Elementary School

Media Center


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Media Center Location Media Center is in the middle of the building on the front hall

just pass the front office.

It is accessible to faculty work areas.

There is a back door that leads outside of the building. The media has no bathroom.

It is accessible to the handicap as long as the doors areopened. The doors are not automatic, but the handles can bereached from a wheelchair.


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Media Circulation Desk The circulation desk is to

the right of the entrance.

The ms office is in the rear

of the desk with a front

window to view students.

The staff area near theentrance and circulation

area are made for smooth

operation of the media

center. All areas can belocked at the end of the

day, therefore all areas are

secured.


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Media Specialist/Faculty Collaboration

Main area, video

production room in rear.

There is no conference

room in the media. Theconference room is in

another area in the school.

Media meetings with

teachers are held near thereference shelves in the

back.


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Instructional Area The instructional area is

located in the main area.

There are not enough

rooms in any part of the

media to turn into an

instructional room only.


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Instructional Area (cont.)

In the Main area are four

computer work stations

that can be used for

internet research andmultimedia programs.

The main area can

accommodate a full class.

The school is very smalland the largest class totals

19 students.


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Teacher Resources

Instructional resources

are stored in this small

room.

It is too small for the

amount of material the

school owns.


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Teacher Resources (cont)

Storage room that

houses die-cut

machine, poster maker,

paper cutter and letters

for outside sign.

Teachers and staff are

allowed to access asneeded.


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Video Holding/Kitchen/Storage Room


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Production Lab

There is no materials for a

production lab. This room

serves as our

television/audio studio.This is a small room for

students to do morning

announcements.

This room is also used forstorage of the laminating

and scantron machines.


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Production lab (cont.)

Another shot of the

production lab. This

room can be effective

if it was not used to

house the various

computers and other

material that may beready for surplus.


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Non-fiction books next to window;

Seating area have 5 rectangular tables

Non-fiction books are

in the rear of the media

center between the

windows line across

the back walls.


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Fiction Books Area

Fiction books are lined

on the side of the wall

in toward the front and

in the middle of the

main area in back.


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Carver Elementary Media environment

The media have

temperature and

humidity controls,

unfortunately the walls

are made of concrete

block with little or no

insulation.

There is no room for

small groups to work

independently from full

classrooms.

There is no reading

area for the children.


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Survey

I chose to collect information using the

Countys School System Media Program

Needs Assessment for Faculty and Staff. The form from the Guide for Developing and

Evaluating School Library Media Programs

was used to assess students perception onmedia services.


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Faculty and Staff Survey form

The survey consisted of 17 short response and

6 opinion questions.

The survey questions on the needs assessmentform were divided into 4 sections: cooperative

planning, media center materials & services,

media center atmosphere, and their input inmaking changes or additions in the media

centers services.


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Faculty and Staff survey results

Seven out of eight of the faculty and staff

returned their surveys.

In the area of cooperative planning: teachersindicated there is some planning of media

access skills between teachers and the media

specialist but not consistently and thatteachers do not use a variety of media center

resources when planning instruction.


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Survey Results

Media center materials and services: responsesindicated that the media center attempts to informthe faculty about new books and materials. Teachers

sometimes failed to take a look at the materials. Faculty & staff input: The response was the faculty

is not given information about new additions to themedia center and did not have a voice in selecting

new additions for the media center. Media center atmosphere: faculty & staff felt the

atmosphere is friendly and welcoming.


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Faculty & Staff survey results (cont.)

Media center services additions or deletions:

faculty and staff indicated they welcome the

opportunity to help choose materials for themedia center.


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Student Survey Results

Students survey was given in a checklist form.

Students agreed that the media centers

atmosphere is friendly and helpful. Students said they have never been given an

opportunity to help choose media materials or

resources. After talking with students, theywould love to help choose books and

furnishings for the media center.


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Survey Results

Overall, Faculty, staff, and students welcome theopportunity to help choose materials and resourcesfor media center.

Students also verbally indicated they would like tobe assistants in the media.

Faculty & staff also verbally indicated that they needmore help with research information to be used in

the classroom. They do not use the teacher resourcesbecause it needs to be weeded, where it will take somuch of their time to find what they need.


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Survey Results

Even though faculty and students said the

media was friendly and welcome they felt the

media could use some improvements inappearance. Students wanted a reading area,

faculty would like to see teacher resources

organized better to utilize time in the media

when searching for materials.


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Facility Plan Revised


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Proposed Revised Media Plan

Create a childrens reading area with a fun

table, rug, bean bags, and comfortable seating.

Brighten up the media front doors withcolorful painted murals of characters and

books.

Change the most adult tables and chairs tochild size table and chairs. Also


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Furniture for Reading area

Reading rug for

reading area. 70 X 100-

$299.00

Rug for Pre-k

story time. 64 X

92-$218.00


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Furniture for Reading area Soft Corner Cocoon kit: 2

quarter giant circle

cushions, 1 giant square

cushion, 1 large bolster, 1small bolster and 3

cushions; ultra soft

chipped foam filling-

94 X 94 - $ 875.00

www.brodart.com

All in one in and out

table. (Lotus Table)

25 juvenile- $855.00

www.brodart.com
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Furniture revised plan

Horseshoe table 60 X66 adjustable height- $239.00.

www.classroomdirect.com

Elephant display shelfto display new books.

www.brodart.com
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Furniture for Reading area A-frame slatwall display for

periodicals32W X 30D-$884.99

www.demco.com

Steel shelving units to place inteacher resource room to organizeresources and make rooms better

$394.99 for 1 will need at least 10 ormore.

www.demco.com
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Childrens Furniture

www.gaylordmart.com

48 Clover shape table-$222.00 Reading chairs-$

149.00
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