Full Description
A strategic plan is a useful tool for communicating the purpose of the library media center (LMC) to the administrators, teachers, and parents of the school community. An initial benefit is an assessment of the library program's strengths, weaknesses, and impact on the teaching and learning process. The library media specialist should use the planning process to garner greater support, identify priorities for future direction, provide the basis for effective budget development, and articulate the LMC's integral role in the school's instructional program. Based on Information Power, as well as input from focus groups of librarians, computer educators, teachers, administrators, and parents, the authors identified a core of the essential elements found in quality library media programs. Rubrics developed for this core provide a foundation for developing and prioritizing goals and objectives, as well as tools for ongoing evaluation. School library media centers, often short of time and staff, will welcome this easy-to-follow blueprint, packed with forms, questions to consider, templates, rubrics, and charts. From forming a committee and constructing surveys, to good PR and a consistent evaluation process, this essential handbook provides the tools to create a visionary mission statement, the strategic plan that embodies it, and the steps to implement it.
Contents
Chapter 1 List of Planning Techniques Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Planning — What Is It? Chapter 5 Step 1 Planning to Plan Chapter 6 Step 2 Connecting with the School's Mission and Community Chapter 7 Step 3 Vision Statement Chapter 8 Step 4 Essential Elements and Current Status Chapter 9 Step 5 Mission Statement Chapter 10 Step 6 Goals and Objectives Chapter 11 Step 7 The Action Plan Chapter 12 Step 8 Action Plan Updates Chapter 13 Step 9 Approval Process Chapter 14 Step 10 Evaluation Chapter 15 Appendixes: A. Competencies Chapter 16 B. School Library Media Center Development Plan Chapter 17 C. Survey Tips Chapter 18 D. PowerPoint Presentations Chapter 19 E. Sample District Plan Chapter 20 References Chapter 21 About the Authors
