MEMORANDUM
TO: PRINCIPAL GLANDA COLLINGSWORTH, CROSS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
FROM: JASON STARK
SUBJECT: SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM EVALUATION :
DATE: APRIL 3, 2018
Using the guidelines set by the Georgia Department of Education as outlined by 2016 Judy
Serritella Exemplary Library Media Self-Evaluation Rubric, I completed an evaluation of Cross
Creek High School’s Media Center. Evaluation using this rubric focused on six categories,
twenty-two indicators, and three levels of proficiency: basic, proficient, and exemplary.
I found the following results show in the table below after evaluating our library media center
based on the above principles.
Target Indicators
and Categories Levels of Proficiency
Basic Proficient Exemplary
Category 1 3 2 1
Category 2 2
Category 3 1
Category 4 2 1 3
Category 5 2 3
Category 6 1
Our Media center has seven standards that meet the exemplary level of performance, seven areas
in proficient and seven areas of basic proficiency. In the table below you will find an action plan
to move our seven basic proficiency areas to proficient or exemplary. There is also an action plan
for one proficient area to be elevated to exemplary. See below.
Library Media Program Evaluation Report
Category 1: Student Achievement
Indicators Basic Level Definition Action Plan
3. Professional library media The Library Media Specialist I have found that my
staff are engaged in active makes recommendations to teachers willingness to
teaching role/s. (Information students for class projects collaborate with the media
Power; Principle 4, p.58) and pleasure reading. The specialist is totally dependent
Library Media Specialist upon the media specialist. If
provides basic orientation I am willing to reach out and
and instruction on create lesson plans with them
information location skills. they are more than willing to
allow the media center to
become an extension of
classroom instruction; I
would like to increase that
participation by 20%.
5. Services are provided to The library media center Cross Creek HS has one of
students who have diverse resources reflect diverse the largest school
learning abilities, styles, and learning abilities, styles, and populations of special needs
needs. (Information Power; needs. students including all 9-12
Principle 7, p. 58) grade hearing impaired. I
will research grants or
request additional funding to
improve an area each year.
6. Student Achievement is The classroom teacher is Our departments have daily
routinely assessed. (A responsible for assessing meetings to collaborate. I
Planning Guide for student achievement. will invite them to meet in
Information Power; p.36) the media center to allow me
to attend as well once a
month.
Indicators Proficient Level Definition Action Plan
2. Collaborative planning The Library Media Specialist Cross Creek Media Center
includes both the Library encourages collaborative benefits from several
Media Specialists and planning among teachers meeting rooms that could be
teachers to ensure use of who are teaching units of utilized for the meeting of
library media center similar content. The Library each department. I will
resources that support on- Media Specialist is familiar propose all department
going classroom instruction with the Georgia meetings be held in the
and implementation of state Standards.org website and media center so I will be
the Common Core standards
2
curriculum and the GPS and and encourages teachers to aware current curriculum
CCGPS. (IFBD 160-4-4-.01) use the resources available plans.
on GSO web page
Category 3: Staffing
Indicator Basic Level Definition Action Plan
9b. If base size or larger: A Library Media Specialist is Although each of our schools
school system shall employ a not required to perform other is assigned a technology
full-time Library Media duties on a daily or frequent support person, each
Specialist for each base size basis. A part-time library technician is responsible for
school or larger. media paraprofessional is up to six schools. Cross
employed. Creek is scheduled for only
(Base size defined by one day of support each
unweighted FTE: K-5, 450; week which is often
6-8, 624; 9-12, 970) (CGB, superseded by needs at other
160-5-1-.22 schools. Teachers are often
in need of immediate
technology assistance/trouble
shooting. I will suggest a
system of coverage be
formed so that I am available
to assist teachers without
hindering the media center
operations.
Category 4: Facilities, Access, and Resources
Indicator Basic Level Definition Action Plan
10. There shall be a plan for Flexible scheduling makes Currently, my
flexibly scheduled media resources and assistance responsibilities can include
center access for students available at the time of technology support, duty
and teachers in groups or as learning need, but school assignment and additional
individuals simultaneously schedules may override this inventories (textbook and
throughout each instructional preferable flexibility. Library Title 1). I will propose an
day. Accessibility shall refer media staff is available to annual review of these
to the facility, the staff, and teachers and students for responsibilities to increase
the resources and shall be most of the day. the media centers ability to
based on instructional need. perform as a true flexible
scheduling program.
(IFBD 160-4-4-.01)
15. One of the national Students will be instructed I will produce a screencast
educational technology goals accessing GALILEO. The giving instructions on how to
3
states: “Effective and password will be provided in access and log in to
engaging software and on- a timely manner. GALILEO which will be
line resources will be an added to the Students page
integral part of every on our website as well as a
school’s curriculum.” The direct link to the site.
GALILEO Virtual Library GALILEO will also be
provides Georgia students added to my freshmen
and teachers access to orientation as a covered
exceptional on-line resources subject.
at no cost to the local school
district. .
Category 6: Staff Development
Indicator Basic Level Definition Action Plan
21. Staff development Library Media Specialist Cross Creek has a dedicated
opportunities are available participates in staff Instructional Technology
both for the library media development options and Specialist but she splits her
staff to enhance their own provides informal staff time between multiple
professional knowledge and development instruction schools. Time constraints for
for the library media staff to during collaborative our teachers is always an
provide information and planning with teachers. issue. I will propose creating
technology literacy skills to Current professional professional learning
other teachers and resources are maintained in screencast videos, as needed,
administrative staff. the library media center if to be placed on our site for
Professional resources and the district does not provide teachers to watch and
services for all faculty a centralized professional complete.
members are provided in the resource center.
library media center for the
"learning community".
(Information Power;
Principle 8, p. 100
