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Saddle Ridge Elementary & Middle School

To:

Wendy Ingram, Principal

From:

Beth Mashburn, Media Specialist Candidate

CC:

Melissa Lemons, Media Specialist

Date:

01/20/2016

Re:

Library Media Program Evaluation

On January 13, 2016, Mrs. Lemons and I evaluated the status of our
school library media program. To rate our program, we used the
Georgia Department of Education 2015 Library Media Program
Evaluation Rubric. The rubric is divided into six (6) categories:
Student Achievement and Instruction; Technology; Staffing;
Facilities, Access, and Resources; Administrative Support; and
Staff Development. Below is a summary of what we discussed and
an action plan for any areas we identified as basic. I have also
included an action plan to move toward exemplary status in the
Flexible Scheduling section of the Facilities, Access, and Resources
category. For the Levels of Proficiency category, B indicates Basic, P
indicates Proficient, and E indicates Exemplary status.
The following tables have summarized the Target Indicators and our
ratings and action steps. Please refer to the GA DOE 2015 Library
Media Program Evaluation Rubric for a complete description of each
category and level of proficiency.
Student Achievement and Instruction
Target Indicators
Level of
Proficien
cy
1. Information Literacy
P
Standards are integrated into
content instruction
2. Collaborative Planning
P
3. Professional library media
P
staff are engaged in active
teaching role/s
4. Library media center
P
resources encourage and support
reading, viewing and listening
5. Services provided for diverse
P

Action Plan
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

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learning abilities, styles, and
needs
6. Student achievement
assessed

Technology
Target Indicators
7. Technology Management
8. Technology Integration
Staffing
Target Indicators
9a. State mandate for < base
size
9b. State mandate for base size
or >

The media specialist

will begin collaborating
with teachers to study
data and develop more
assessments.

Level of
Proficien
cy
P
P

Action Plan

Level of
Proficien
cy
E

Action Plan

N/A

Facilities, Access, and Resources

Target Indicators
Level of
Proficien
cy
10. Flexible schedule
P

11. Square footage requirement

12. Streaming video,
whiteboards, computers, central
electronic media distribution
available
13. Access to online information
14. Resources managed for
maximum efficient use
15. Galileo access and
instruction

N/A
N/A

N/A

Action Plan

E
E

The media specialist

will provide extended
hours for the library at
certain times of the
year to be determined.
N/A
N/A

P
P

N/A
N/A

The media specialist

will provide teachers

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with a refresher course
on Galileo and provide
students and teachers
with the Galileo
password.
Administrative Support
Target Indicators
16. Media liaison appointed by
superintendent

Level of
Proficien
cy
B

Action Plan

17. Support at the school and

district level

18. Development of media

committee

19. Local Board approved library

media policy
20. Library media budget
allocation and expenditures

Discuss appointment
of county media liaison
with county media
committee and present
to superintendent.
The media specialist
will publicize and
provide superintendent
with positive reports of
media center activities
and goals
accomplished.
After gaining rapport
this year with
teachers, the media
specialist will create a
school library media
committee.
N/A

N/A

Level of
Proficien
cy
P

Action Plan

Staff Development
Target Indicators
21. Professional development
opportunities available for library
media staff and provided by
library media staff

N/A