Section VII: Planning for the Future
Goals Objectives Evaluation
1. Create physical spaces in the 1a. The Media Specialist will 1a. The media specialist will rearrange
library that encourage learning create smaller flexible spaces the furniture in the library to make
and collaboration. within the library for independent smaller flexible spaces at the beginning
work, collaboration, and of the year. He/she will continually
comfortable spaces to read. monitor student and staff usage of new
spaces and make adjustments as
necessary to make the spaces conducive
for all patrons.
1b. The Media Specialist will 1b. The media specialist will keep a
create spaces to encourage and record of laptop/tablet usage to see if
enhance the use of technology. technology usage increases over the
course of the year.
1c. The Media Specialist will re- 1c. The media specialist will rearrange
arrange and label all materials so the shelving and books so that all
that they are easily accessible to materials can be easily accessed by
all staff and students. anyone at the beginning of the year. By
mid year all shelves, books, and other
materials will be clearly labeled using a
system all students can understand.
The media specialist will observe
students and staff to see if the new
layout is more accessible. The media
specialist will also compare circulation
before and after the materials have been
rearranged to see if circulation has
increased.
Goal 2 Objective 2a 2a. The MS will document meeting
Promote and encourage The Media Specialist will attendance and minutes. This will be
communication with assemble a committee of teachers, compiled in a data notebook. At least
teachers/students/parents about parents, and administration to one fundraiser per school year will be
the resources available in the discuss current resources held to purchase new resources. Parents
media center and the safety and available and fundraising and Students will complete a quick
responsibility procedures that opportunities to purchase new survey at the beginning of the school
accompany the resources. resources. year to help determine the resources
purchased for the media center.
Objective 2b 2b. The MS will use lesson plans and
The Media Specialist will design student work as documentation of these
lessons for students about the procedures. Parent signature is required
safety and responsibility in the student agenda about technology
procedures for the resources in responsibility and safety. A 5-question
the library. quiz will be given to students to
demonstrate understanding.
Objective 2c 2c
The Media Specialist will present The MS will use video these monthly
new resources at least once a meetings as evidence and provide
month during faculty meetings to access to the staff on the school website
encourage the use of resources. for future viewing. The circulation data
will be used to demonstrate increased
use of resources available after
presentations.
Goal 3 Objective 3a 3a. The MS will make a schedule at the
With each grade level, conduct The Media Specialist will design beginning of the school year to detail,
short research projects that build a monthly Makerspace project on which students from each class will
content knowledge through an upcoming holiday to visit for an activity. Students will be
investigation of different aspects incorporate research skills. assessed using their projects and
of a given topic. sharing with the class a step-by-step
explanation of how to make the project.
Each week will be a different activity
so no one will be sharing the same each
week. The MS will evaluate success by
counting the number of successful
projects and how active makerspace is.
Objective 3b 3b, The MS will meet with the teachers
The Media Specialist will teach during their grade level collaboration to
and use the latest technologies demonstrate the use of the new
bimonthly to enhance research technologies. Teachers will collaborate
projects with both teachers and to come up with ways to use it with
students. projects from classroom instruction to
demonstrate knowledge of the new
technology. Projects will be displayed
in the media center and the MS and
classroom teacher will evaluate them
based on a rubric that teachers will
have provide before the project begins.
Objective 3c 3c. The MS will ask for volunteers
Work with one teacher from a from a grade level to work with in a co-
new grade each year. teaching setting and use data from
students projects and survey from the
teacher to provide feedback on the
progress. Projects can be displayed in
the hallway for MS to evaluate based
on rubrics. The MS will collect the
data and share with administration for
future goals.
The first goal, create physical spaces in the library that encourage learning and collaboration was
created to remedy the problems mentioned in section IV. The Ebenezer Elementary library is not a welcoming
place that is conducive to learning and therefore needs to be overhauled. According to Sullivan every school
library needs a flexible learning space that that supports multiple learning and teaching styles (Sullivan, 2011).
EESs library had several spaces but none were flexible and they did not accommodate learning. The library
has to provide a space for information seeking, collaborating, and communicating, as well as reading and
browsing, and use of multi-media formats (AASL, 2009). By rearranging tables, shelves, media equipment,
and more many smaller flexible spaces can be created for use by individuals, groups, or whole classes.
Rearranging the computers to make them more easily accessible will encourage the use of technology as will
allowing staff and students to checkout and use laptops/tablets from the carts that are already available in the
library. Creating a kid friendly labeling system will allow all students to be able to browse and find what they
are looking for with little help freeing up the media specialist for other tasks.
Our second long-term goal is to promote communication between the media specialist and other
stakeholders about the resources available in the media center. To achieve this goal, the media specialist will
create a committee of stakeholders to garnish regular feedback, design lesson plans for students on the safe and
responsible use of the resources, and conduct monthly sessions with the entire staff about available resources.
This goal will help our media center move towards achieving our mission statement, which is to provide a
facility and program that will empower the learner with the ability to access and process information and ideas,
and support the educational strategies of the school community (Library/Media Center, 2013). According to
The Indispensable Librarian, schools should be taking a proactive approach to dealing with ethical issues
surrounding technology use (Johnson, 2013). This goal will help the media specialist introduce new
technology and provide students with lessons to stay safe, legal, and responsible while using the technology.
The third long-term goal is to provide students with an opportunity to complete short research projects
based on the curriculum. This goal will reach across the grade levels to encourage students to use research to
further their understanding of the curriculum. The Media Specialist will work with teachers to provide quality
instruction about online research. After the projects are complete, the Media Specialist will display the projects
and the rubric used to evaluate them. At the end of the year, students would complete a survey to provide
feedback on the research process. This data will be used to formulate new short-term goals in order to achieve
the long-term goals.
References:
American Association of School Librarians (AASL). (2009). Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School
Library Programs .
Johnson, D. (2013). The Indispensable Librarian: Surviving and Thriving in School Libraries in the
Information Age (2nd ed.). Denver, CO: Linworth.
Library/Media Center / Library Mission Statement & Philosophy. (2013, July 24). Retrieved February 5, 2017,
from http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/Page/5634
Sullivan, M. (2011, April 1). Divine Design: How to create the 21st-century school library of your dreams |
School Library Journal, 26-32. Retrieved Spring 2017, from http://www.slj.com/2011/04/industry-
news/divine-design-how-to-create-the-21st-century-school-library-of-your-dreams/#_
