YHS Information Center Needs Assessment and Action Plan
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YHS Information CenterNeeds Assessment
and Action Plan
Created by Melody Townley
4/15/13
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Non-Fiction collection improvement Physical layout change Increased collaboration between the school library
media specialist and the subject area teachers
Areas for Improvement
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Common Core Standards place a strong new emphasis on “informational texts”
8th grade texts should be: 45% literary 55% informational
12th grade texts should be: 30% literary 70% informational
(Common Core Standards Initiative, 2012)
Non-Fiction Collection Improvement
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Can We Meet the Standards?
• Average collection age is 1989• 93% of the 910-919 (Geography,Maps, and Atlases) is outdated• 95.83% of the 520-529 (Astronomyand the Allied Sciences) is outdated
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Can We Meet the Standards?
Collection Percentages• 24.62% fiction• 13.36% 900 (Geography/History• 12.95% 300 (Social Sciences)
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Greater emphasis on collection weeding Improve weakest areas by 30% TitleWise evaluation and improvement cycle
15%-20% improvement Student and teacher feedback
Suggested Improvements forNon-Fiction Collection
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Increased flexibility of furniture arrangements Class and small group work collaborations Increased use of physical Information Center space
Physical Layout Change
Image courtesy ofCentral HS Library
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Better lighting Increased seating Flexible seating
Suggested Improvements forthe Physical Space Plan
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Guided Inquiry Deeper, thought
provoking assignments
Increased Collaboration
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New teacher collaborations Windows of opportunity Creation of new subject area projects Observation and adjustment cycle
Suggested Improvements forIncreased Collaborative Culture
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(2008). Reading framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Central high school library. (Photographer). (2013, April 15). Portfolio: central high school library [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http://mediatechnologies.com/portfolio/set/central-high-school-library/gallery/
Common core standards state initiative. (2012). English language arts key design consideration. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/introduction/key-design-consideration
Follett Library Resources, Inc. (2013, March 5). Titlewise collection analysis: YHS. Accessed on November 11, 2012 from http://titlewave.com/ca/analysis/overview.html?caid=2113578&SID=4cee52ec7656eab9d6645ea9b1921c27
Hasoon, A. (2012, February 11). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.milamberblog.com/tag/cone-of-learning/
KnowHow non-profit. (Photographer). (2010, November 17). Monitoring and evaluation: The basics [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://knowhownonprofit.org/organisation/quality/mande/monitoring-and-evaluation-the-basics
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