State of LNCS School Library

By: DeShea JonesLIBS 6031Dr. Munde

Lake Norman Charter Demographics

• Public school serving students in grades 5 - 11.

• LNCS receives funding from the state of North Carolina and supporting counties for instruction of its students.

• The school opened for the 1998-99 school year

• LNCS currently has 1,300 students enrolled in grades 5 through 11.

LNCS Information

•At LNCS, our Motto is "Together we learn, lead and serve."

•Mission Statement:  Lake Norman Charter School prepares students to be community leaders demonstrating personal integrity with a life-long desire to learn, lead and serve.

LNCS Information Cont.

To meet school objectives, LNCS provides: •A challenging academic setting •A focused classroom size averaging 22

students in core classes •A strong discipline and honor code •A strong, cooperative atmosphere •High professional satisfaction and

accountability

Our Library

• Serves grades 5-8• Serves about 800 students• Serves around 40 classroom teachers

Our Resources• We have 30 desktop computers• 1 mobile laptop cart• Many videos and materials for teachers• Around 3,000 books for students to check

out• 1 mobile presentation station

Today’s School Libraries

•Ever-changing institutions that must meet the needs of a rapidly changing population.

•Provide vital services to meet the needs of students and prepare them to be contributing and informed citizens in the global society.

•Create lifelong readers, but must also help students learn to navigate the information age.

Challenges of School LibraryBudget Issues School libraries must try to

provide the same number and quality of services with less money. Many times, to save money, school systems view librarians as nonessential

Working with Teachers School libraries face issue of trying to work with teachers to help build the curriculum and provide materials to support the curriculum. Many teachers do not understand what skills and services the library can provide .

Censorship Self-censorship and censorship from parents threaten the work that school libraries do.

Library a Set of Services

•Library is a set of services that a librarian can provide to the patron regardless of whether there is a physical place to provide the services in.

•In the future many more libraries will serve their customers through the web.

•Today’s society wants flexibility and the comfort of doing things from their home via the internet.

Management Actions

•Managers of libraries must embrace these changes.

•A library manager in this new information

and technology age must continually review the policies and function of their library to ensure they are meeting the needs of their users.

•The librarian will focus on the content, quality, execution, delivery, and process of the services instead of focusing on the environment they are providing.

Steps the Library Can Take

•Obtain the students and teachers involvement in the creation process.

•Hold a meeting at the beginning of year to help patrons understand the library

•Provide as much online content as possible to the students.

•Collection development plan in place to avoid censorship

Leadership Philosophy Statement

Values:•My leadership philosophy is focused on

showing respect to everyone I come into contact with.

•I want to exhibit honesty, ethical behavior, and practice continuous collaboration.

Priorities:•As a School Media Center Specialist my

main priorities will be to support the curriculum, create lifelong readers, and to help students become contributing members of society.

Explanation of My Leadership Values

Respect Honesty/Ethical Behavior

Collaboration

•Respect for everyone I encounter. •The best way to gain respect from others is to be a respectful person. •Showing respect will also make it easier to solicit people’s help and cooperation. • A leader must also respect the work they are doing.

•It is extremely important to be honest and ethical. •It is also important for people to trust the leader •One way to gain trust is through honesty and acting ethically. •Integrity is a leadership value that many look for in a manager.

•Enlisting the help/opinion of others is essential if a leader wants people to accept the decisions feel like they are valued. •According to Ann Prentice, “Anyone who will have to live with the results of the idea should be part of the planning and development.”

Explanation of My PrioritiesSupporting The Curriculum (including technology training)

Creating Lifelong Readers

Creating Contributing Members of Society

•Support the curriculum by purchasing materials. •Teach lessons on technology and other topics to both students and staff. •Work with teachers to develop the school’s curriculum. •Help students learn to effectively use technology is of vital importance to school librarians.

•Encourage students to read and create lifelong readers among their students. •Provide materials for students’ leisure time, as well as academic materials, because students will enjoy reading more if they can read materials that

interest them.

•Help mold students into contributing and informed citizens. •Help students learn to navigate through society by teaching students valuable skills like, research, critiquing websites, properly using technology, and even how to engage in their civic duties.

My Goals as a Library Leader

•To open communication lines with teachers to help them understand the role of the library and what services are offered.

•To self-audit the library and my performance to ensure the library is providing appropriate services and that I am performing at my highest level.

•To recognize everyone’s accomplishments and abilities.

•To ensure that the library is patron driven and I am helping my patrons.

My Goals as a Library Leader Cont.

•To create a Mission Statement for my school library. This will enable me to show the school how the library fits into and supports the organization.

•To create a Collection Development/Library Selection Policy. This will help to clearly communicate to the school and parents how the library makes the purchasing decisions.

•To obtain National Board Certification. This will help me develop my leadership skills and gain more exposure to professional development.

