The Euchee Creek Media Center Facilities Plan summarizes the current state of the media center at Euchee Creek Elementary School. It provides details on the school profile, media center collection, current facility layout, positive and negative survey feedback, and proposed improvements. The plan also includes the media center policies on accessibility, scheduling and collaboration, selection criteria, and circulation. The goal is to better support the students and teachers through an updated media center.

1. Euchee Creek Elementary
Media Center Facilities Plan

2. Media Center Facilities Plan
Emily Harn
PSC/NCATE Assessment # 3
FRIT 7132
Dr. Green
Spring 2011

3. Euchee Creek Elementary School
Grovetown, Georgia

4. Mission Statement
The mission of the Euchee Creek Media
Center is to support the philosophy, goals, and
instructional program of the school. To
achieve this mission, the media center
provides intellectual and ideas on all
appropriate levels of difficulty with a diversity
of appeal and points of view.

5. School Profile
• 375 students (Pre-K through Fifth Grade)
• 1 principal
• 1 assistant principal
• 1 counselor
• 1 speech therapist
• 1 media specialist
• 1 media assistant
• 20 teachers
• 13 paraprofessionals

6. Media Center Collection
 Accelerated Reader Quizzes -- over 100,000 (updated weekly)
 General Collection – 13,000 volumes
 Reference Books -- 562 volumes
 Vertical File -- Over 500 supplemental materials filed by subject: includes
paperback books, Cobblestone and Kids Discover magazines, pamphlets, maps,
and pictorials.
 Periodicals -- 9 professional journals and 14 children’s magazines
 Audio-Visual Software -- 893 videos, audio cassettes and CDs, filmstrips, etc.
 Teacher Resources -- 670 books and teaching materials
 Audio-visual and Computer Equipment -- 351 items plus 5 look-up workstations
in media center (not counting classroom and lab computers)

7. Media Center Location
The media center is located in the front of the
building next to the lunchroom.

8. Hallway Leading to the Media Center
There are two bulletin boards promoting reading on the walls
leading up to the media center.
One of them promotes reading by displaying children’s books.
The other promotes the Accelerated Reader program.

9. Current Facility Floor Plan
Television Nonfiction
Picture
Books
Fiction
Non
fiction
Windows
Circulation
16' 0"
Desk
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10. Circulation Desk
The circulation desk is centrally located in the
media center.
The media specialist is able to see all areas of
the media center from her desk.

11. Story Time Area
Bright and cheerful
Decorated with stuffed
animals and kid friendly
props
Rocking chair and a book
display
Bulletin board with
Georgia Storybook
Nominees and Media
Center Expectations
Big, colorful rug for
students to sit on

12. Seating Areas
The main seating area
consists of nine round tables
with four child chairs at each
table.
There is a drop down
screen near the tables that
can be used for lessons.
There is a television visible
to the seating areas.
There is also a large
conference table with ten
chairs in the back of the
media center that is used for
teacher collaboration.

13. Computer Areas
There is a computer lab connected to the media center
with 26 wireless computers. Teachers sign up to bring
their whole class into the lab for one hour increments.
There is also a smaller computer area located in the
middle of the media center. It has six computers
surrounding a table. Students can use these computers
to take AR tests, search for books, and do research.

14. Work and Storage Areas
Media Production Room- Stores equipment used for the daily
morning show
Stores teacher resources such as a paper cutter, video
equipment, Ellison Dye machine and cuts, and learning videos

15. Work and Storage Areas
Teacher Workroom contains:
laminator
paint
markers
pencils
crayons
sink
games
decorations
teacher resource books
Teachers are able to use the
workroom during their planning
period or before and after school.

16. Bookshelves
There are 13,000 books in the
Euchee Creek Library.
The fiction books are in the
bookshelves in the center of the
library .
The non-fiction bookshelves line
the walls of the library.
Student work is displayed on top
of the bookshelves.
The picture books are stored in
the bookshelves surrounding the
Story Time Area.

17. Comfy Reading Area and Vertical File
 The comfy reading area consists of a colorful rug and four
soft bean bag chairs. The students are allowed to pick a
book and read quietly in the area.
The vertical file is a unique part of the media center. It was
started by the first media specialist at the school. It contains
a variety of resources organized by subject matter.

18. Positive Survey Results
 All teachers surveyed listed the computer lab as the best
feature in the media center.
 Words that were used in the survey to describe the library
were fun, inviting, and very organized.
 The teachers also enjoy all the resources available to them
and the Teacher Workroom.
 The students surveyed also listed the computer lab as their
favorite feature in the media center.
 The students also enjoy the morning news segment.
 The students love story time with the media specialist and the
comfy reading area.
 Several students like being able to take AR tests in the library
as well as their names being displayed when they do well.

19. Negative Survey Results
 Teachers and students both expressed a desire to have the fiction
collection updated.
 The students would like to have a larger comfy reading area.
 The teachers think that there are too many smaller tables and would like
to see them replaced with larger tables to de-clutter the area and allow
more room for the students to walk around.
 The media specialist would like an area where the students could sit
while she reads to them. She says that when they gather in front of her
while she reads, they tend to be too crowded together.
 Both the media specialist and teachers also think that the media center
could use brighter lights, the current lights are dull.
 Most every teacher would like to see a SMART Board in the media
center so that they could teach lessons in there. It could also be used for
faculty meetings.

