Alicia LeRoux

Budget
SLIB 670
Fall 2014

Oak Knoll Middle School Goals

2015-2016
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Improve SOL achievement in reading (86%) and math (90%) to ensure that accreditation
benchmarks continue to be met or exceeded.
Encourage and develop students who are critical thinkers and collaborate together in order
to communicate in a 21st century world.
Provide opportunities for professional development that supports our teachers and enables
them to expand and to foster students who are 21st century thinkers.
Increase academic achievement for our subgroups, especially those with disabilities and
those who are English Language Learners.
OKMS Library Program Goals
2015-2016

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Increase the collaboration between the librarian and classroom teachers.

Establish a makerspacean area of the library where students can collaborate and solve
problems together.
Weed and improve the professional learning library; add professional ebooks to Follett Shelf
Ebooks for OKMS.
To start a book club that encourages all students, especially those with disabilities or English
Language Learners to participate.
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OKMS BUDGET
2015-2016
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Description
(458) New and replacement books
(3) Newspapers
(17) Magazines
Library Databases
(Gale Cengage Learning)

5 Audiovisual
6 Library Supplies
7 Bindery
TOTAL

Unit Cost
$13.14
$36.27
$29.04
$884.04

Total Cost
$6018.12
$108.81
$493.68
$884.04

$703.86
$168.64
$339.85

$703.86
$168.64
$339.85
$8,717.00

OKMS PROPOSED ADDITIONAL BUDGET

2015-2016
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Description
(100) Books for low level readers and those
who are English Language Learners

Professional Ebooks

Professional Development Materials

Justification
Students in these two subgroups continue to
perform significantly below the other
subgroups. Books will be purchased that meet
their needs and a book club will be established.
The book club will meet during our PEAK
time, and the books purchased will make this
book club possible.
Teachers will be given access to the ebook
learning for the first time with this new budget
item. Professional ebooks will be added and
teachers will be taught how to access Follett
Shelf Ebooks. Hopefully, with increased
teacher use and knowledge of ebooks, student
use will also increase since more teachers will
be able to assist students with downloading the
application.
Quarterly Professional Development will be
offered to the teachers before and after school.
The sessions will focus on collaboration, ebook
learning, and using 21st century tools such as
the best websites listed on the ALA website.
Refreshments will be offered so that teachers
will be enticed to attend.

Unit Cost
$19.14

Total Cost
$1914.00

$451.01

$451.01

$25.00

$100.00

Makerspace materials (work gloves, shop

apron, cordless drill, tape ruler, extension cord,
surge protector, tool holder, duster brush and
pan, respirator masks, safety glasses, rotary
craft drill, cutting mat, xacto knife, utility knife,
back saw, jigsaw, hack saw, aviation snipstraight, caliper, compass, holding tools, glue
gun and staple gun, magnifier, soldering iron,
hammer, screwdriver, wrench, plier, hex key,
rubber mallet, nails, needles, sewing kit, iron, 1
sewing machines)

TOTAL

A 21st Century skill requires that students can

problem solve and collaborate. A makerspace
will allow them to do just that. These materials
will be available for students to identify a
problem or unanswered question related to the
curriculum, and then to create a solution. The
students will have access to curriculum
materials, to library databases, and reference
materials along the way. The makerspace
materials are another way for students to learn
beyond paper and pencil or the computer.
These materials are also essential to have in the
library since not all students will take technical
education or teen living. The makerspace will
also help increase collaboration between the
classroom teachers and the librarian as well.

$2534.99

$2534.99

$5000.00