Jessica Brown

Fall 2020
Program Evaluation

Memo to Principal

Pulaski Elementary School

To: Dr. Brown

From: Jessica Brown
Re: School Library Media Program

Dear Dr. Brown:

With the assistance of Mrs. Andrews, I recently evaluated the School Library Media
Program at Pulaski Elementary. To effectively evaluate the program, I used the Judy Serritella
Exemplary Library Media Program Self-Evaluation Rubric. The rubric six categories: Student
Achievement and Instruction; Technology; Staffing; Facilities, Access, and Resources;
Administrative Support; and Staff Development. There are a total of 21 indicators. We found
that the Pulaski media center rated Basic in 8 indicators, Proficient in 5 indicators, and
Exemplary in 8 indicators.
The media center is needs improvement mainly in the category of Student Achievement
and Instruction, Technology, and Facilities. Information literacy skills need to be integrated into
the curriculum and more collaboration needs to occur between the media specialist and teachers
to teach and assess students. Technology tools and the instruction of using GALILEO need to be
encouraged more, and the media center needs to be flexible with the times students and faculty
can come in to use resources. While these are areas that need to be improved on, there are many
areas that the media center is excelling in. A full-time media specialist and a full-time media
clerk are employed at the school, and the physical space of the media center large and full of
technology. Print and non-print resources are used frequently, and an online catalog is used.
The media specialist frequently communicates with other media specialists and participates in
professional development. I feel that the good areas in the media center outweigh the bad. I
know that with a few changes, the eight basic indicators can be changed to proficient or
exemplary.
Sincerely,
Jessica Brown
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Fall 2020
Program Evaluation
Action Plan
Basic to Proficient
There are 8 indicators that are rated as basic. These indicators can be moved to proficient
with just a few minor adjustments.
1. Information Literacy Standards are integrated into content instruction. AASL
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner are integrated into content instruction.
-The media specialist will collaborate weekly with teachers to make sure that lessons taught in
the media center and the classrooms are addressing information literacy standards and 21st-
century learner standards.
2. Collaborative planning includes both the Library Media Specialists and teachers to
ensure use of library media center resources that support on-going classroom instruction
and implementation of state curriculum.
-During the weekly collaboration with teachers, the media specialist will ensure the teachers
know about onsite and online resources that support their curriculum.
3. Professional library staff are engaged in active teaching role/s.
-During the weekly collaboration with teachers, the media specialist will discuss the teachers
upcoming lessons and suggest extension activities that can be done in the media center to help
the students with lesson concepts.
4. The library media center resources encourage and support reading, viewing, and
listening.
-The media specialist will begin having monthly events in the media center. These will include
author talks, book fairs, writing challenges, book clubs, etc.
6. Student achievement is routinely assessed.
-During the weekly collaboration with teachers, the media specialist will offer technology tools
that can be used for student assessment. The media specialist will also actively participate in
assessing students within the library setting.
8. The school library media specialist integrates the use of emerging technologies as a
means for effective and creative teaching and to support P-12 students’ conceptual
understanding, critical thinking, and creative processes.
-During the weekly collaboration with teachers, the media specialist will suggest technology
tools that the teachers can use in the classrooms during their lessons. The media specialist will
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Program Evaluation
also create lessons in the media center that allow students to use technology tools to complete
assignments.
10. There shall be a plan for flexibly scheduled library media center access for students and
teachers in groups or as individuals simultaneously throughout each instructional day.
Accessibility shall refer to the facility, the staff, and the resources and shall be based on
instructional need.
-The media center will be open not only throughout the instructional day, but before and after
school as well. The media specialist will enlist and train volunteers to ensure that someone is in
the media center to help staff and students when she is at lunch or out.
15. One of the national educational technology goals states: “Effective and engaging
software and on-line resources will be and integral part of every school’s curriculum.” The
GALILEO Virtual Library provides Georgia students and teachers access to exceptional
on-line resources at no cost to the local school district.
-The media specialist will conduct a professional development workshop with staff to train them
on how to access and locate resources on GALILEO. The media specialist will also have
frequent lessons that not only teach students how to access GALILEO resources, but allow them
to explore and use these resources as well.
Proficient to Exemplary
There are five indicators that are currently rated proficient. I chose one indicator to work on for
it to me rated exemplary.
7. Provide and manage access to digital collections, technology tools & technology resources
that support and enhance instruction and reflect the needs and interests of diverse P-12
students, school, and community.
-The media specialist will create a media center website that highlights weekly events going on
in the media center. The website will also contain access to media center resources as well as
local library resources. Student work will be displayed on a portion of the website to encourage
and celebrate student learning, Teachers will be told to encourage students to visit the website,
and the media specialist will send information home with the students.