20. Improvements
 Problem: Teachers and students feel like the fiction
books need to be updated
 Solution: Proceeds raised from the school store will
be used to purchase new fiction books

21. Improvements
 Problem: Comfy reading area is too small
 Solution: Add a larger rug, more pillows, and expand the area
10'9" x 13'2"
Rectangle Rug for
$699.9 at
www.kidcarpet.com
Eight 36 inch square
floor cushions for
$639.92 at
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22. Improvements
 Problem: Too many small tables which causes the seating
area to look crowded
 Solution: Replace the nine small tables with five larger tables
that will seat six students per table
Five
Rectangular
Hardwood
Tables for $105
each at Thirty
www.csnsupply.com Ladderback
chairs for
$129.99 each at
www.csnsupply.com

23. Improvements
 Problem: When the students gather in front of the media
specialist while she reads to them in the story time area, they
tend to be too crowded together
 Solution: Add a large reading terrace where the children can
gather during story time
Gressco KinderSystem® Large
Reading Terrace, 14 Shelves, 57"H
x 114"W x 65"D for $6,570 at
www.highsmith.com

24. Improvements
 Problem: Dull lighting in the media center
 Solution: Install recessed lighting throughout the library
ceiling
Fifty 6" Air Tight Fluorescent 13 Fifty 6" Baffle Trim - Reflector
watt IC Fluorescent Housing for Cone for $10.65 each at
$37.96 each at www.usalight.com www.usalight.com

25. Improvements
 Problem: Even though every classroom has a SMART Board,
the media center does not have one
 Solution: Install a SMART Board by the seating area
The CPD10FX77GIIARM Hitachi short
throw "Stimulus" bundle series
includes the CP-D10 LCD projector,
FX-77GII StarBoard, and Premier wall
arm mount for $6499 at
www.touchboards.com
SMART SBX885ix

26. New Facility Floor Plan
Television Nonfiction
Picture Fiction
Books
Non
fiction
W
Reading
16' 0"
Terrace Smartboard
Circulation New Tables
Desk
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27. Media Center Policies
Euchee Creek Library does not have a separate
media center handbook. It adheres to the Columbia
County policies. I agree with all of the policies,
therefore I would not make any changes.
Key:
White print-Columbia County’s policy
Yellow Print- Euchee Creek’s interpretation of the
policy

28. Media Center Policies
A. Accessibility
Local Board of Education policies and accreditation standards dictate that accessibility of the media center be
provided for both individual students and groups simultaneously throughout the instructional day
during each day of the school year. (Georgia Accrediting Standards, Educational Practices Reference
Guide, 2010 AdvancED,formerly SACS).
The school library media specialist organizes and facilitates a physical environment designed specifically to
meet the learning and information needs of students, teachers, and others with a variety of educational
and informational resources that provide access to information both within the school and in the local,
regional, and global communities.
Euchee Creek’s Library Hours are 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m, 180 days a year. The media specialist uses the Media
Center Passes system which is:
Student passes are designed to help keep students on task so that classroom instructional time is not wasted.
The following individual student passes are used for visits to the Media Center. Whenever a student
comes to the media center without an adult, he should have his yellow library card with him for
safety/identification procedures, as well as for checkout.
School Store (green) 5 minutes -- 8:00-8:25 a.m. / Limited to one visit per week.
Free Reading (blue) 15-20 minutes -- For enrichment including individual reading or hands-on activities.
Accelerated Reader Quiz (red) 5-10 minutes.
Checkout (orange) 5-10 minutes.
Special Needs (white -- hand written by teacher)
-- Group of students working together
-- Internet use
-- Student without identification (yellow library card)

29. Media Center Policies
C. Scheduling & Collaborative Planning
1. The media specialist is responsible for the management of space, equipment,
resources, and supplies for all library media programs and services.
Reference: Information Power, Building Partnerships for Learning, American
Association of School Librarians, 1998.
2. Flexible access to the library media programs and services shall be maintained
as stated in State Rule 160-4-4-.01 Media Programs - a plan for flexibly
scheduled 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.
3. Collaboration shall include joint planning by media specialist and teachers to
ensure that the use of media center resources and services support on-going
classroom instruction and implementation of the state-adopted curriculum.
Scheduling and Collaboration: Each class will have a 15 minute check-out time. Media specialist
will collaborate with the classroom teacher to promote authentic learning of media skills and
information literacy as well as incorporating technology correctly to promote creative
thinking. The students will also have a 45 minute "specials" time every 18 day rotation.

30. Media Center Policies
Criteria for Selection of Instructional Media
The following criteria shall be used as they apply:
Instructional media shall support and be consistent with the general educational goals
of the state and the district and the aims and objectives of individual schools and
specific courses.
Instructional media shall be chosen to enrich and support the curriculum and the
personal needs of users.
Instructional media shall meet high standards in:
• Artistic quality and/or literary style
• Authenticity
• Educational significance
• Factual content
• Physical format
• Presentation
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• Readability
• Technical quality

31. Media Center Policies
Selection Process
The media center collection consists of a variety of materials
that are selected to support the school’s curriculum and
enrich the lives of our children. The following review sources
are among those used by the media specialist on a continuing
basis throughout the selection process:
- School Library Journal and other professional journals
- Awards: Caldecott Medal, Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott
King Award, Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award, and
Georgia Children's Book Award
- Recommendations from teachers and students
- Publishers’ lists of recommended titles
- Preview of materials supplied by reputable vendors

32. Media Center Policies
Circulation Policy
3 books per student (1 book for kindergarten until second
semester)
Two week checkout period with 3 renewals -- no overdue fines.
Damage fees or replacement costs charged for damaged or lost
books.
$1.00 charge for lost or damaged library card.
Circulation limits are designed to help students handle their
responsibilities with success. Lower grade levels may begin with
one book and increase the number as children gain maturity. Most
parents seem to appreciate this safeguard which helps reduce the
problem of lost books. These general policies may be modified to
meet specific student needs, usually at the request of the teacher.