Memo To Principal

BCMS MEMORANDUM
TO: MICHELE DYAL

FROM: REBEKAH BOWEN
SUBJECT: MEDIA CENTER EVALUATION
DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2014
CC: AMY LEE, MEDIA SPECIALIST

Mrs. Dyal,
In collaboration with Amy Lee, the current school media specialist, I have completed the
GLMA & GLA 2013 Library Media Program Self-Evaluation Rubric. This evaluation was completed in
order to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of our media center in its current state. The results
showed several areas of great success, but also some areas that we feel need some attention. We have
developed action steps that, if implemented, can bring all areas of our media center to proficient, and
beyond.
To start, there are five standards that were found to be at the basic proficiency level. The areas
in need of attention are Student Achievement and Instruction, Facilities, Access, and Resources,
Administrative Support, and Staff Development opportunities. The table below indicates the
corresponding standard and action steps to help to improve the overall effectiveness of the Bleckley
County Middle School Media Center.

Target Indicators and
Categories
Standards Action Steps
Category 1 Student
Achievement and Instruction
Standard 2: Collaborative
planning includes both the
Library Media Specialist and
teachers to ensure use of library
media center resources that
support on-going classroom
instruction and implementation
of state curriculum and the
GPS and CCGPS.
1. The media specialist will use
the GeorgiaStandards.org
website to become more
familiar with state standards.
2. The media specialist will seek
professional development
opportunities (i.e.
workshops, webinars,
conferences) to better
understand effective
collaborative planning.
Standard 3: Professional library
media star are engaged in active
teaching role/s.
1. Media specialist will create a
schedule specifically for after
school collaboration that will
take place at least once per
week.
Category 3 Facilities, Access,
and Resources
Standard 13. One of the
national educational technology
1. Media specialist will
participate in professional
2

goals states: Effective and
engaging software and on-line
resources will be an integral
part of every schools
curriculum. The GALILEO
Virtual Library provides
Georgia students and teachers
access to exceptional on-line
resources at no cost to the local
school district.
development opportunities
(i.e. workshops, webinars,
conferences) to better
understand all components
of GALILEO and
integration into all
classrooms.
2. Media specialist will create
an online module to be used
as an orientation to
GALILEO as well as by
classroom teachers for
promotion of GALILEO.
Category 4 Administrative
Support
Standard 14. The local system
superintendent shall appoint a
system media contact person
(SMCP) to serve as a liaison to
the department.
1. The current SMCP will
create a yearly calendar with
set vertical alignment
meetings.
2. The current SMCP will sent
out weekly memos through
email to establish an open
line of communication
between all district media
specialists.
Category 5 Staff
Development
Standard 19. Staff development
opportunities are available both
for the library media staff to
enhance their own professional
knowledge and for the library
media staff to provide
information and technology
literacy skills to other teachers
and administrative staff.
Professional resources and
services for all faculty members
are provided in the media
center for the learning
community.
1. The media specialist will
attend at least one
library/educational
technology conference per
year.
2. The media specialist will
redeliver new information
and provide access to and
training for use of new
resources obtained through
conference attendance.
Standard 18 was found to be at the proficient level, but the media specialist and I agree that with the
development of a long-range funding plan which includes partnerships with local businesses, targeted
school fundraising, and grant applications, this standard will elevate to exemplary.
Thank you for your time,

Rebekah N. Bowen

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