General+Program+Stats+and+Admin


 * __ Resource Based Teaching / Skill Instruction: __**


 * SIS Research Wiki designed and implemented to provide Big 6 skill instructional support including: search engine choices, safe image sites, web site evaluation, note-taking templates, research product tip guides, subscription database screencasts, and citation / style guides.
 * All Grade 7 students receive an orientation to the library media center focusing on procedures, library terms, and location/access of materials.
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45 minutes ||< * Greeting and introduction of LMS
 * Review SIS LMC layout.
 * Review book exchange procedures
 * Review 3R’s of LMC Guidelines (respect, responsibility, and resourcefulness)
 * Demonstrate Athena, automated card catalog
 * Review LMC terms using LMC Millionaire PowerPoint ||
 * Dewey Decimal signage is displayed on book shelves to assist students with independent search skills
 * Designed web site evaluation checklists and placed one next to each computer.
 * Display information and technology literacy concepts on word walls.
 * Collaborative research units have been created. Please see 2008/2009 projects on the LM Instructional Collaboration chart
 * Designed a companion website (wiki) for Ebenezer D. Bassett biographical resource materials authored by Carolyn Ivanoff
 * Revised Science Fair Resource Wiki to provide online resources to participating students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Designed and published web site (wiki) for the Sikorsky project-based learning initiative providing online research resources to participating students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Coordinating “[|River City]” grade 7 science research pilot using Harvard Graduate School of Education resources. This integrates MUVE (multi user virtual environment) technology into a unit with learning objectives on water/ air/ insect borne diseases and the scientific research process. (May/June 2009)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Designed Internet Safety web quest for Grade 7 students

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**__Collection:__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Approximately 875 students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Print Collection 12,221
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Average books per student 14 (state recommends 25)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Periodical Titles 34 (state average 27)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Online Subscription Databases 11 (iConn.org – free state resource available; EBSCOhost available through SHS subscription)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Video Collection 670
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**New Books Added 535**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Deselected Books 2320 (weeded due to age, poor condition, inaccuracy)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Follow a systematic work plan to “weed” age sensitive Dewey Ranges consistent with C-R-E-W (Continuous Review Evaluation and Weeding) and M-U-S-T-I-E (misleading, ugly, superseded, trivial, irrelevant, elsewhere) guidelines.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A free collection analysis was run using Follett Library Resources on November 5, 2008. A detailed report is available upon request. In essence, the results revealed:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Data integrity of the SIS collection is 99.83% (good)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In this school year, the average copyright of our collection is 1990
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Imbalance in the print collection exists primarily in Reference, Social Sciences (below standards) and General Fiction (above standards)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Age sensitivity is most acute (poorest) in Geography, Social Sciences, Astronomy and Life Sciences.
 * __Staffing:__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Full-time Teacher/Librarian 1.0
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Full-time Library Media Paraprofessional 1.0
 * __Facility:__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The library media center can accommodate two classes with seating at eight tables and 31 computer workstations.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Four study carrels are available for student use.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">There are 31 computers for student use in the library media center with a dedicated networked printer
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Server file storage is available for students and staff.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Teachers and students can access instructional web sites from home via wikis published to support collaborative projects.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Two zones of independent reading / small group work with comfortable seating have been added.
 * __Environment:__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Science Fair projects were displayed to the benefit and enjoyment of visiting patrons
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">SIS was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, Picturing America, which furnished 30 American art reproductions for display in the LMC.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The SIS LMC is truly a multi-purpose learning environment with several distinct usage zones: print collection / circulation; open technology lab; class instructional workspace; small collaborative work cluster, independent reading cluster, and professional staff work room.
 * __Cooperation with Public Library__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Collaboration with Plumb Memorial Library on Assignment Alerts to furnish students with curriculum related books for research that may not be available at SIS.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Collaboration with Plumb Memorial Library on the Grades 7 and 8 “Summer Reading” program.
 * __District Support: Grants, Committees and Professional Development__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Library Media Curriculum Committee (on-going)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">SIS Literacy Committee ( on-going)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Educational Technology Committee (on-going)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Designed and co-delivered literacy workshop on “Closing the Achievement Gap with Direct Vocabulary Instruction” professional development for SIS (November 2008)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Collaboratively designing and co-delivering SIS Technology Curriculum implementation (April 2009)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Masters of Educational Technology, UConn/NEAG (Degree Completion expected July 2009)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Completed iSafe Internet Safety online training/certification
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attended Information, Media, and Technology skills workshop by Jamie McKenzie (October 2008)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attended Connecticut Educators Computer Association annual conference (October 2008)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attended Adolescent Literacy Conference at CES as member of SIS Literacy team (November 2008)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Attended Active Literacy in Every Classroom Conference at St. Joseph’s College (May 2009)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Member American Library Association
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Member American Association of School Librarians
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Member Connecticut Association of School Librarians
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Member Connecticut Educational Media Association
 * __Communication and Public Relations:__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Extensive online presence is provided with the [|SIS LMC Wiki].
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mentored an Alternate Route to Certification LMS candidate with full-day shadowing and subsequent online professional development support.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">All faculty members received a brochure describing the role of the teacher/librarian; library media services; and the library media center mission
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">All faculty received the results of the June LMC service survey (September 2008)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">All faculty requested to submit LMC purchase suggestions (online survey May 2009)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Overdue notices are issued to students each month as needed.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Publication of year-end SIS LMC Annual Report. (online and on-going)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">On-going e-mail staff advisories sharing technology integration tips.
 * __Motivational Reading Campaigns:__**

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fall - Nutmeg Award book program. There were 291 Grades 7and 8 students participating in voting for their favorite book.
 * __Circulation / Activity Statistics through May 2009:__**
 * **Month** || **Books Loaned** || **Collaborative Lessons** || Wiki Page Views ||
 * September || 1517 || 22 || 966 ||
 * October || 1870 || 23 || 2674 ||
 * November || 1191 || 30 || 3980 ||
 * December || 838 || 39 || 8157 ||
 * January || 1214 || 8 || 1629 ||
 * February || 1180 || 30 || 4113 ||
 * March || 1664 || 75 || 9820 ||
 * April || 1316 || 44 || 7198 ||
 * May
 * Student instruction only; collaborative prep meetings with teachers not included.**
 * Students used our “virtual learning resource” wikis available 24/7 for over 43,000 views!

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