4. Student Demographics
White :101
Black: 1,596
American Indian: 1
Asian: 154
Hispanic: 162
5. Morrow High Media Center
Personnel
One Media Specialist
One Media Clerk
6. Morrow High Media Center
Location
The media
center is
located
across from
the
courtyard.
The
courtyard is
the area
where
students go
to eat and
relax during
lunch.
7. Media Center Location
This display
case is
located
outside of
the media
center.
Every month
there is
different
information
inside the
display case
pertaining to
the school’s
curriculum.
8. Morrow High Media Center
Location
The media
center is
located on
the second
floor near
many of the
science
classes.
Unfortunate
ly, it is a
great
distance
from many
of the CTAE
(Career,
Technical,
and
Agriculture
Education)
classes.
10. Reading Area
This is the
reading area.
The reading
area is on the
immediate left
upon entering
the media
center. This area
is not utilized
often due to the
lack of seating
space. The
downsize is that
this area is right
next to the
hallway which
can be a little
noisy at times.
11. Computer Area
The media
center
currently has
fifteen
computers
for students
to utilize.
Some
classrooms
have at least
one
computer for
students to
utilize during
class.
12. Computer Area
Unfortunately,
some of them are
non operable at
times. Additional
computers are
located in the
computer lab on
the second floor.
The computer lab
has 30 computers
for students to
utilize. The
downfall to this is
many teachers
utilize the
computer lab for
the entire school
day to house
students because
they are too lazy
too teach!
13. Seating/Work Area
There are 20
tables with
4-6 chairs at
each. The
media center
can seat up
to
approximatel
y 150-170
students.
22. Survey Results/Positive Results
Teachers Students
- The media center - Can check out many
includes additional books at a time.
resources for teaching - Can utilizes computers
various units. before school, after
- Large area to teach school and during lunch.
combined classes. - Large area to complete
- - Additional computers assignments.
for teachers to utilize
during planning period.
23. Survey Results/Negative
Teachers Students
- Not much of a selection of - There is not a great selection
teacher resources to choose of books to check out.
from. - There is no quiet reading
- Sometimes students are area.
utilizing all computers which - Chairs do not have cushion
may cause a teacher to have which cause us(students) not
to wait to use a computer. to remain in the media center
- - Teachers can not utilize the for an extended period of
media center on certain days time.
due to the requirement of
fixed scheduling.
24. Existing Layout
Pink Area- Media
Clerk work station
Orange Area-
Circulation Desk
Green Area- New
Books
Blue Area- Reading
Area
Dark Brown Area-
Nonfiction/Fiction
Books
Burgundy Area-
Teacher Resources
Light Brown Area-
Chairs and Tables
for students to read Buy SmartDraw !- purchased copies print this
and complete class document without a watermark .
work. Visit www.smartdraw.com or call 1-800-768-3729.
25. Media Center Improvements
Need more Eliminate unused
computers for book shelves next to
students and the copy machine
teachers to utilize and replace with at
throughout the day. least 15 computers.
15 computers at
$601.00
www.dell.com
26. Media Center Improvements
Cubicles and earphones
should be purchased for
students to be able to
work without being
disturbed by others.
Cubicles-
www.cubesolutions.com
Earphones- $50.00 each
www.theshoppingcart.com
27. Media Center Improvements
Cushions need to be
placed in seats so
students will be
comfortable while in
the media center.
110 cushions for
$2,300.00
www.secondlife.com
28. Media Center Improvements
Purchase more
teacher resources,
other than books, for
the units students are
studying throughout
the year.
More visual aids
should be purchased
to assist with teaching
units.
29. Media Center Improvements
Eliminate loveseat
and replace with a
sectional to hold
additional students.
www.kontaktmag.com
30. New Layout
Burgundy Area- teacher
resources
Extra book shelves were
eliminated and replaced
with additional
computers.
Tan Area- Cubicle area:
can seat 4 students per
section (can hold 20
students).
Light Green- New
selection of books for
students to utliize.
