Screven County Elementary School

Facilities PlanLeslie Hastings

ITEC 4132Spring 2008

Instructor: Dr. Allen

Table of Contents

• School Information• Media Center Information• Current Floor Plan• Photo Tour• Student Survey• Teacher Survey• Facility Use and Policies• Revised Floor Plan• Improvements/Changes• Conclusion

School Information

• Screven County Elementary School is located in Sylvania, Georgia.

• Sylvania is a rural area.• It is the only elementary school in the

county. • SCES was built in 1990. In 2001 is was

remodeled. • Major employers in Screven County is

The Timkin Company and Screven County Board of Education.

School Information

Student Information

• Total enrollment is 1261. There are 624 males and 637 females.

• 687 African Americans• 559 Caucasian• 6 Hispanic• 2 Asian

Teacher Information

• 60 regular education teachers (pre-k through 5th grade)

• 16 special education teachers

• 2 coaches• 2 art teachers• 2 music teachers• 1 technology teacher• 1 zoom teacher (gifted

program)

School Information

• Screven County Elementary School is a Title I school.

• They currently participate in a Universal (school-wide) free lunch program.

• This is attributed to a countywide free and reduced lunch percentage that ranges from 78 and 80%.

Welcome to Screven County Elementary

Media Center

Media Center Information

• Media center consists of one office, two computer labs, media room, kindergarten library, and one storage room.

• The media center is located in the middle of the school.

• One Media Specialist• Two full time paraprofessionals

– Assist in book check out/in, computer lab, re-shelving books, organizing, etc.

• Approximately 30,000 books– Fiction, Non Fiction, Biographies, etc.

• Teacher Resources and References

Current Floor Plans

• Magazine Subscriptions– Student Magazine Subscriptions• Cricket• Chickadee• Highlights for Children• Ranger Rick• National Geographic Kids• Us Kids

– Teacher magazine Subscriptions• Time• US News & World Report• Cobblestone• Horn Book Magazine

• Other Subscriptions– Sylvania Newspaper– School Library Media Activities Monthly– Multimedia & Internet@Schools– Early Childhood Today

• Online Subscriptions– Enchanted Learning– United Streaming– BrainPop – BrainPop Jr.– Harcourt Math

Computer Lab

•Two Computer Labs•45 Computers total•Programs•Accelerated Reader•STAR Program•Compass Lab•Lexia•Math in a Flash Both labs are located in the Media Center

Photo Tour

This photo shows what you see when you walk in the main entrance to the media center.

Photo Tour

Circulation Desk

There are two computers used for checking out and in books. The drop box for books is located at the end of the desk. When you enter the media center the circulation desk is to the right.

Entrances/Exits

These doors lead to the

kindergarten hall.

These doors lead to the main hall. Most students use these doors to enter and

exit the media center.

Teacher Work Station

There are four computers are for teacher use. All the computers are hooked up to a color printer. Most teachers use these computers to print documents in color.

Student Computer Stations

There are four computers that are used for our online catalog. These computers are only used for that reason. Students use them daily to find books they are interested in.

Students are able to use computers in technology lab, their classroom and computer lab for other things.

Computer LabWe have two computer labs in the media center

Each class has a scheduled time to visit computer lab once a week.

This corner of the media center is empty. Not many people use this area. It is sometimes used for parent conferences. The windows are great. They make the room look a lot bigger. This is the area that will be used for a classroom.

Periodicals

These pictures show two shelves that are used for periodicals.

Kindergarten Library

The Kindergarten Library is only for kindergarten teachers. The library is full of books, movies, books on tape, science manipulative, math manipulative, etc. The books are organized by unit topics. This is a great resource to have.

Books, Books, and More Books!!!

These two photographs show two different areas of books. The shelves to the right are easy books and AR books. The shelf below also contains AR zoned books.

The shelves around the wall are non-fiction books and biographies.

The photo to the right shows an area that shelves nonfiction books. The photo below shows more shelves.

Teacher References & Resources

This photo shows the shelves that are used for teacher references and resources. Students are not allowed to check out books on this shelf. Teachers can check them out and use them in their classroom for assignments.

Thanks for Visiting Our Media Center!!!

