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Section II

The current mission statement for the Lula Elementary School library media center is a general mission statement created for all schools in the county. It does not specifically address the stakeholders of Lula Elementary or describe the materials available through their program. A new mission statement is proposed that mentions collaboration with all stakeholders (including parents and community), describes the materials and resources available at Lula Elementary, and reflects preparing students to be 21st century learners through supporting diverse learning needs.

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Section II

The current mission statement for the Lula Elementary School library media center is a general mission statement created for all schools in the county. It does not specifically address the stakeholders of Lula Elementary or describe the materials available through their program. A new mission statement is proposed that mentions collaboration with all stakeholders (including parents and community), describes the materials and resources available at Lula Elementary, and reflects preparing students to be 21st century learners through supporting diverse learning needs.

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Section II: School Library Media Center Philosophy/Mission Statement

Lula Elementary School


Current Mission Statement:
Provide equitable access to a vast range of materials and information, promote transliteracy, instruct
and collaborate with teachers and staff, and inspire students to become positive, productive, literate,
life-long learners and enthusiastic readers (Sapp, 2015).
The school library mission statement utilized by Lula Elementary School is in fact an overall mission
statement created for all Hall County School libraries within the district. Although the county-wide
designated mission statement addresses the purpose of the media center by being specific to an
audience and communicating its overall goal, it is lacking information that pertains directly to the
stakeholders of Lula Elementary School. The current mission contains no mention of collaboration
among other important stakeholders such as the parents and community members. Therefore, the
current mission statement should be changed to include all stakeholders involved with the media
center program of Lula Elementary School.

The current mission also conveys the importance of providing equitable access to materials
and information, yet fails to mention what types of materials Lula Elementary School can offer to the
stakeholders. The materials available within the library media program vary within the county level
based upon whether the school receives or does not receive Title One funding. The mission statement
should be reworded to include a clear understanding of the exact materials Lula Elementary School
can offer to the stakeholders through the current library media program available.
While applicable evidence of learning is promoted within the overall mission, the current
mission does not reflect upon creating 21st Century learners. This may be due to the fact that the
mission was written as an overall statement for all school libraries within the county and the media

center programs do not all have access to common materials. The revised mission statement should
reflect upon preparing students to be 21st century learners through the services and materials
provided by the media center while supporting the diverse learning needs of all stakeholders.

New Mission Statement:


It is the mission of the Lula Elementary School Media Center to provide equitable access to a vast
range of materials and information through the support of the media staff, print materials, technology,
and other media resources available to build 21st Century literacy skills among all stakeholders. The
library aspires to support the diverse learning needs of students through collaboration, while
promoting a positive and productive learning environment conducive to building enthusiastic readers
and empowering life-long learners.

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