Light Brown Area- Tables
and chairs for students
to complete
assignments. Can hold
80 students.
Light Brown shelves- Buy SmartDraw!- purchased copies print this
Fiction books document without a watermark .
Visit www.smartdraw.com or call 1-800-768-3729.
Dark Brown shelves-
Nonfiction books
31. Media Center Policy
Accessibility of the media center
The Library Media Center (LMC) should always be open and
accessible. The Georgia Department of Education policy 160-4-
4-.01 clearly states that the LMC is flexibly scheduled throughout
each instructional day.
Morrow High School Media Center Hours of Operation: 7:30AM-
3:15PM
I would extend the hours to 5:00PM for those students who are
able to work late on assignments in the media center.
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) policy
concerning Flexible Scheduling is taken very seriously and
assigning classes to the Media Center is a violation of GaDOE
policy. Every Library Media Specialist (LMS) is also required to
have an active school level Library Media/Technology
Committee.
Light Blue- Changes that I would make to the current policy.
32. Media Center Policy
Collaboration and flexible scheduling are needed for a quality and effective K-
12 media center instructional program. One cannot exist without the other. The
library media program shall be a collaborative effort between the classroom
teacher and the library media specialist in order to help our students achieve.
Collaboration between the media specialist and classroom teacher is not
required at Morrow High School.
Collaboration between both the media specialist and teacher should be
required.
It is essential that flexible scheduling work in partnership with collaboration.
Administrators, classroom teachers, and media specialists should realize that
flexible scheduling is much more difficult and time consuming than a fixed
schedule. Flexible scheduling is not having a sign up sheet available and
allowing teachers to sign up for the media center. The necessary planning for
successful instruction with the classroom teacher and co-teaching the students
are time consuming.
Again, the Library Media Center should always be open and accessible. This is
a GaDOE policy and if classes are assigned to the media center it is not
possible to be open to all students, staff, and faculty.
Fixed scheduling is required at Morrow High School.
I would recommend that flexible scheduling is required for the reasons
mentioned above.
33. Media Center Policy
Evaluation of Collection/Funding
Every school is required to have one full time media
specialist as well as one full time media clerk.
Morrow High has one full time media specialist and one
full time media clerk.
Each school should have at least 2 media specialists or
clerks to assist with the workload required by media
specialists.
The media center’s collection is reviewed annually.
Resources that are not utilized are eliminated. Weeding
also takes place annually.
The collection must align with the GPS standards as
well as the curriculum that is being taught in classrooms.
34. Media Center Policy
Evaluation of Collection/Funding continued
Due to budget cuts received this school term,
the superintendent only awarded $5,000 to
each media center in Clayton County Public
Schools.
Evidently, this is not enough funds to replace
resources in the media center.
The annual budget received by each media
center in the Clayton County School system
should be a minimal of $10,000.
35. Media Center Policy
Internet Use
Each student is required to have a completed
Internet Agreement Form on file before they
are allowed to access the computers in the
media center.
36. Media Center Policy
Circulation Policies
9th-12th grade- Students are allowed to check
out as many books as they like with the
exception of reference material such as
encyclopedias and dictionaries. They are
required to utilize reference material in the
media center.
37. Media Center Policy
Literacy Checklist Requirements. Before students
graduate from Morrow High School, they are
required to know how to complete each task on
the checklist listed below:
- Log on to Internet to locate sources of information.
- Evaluate web sites for accuracy of information
(reliability, credibility, accuracy).
- Use GALILEO as a source of information for research
projects and personal information.
- Know how to create citations
- Understand the ethics of using resources including
copyright restrictions and the concept of plagiarism.
38. Media Center Policy
Checklist continued
- Use OPACS to locate resources in a library media
center.
- Understand and use the Dewey classification system.
- Use specialized reference works and databases.
The checklist is listed as a requirement for students
before graduation but, our students do not know how
to do many of the tasks on this checklist. I would
recommend that the media specialist with the
collaboration of the teacher ensure that the tasks
mentioned in the Library Checklist are accomplished
by each student before graduation.