This is the bulletin board located in the main hall next to the media center.

Student Survey• I surveyed several

students ranging from kindergarten to third grade.

• I asked several questions about the media center– What do you like most

about going to the media center?

– How often do you visit the media center?

– Why do you go to the media center?

Student Survey Results• I had a variety of answers from the

students I interviewed. • Most students visit the media center

to check out books for AR.• Students visit the media center

daily.• Kindergarten students can check

out easy books once a week. Their visit is supervised by their teacher.

• Students also use the media center for computer lab.

• Most students I surveyed enjoyed going to the media center. Some even said they would like to be able to do more. They really liked the idea of story time.

Teacher Survey• I surveyed about 15 teachers. I asked a variety of

questions about the media center.– All teachers said they would like to see an area

used for teaching classes that could also be used for student work.

– They also thought there should be a time and area for story time. Some teachers I interviewed have taught at the school for a while and said they used to have readers theater and story time once a week. They would like to see that come back.

– They also really liked the idea of having a teacher work room with computers and other equipment.

– Currently the computers for teacher use are located in the media center. Moving them to a separate room would allow more work space and a place to put more equipment.

– Most teachers said they would like to see more student and teacher involvement in the media center.

Policies & Media Center Use

• The media center is used by teachers and students.

• The media center opens at 7:30 and closes at 3:30. During these hours anyone is allowed to use the facilities.

• Teachers schedule times for entire class visits.

• Individual students can visit the media center anytime through out the day.

Media Center Use

• The color printer is only for teacher use.• There is not a maximum number of pages

you can print.• The Media Specialist teaches classes on

research and note taking. We do not have a area in the media center to have classes, so the media specialists has to go to classrooms.

• Weekly notices are sent out to students with overdue books. There are no fines for late books.

Relevant Policies

• Teachers are allowed to check out as many books as needed. During particular times of the year (like Christmas) they put a limit on the number of books that can be checked out.

• There is not a policy for how long teachers can keep materials.

• Teachers are encouraged to collaborate with the media specialists throughout the year. Many teachers use the media center and media specialist when planning lessons.

Policy Changes

• Have a copy machine for students to use. Students will pay 5 cent for one copy. There is not a copy machine students can use.

• Develop a policy for checking out media software, hardware and books. Only allow materials to be out for two weeks.

• Teachers need to schedule media center visits two weeks ahead of time. This will allow the media specialist to prepare.

• Schedules for story time should be scheduled at the beginning of the year. Each teacher will have a scheduled time to visit once a week.

Revised Floor Plans

Book Drop Box• A book drop box would be placed in the hall at the

main entrance of the media center and one would on the 3rd, 4th, 5th grade wing. There is currently only one book drop and it is located in the media center.

• The media center is located closer to the K, 1st, & 2nd wing. The box on the other wing would slow the amount of traffic in and out of the media center.DEMCO Mobile Indoor Book Return 4 inch

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Reading tables and

Chairs•A classroom area will be added in the back left corner of the media center. Right now there is a big opened area perfect for table, chairs, and carrels.

•Tables and chairs will be available to teach classes. Students will also have an area to read and work on assignments.

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Children’s Reading Area•A reading area for children will be added. The area will be directly to your right when you enter the media center.•This area will also be used for story time. Classes can schedule times to visit and listen to stories.

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Children’s Reading Area• The children’s area will also include a place for

the media specialist and materials to use. The puppet theater will remain in storage room until needed.

• A glider will be purchased to put in the children’s section of the media center.

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Comfortable Seating

A few bean bag chairs would be added around the media center.

Students will be able to check out books and find a comfortable and quiet place to read. Currently there is not a place to do this.

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Storage

•Shelves would be added in the storage room. Currently the “old” storage room is used for pre-K. In the modifications this room would become storage for the media center.

•This room will be used to store materials and provide a work area for the media specialist and paraprofessionals.

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Study CarrelsStudy carrels will be purchased for student use.

The carrels will only be used for reading, studying, etc.

The computers will remain in the computer lab.

They will placed in the student work area along with the tables and chairs.

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Conclusion

• I realized by doing this project there are several things that need to be added to our media center to make it more productive.

• I hope to be able to use this information and make our media center more successful.