Budget Proposal

Woodstock Middle School Media Center 2013-2016

Proposed Three-Year Budget for 2013-2016 Statement of Needs It is imperative that the Woodstock Middle School Media Center make every effort possible to improve information literacy through the development of a library which possesses the highest quality of reference materials, online databases, multimedia collections, periodicals, and innovative electronic equipment. As technology and the way students search for information continues to evolve, the media center aspires to be prepared to support their needs. The implementation of the Common Core Georgia Professional Standards (CCGPS) will play a significant role in the decision making process as to what material and resources should be purchased. The CCGPS were first introduced to students during the 2012-2013 school year and teachers will be held accountable for their students knowledge of these standards during the 2013-2014 school year. The CCGPS has produced standards for English language arts, mathematics, and literacy standards for science, and social studies/history.

Because of the CCGPS focus on preparing students for the future, the media center must assist in preparing the students as well. The Common Core Standards promote that students should be ready for college and career after high school. The most important factor for readiness is a students ability to read and understand texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school (Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, 2011).

In addition the CCGPS also strives to increase the variety of texts that students read. Not only should they read literature such as: stories, poetry, and drama, but they should also be proficient readers of non-fictional text. Students read a diverse array of classic and contemporary literature as well as challenging informational texts in a range of subjects (Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, 2011).

Woodstock Middle School Media Center Budget Proposal College Equipment Computers DVD Players & VCRs CD Players Kindle Labs Books Fiction Non-fiction / Reference Non-Book Materials Online Databases AR Test Materials Videos Periodicals $500.00 $3,000.00 $500.00 $300.00 $500.00 $3,000.00 $500.00 $300.00 $500.00 $3,000.00 $500.00 $300.00 $1,500.00 $9,000.00 $1,500.00 $900.00 $4,000.00 $5,000.00 $4,500.00 $5,500.00 $5,000.00 $6,000.00 $13,500.00 $16,500.00 ---$200.00 $200.00 $300.00 ---$100.00 $100.00 $700.00 ---$100.00 $100.00 $1,200.00 $400.00 $400.00 $2,200.00 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 Total

Professional Development

$300.00 TOTAL $14,000.00

$300.00 $15,500.00

$300.00 $17,000.00

$900.00 $46,800.00

Justification of Budget Requests Equipment Computers: Woodstock Middle School does not have to purchase desktop or laptop computers at this time because they are provided by the Cherokee County School District. The media center currently has twenty-eight desktops and three mobile labs with a total of fifty-six laptops to serve the students and faculty. In addition, the media center is equipped with a Smart Board and a mounted InFocus projector. A computer purchase within the next three years is highly unlikely. DVD Players/VCRs/Portable Televisions: Multimedia Station carts are needed to assist with enriching the curriculum set in place by the Common Core Standards. These stations enable teachers to use a variety of multimedia resources to promote and engage students in learning subject area standards. While most teachers have Smart Boards in their classrooms that allow them to play videos, some teachers are not trained in using them and we need to continue to support them as they learn how to use the advanced technology. CD Players: There has been a significant increase in students who are identified as special education and ESOL at Woodstock Middle School. The science, reading, and language arts text books include audio cds which will be very beneficial in assisting some of these students in comprehending the class content. Some textbooks also have a cd available in Spanish which will assist the Hispanic population. Kindle Labs: In order to increase the availability of non-fiction texts for teacher use in the classroom, Kindle mobile labs will be purchased with increased number over the next three years. During the first year, teachers may check out the Kindles for use in their classrooms and determine the best procedures for using them with the students. Over the next two years, as the number of Kindles available grow, it is the hope of the media center that students will have more access to eBooks that support the Common Core Standards goal to increase the amount of non-ficiton that a student reads over the course of the school year. Teachers will have more non-fiction resources available to utilize for whole class instruction rather than only what is available through the classroom textbooks.

Books Increasing the number non-fiction, reference, and fiction books is essential to meet the demands of the Common Core Standards. The media center also wants to continue to build the collection with books that have increased Lexile numbers to challenge students to read on a higher and more challenging level in order to prepare them for the texts they may read in college and beyond. Fiction: When purchasing fiction books, the media center will take into consideration Lexile level, student interest, and also attempt to purchase books that have a correlating AR test because Woodstock Middle Schools reading incentive program supports the AR program and is implemented into all reading classrooms. Non-Fiction/Reference: The Common Core Standards require that the students read more non-fiction texts that support and enrich the curriculum in all content areas. The media center will also reference the Collection Analysis created by Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc. to see areas in the collection that might be lacking or need updating and make purchases accordingly. Non-Book Materials On-line Database: Online databases are purchased by Cherokee County for each middle school and include Galileo, Grolier Encyclopedia, and SIRS. The media center currently pays for a portion of the SIRS database and will continue to do so for the next three years to assist students in the research process. AR Test Materials: Renaissance Enterprise is needed so that teachers can support the reading incentive program that utilizes AR tests and STAR tests to determine student reading level. The Renaissance Enterprise also offers teachers a way to track student progress and achievement in reading fluency and comprehension. Videos: Videos assist in enriching the curriculum. Videos will be purchased which correlate with the Common Core Standards for English language arts, mathematics, and science. Videos will also be purchased for novel sets that are available.

Periodicals: Periodicals to be purchased for the next three years and are requested by teachers include: TIME for Kids, and Kids Discover. Periodicals requested by teachers include: The Reading Teacher and The Middle School Journal. Professional Development: Conferences: The media center specialist will attend the annual Georgia Council of Media Organizations Conference that is to be held along with SELA, the Southeastern Library Association, on October 9 October 11, 2013. The conference will take place at the Macon Marriott City Center, in Macon, Georgia.