Annual Cost of Operating a School Media Center Salaries and Benefits Salaries Benefits

Employee 1 40,567.00 8,462.37Employee 2 (media asst) 18,000.00 5,980.00Add/delete rows if neededTotal All 73,009.37

CollectionsOne time 7,000.00Recurring 450.00Total All 7,450.00 7,450.00

Equipment/SuppliesItem or category 1, equip 1,000.00

Item or category 3, supplies 400.00Add rows if neededTotal All 1,400.00 1,400.00

Staff developmentTravel 150.00Training 150.00Total All 300.00 300.00

TOTAL COST 82,159.37

Expenditures per Student for Library Media Center Services as a Percentage of Total Instructional Cost

Federal expenditures 146.00

State expenditures 4,920.00

Local expenditures 5,648.00

Total district expenditure per student 10,714.00

Percentage of district expenditure per student 0.90%for library media center

Total school media center expenditures 82,159.37

Current student enrollment 855

Library media center expenditure per student 96.09

Our Budget

Total Non-Salary Cost of Media Center per pupil $10.70

Total Operating Cost at school $82,159.37Percentage of Instructional Cost 0.90%

How We Rank:•We rank very low (below the 50th percentile). •Focus most of money on the collection•We participate in a lot of fundraisers, including

book fairs and parents sponsor subscriptions.

The library stakeholder groups consist of… (in rank order)

1. Students2. Staff3. Parents/Guardians4. Administration5. PTO (Parent Teacher Organization)6. Board of Directors/District7. Community Members8. Grandparents9. Alumni

Influence of Top 3 Stakeholders on Library

1. Students- What the students find interesting and useful is what the library shall purchase.

2. Staff- Support the curriculum

3. Parents/Guardians- They can help the library provide services but they can also impede the library by wanting to perpetuate censorship.

Evaluation FrameworkGroup Desired Outcome Possible

MeasureExpected Result for Library

Students want to easily conduct research, want interesting materials to read, want technology help, and fun clubs to be a part of. Students should be able to easily find the information or resource they are looking for.

1) Student satisfaction survey

2) Door count (see how many students are using the library

3) Circulation count

4) Complaints/ Suggestion

box5) Assistance

Request Count (when were able to help and when not able to help)

6) Focus Group

1) Students speak well of the library

2) Students effectively use the library

3) Many students check out books

4) Students are able to find what they need

Evaluation FrameworkGroup Desired Outcome Possible

MeasureExpected Result for Library

Staff want curriculum support, like videos, books, and other materials for in classroom use. Teachers also want help with technology issues and want use of computers in the library

1) Staff satisfaction survey

2) Circulation count (see what items are being used by teachers

3) Focus group (see what teachers want and expect)

4) Complaints/ Suggestion

box5) Assistance Request

Count (when were able to help and when not able to help)

1) Staff speak well of the library

2) Staff are using the resources in the library

3) Staff are satisfied with the materials the library has

4) Staff are able to find what they need and get help when needed

Evaluation FrameworkGroup Desired Outcome Possible

MeasureExpected Result for Library

Parents want their children to beexposed to useful

materialsbut do not want the

childrenexposed to harmfulmaterials. They want

theirchildren to be able to use

thelibrary for research or

otherresources to complete

theirassignments. Parents

wantthe library to provide

booksfor their child’s leisureactivities

1) Parent satisfaction survey

2) Complaints/ Suggestion

box3) Focus Group4) Challenges/ Complaints

Count

1) Parents speak well of the library

2) Parents volunteer at the library

3) Parents are satisfied with the materials the library provides

4) There are not complaints/

incidents of censorship

5) Many parents donate to the library

Evaluation Plan

Evaluation Type

Student Staff Parents Effort Required

Satisfaction Survey

X X X Medium

Door Count X X Medium

Circulation Count

X X Low

Complaints/Suggestions Box

X X X Low

Request Inventory

X X Medium

Focus Group X X X High

Challenge/Complaint Count

X Low

This chart shows what evaluation methods will be used for what groups:

Evaluation Plan Continued

1. During the period of September to January, data will be collected and analyzed.

2. The results of this analysis will be reported to each of the stakeholder groups and the school administration by email and the webpage.

3. The results will be reported by February and we will solicit additional feedback and make adjustments.

Conclusion

•LNCS’s school library is a place that serves the community well.

•Helps students, staff, and parents on a daily basis.

•The library actively participates in helping develop student leaders

•The library also help provide a rigorous curriculum to students

•The library helps provide teachers with valuable classroom resources

Conclusion

•The library faces many challenges, but is prepared to overcome those.

•The library is seeking to improve it services to provide what is needed for today’s ever-changing technological society.

•In the improvement process the library will speak with all stakeholders to obtain opinions and ideas.

Expect great things to come from the

library!

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