328 Grady Street South

Portal, GA 30450
(912) 842-8340

To Dr. Mascolo,

The media specialist and I did an evaluation of the PES Media Center. We used the
2016 Judy Serritella Exemplary Library Media Program Self-Evaluation Rubric, which
addresses specific indicators within the framework of an effective media center.
Attached to this memo you will find the results of the evaluation and a plan designed to
improve the media center’s performance in areas that rated basic. We also developed a
plan to improve one area that was rated proficient up to exemplary. The areas that rated
basic were student achievement assessment and GALILEO is not being used as a
resource as much as it should. In the proficient area we determined that to move to
exemplary students need to use GALILEO more as a resource.
Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the media center has been eye opening. We
hope to take this information and improve the weaknesses.

Sincerely,
Heather Hodges
Michelle Rivera

Improvement Plan
Indicator Current Level Plan
6. Student achieve is Basic: The classroom To Move to Proficient:
routinely assessed. teacher is responsible for
assessing student The media specialist will
(A Planning Guide for achievement. collaborate with one
Information Power; p. 36 teacher every 9 weeks to
Media Specialist does not develop a rubric for
help with assessment. assessment. Teacher and
media specialist will
develop goals and
assessments for those
goals.
15. One of the national Basic: Students will be To Move to Proficient:
educational technology given instructions in
goals states: “Effective ad
engaging software and
online resources will be an
integral part of every
school’s curriculum.” The
GALILEO Virtual Library
provides Georgia students
and teachers access to
exceptional online
resources at no cost to the
local school district.
13. Print and non-print
resources and access to
online information are
basic to a library media
program. A school network
is effective for delivering
media resources to the
classroom and beyond.
Multiple computers are
available for student
access to online resources
that enhance instruction.
(FY02 Computers in the
Classroom Technology
Project- A Georgia Lottery
Grant)
accessing GALILEO. The Flyers will be made about
password will be provided GALILEO for all students
in a timely manner. and passwords will be
included on the flyer, which
will be passed out the first
week of school.
Proficient: Print and non- To Move to Exemplary:
print resources, including
subscription databases The media specialist will
and other library media emphasize the importance
center resources are of resources like GALILEO
available online to multiple and teach mini lessons for
networked computers students.
within the library media
center only. A LAN (Local
Area Network) is fully
functional. Network
services are delivered to
all classrooms.
Students don’t use
GALILEO as a resource.