School Library

Budget Proposal
Jackie Bennett
School Librarian
Maugansville Elementary School
Vision
O The goal of Maugansville Elementary Schools
Library Media Program is to empower its
patrons to become 21
st
century learners and
to navigate information in all formats to meet
their information need. Each student and staff
member will have equitable access to a
variety of resources in varying formats.
Instruction will be collaboratively planned and
contain authentic real world connections.
Each patron will become an effective user of
information.

Budget Changes
2013-2014
School Year
2014-2015
School Year
O Total Allocation:
$5,176
O Proposed
Allocation: $6,507

O Difference: + $1,331
Focus for increase
O Technology!
O Purchase a set of 10 iPads to begin
building a class set of 30
O Plan to purchase 10 more each year until
2016- 2017
O iPads will cost $3,790 per year according
to Apple agreement with WCPS
Why Technology?
O Our vision is for all students to be 21
st

century learners and to be information
navigators
O Information is more up-to-date, print
information is often out of date before it is
even shelved
O Access to greater amount of resources
like WCPS purchased databases, apps
and e-book collection
Why iPads?
O Equitable access for all students!
O Easy navigation for younger students and
special needs
O Authentic to students lives
O Motivating and Interactive
O Automatic Updates
iPads versus Mini- Laptops
O Portable versus clunky
O State mandated online testing means
No available computers and laptops for
several weeks each marking period
O iPads cannot be used for online testing
O Guarantees our students will have
necessary technology for other projects
during the testing windows
Changing our Library
O New schedule= new opportunities!
O Our Library is a Learning Commons, a
place to encourage research,
collaboration and creativity
O Flexibility- print and digital resources in
the same room
O Reduce the barrier between students and
appropriate information
O Student-centered instruction, topic-
specific resources,
O Digging deeper into research as per
CCSS

Funds
O Take $2,549 from collection development
and reallocate towards technology
O Would only need to increase the budget
by $1,331 to cover the remaining cost of
the iPads


Will this effect the collection?
O No!
O Over $2,000 was spent in the 2013-2014
school year towards building up the
nonfiction collection in the 500s and 600s
O Both are the most popular sections
O $500 in the proposed budget will go
towards replacing aged items in the 200s
and 400s, which are our most aged
sections
O The fiction collection will receive similar
funds from the previous year

Will this effect the collection?
O $850 towards fiction book replacement for
2013- 2014 because of much needed
updating
O Only $300 needed for 2014-2015 to
maintain the updated collection
O Stricter replacement policy
O Black eyed Susan program
O Student and teacher requests still met
Sources
Harland, P. C. (2011, September ). Toward a Learning Commons.
School Library Monthly. Retrieved April 16, 2014, from
http://www.schoollibrarymonthly.com/articles/Harland2011-
v28n1p34.html

Abarbanel, E., Davis, S., Hand, D., & Wittmer, M. (2013). The New
School Library. Independent School Magazine. Retrieved April 16,
2014, from http://www.nais.org/Magazines-
Newsletters/ISMagazine/Pages/The-New-School-Library.aspx

Bennett, K. R. (2012). Less than a Class Set. Learning & Leading
with Technology, 39(4), 22-25.