Strategic Planning for School Library Media Centers
eBook - ePub

Strategic Planning for School Library Media Centers

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eBook - ePub

Strategic Planning for School Library Media Centers

About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access Strategic Planning for School Library Media Centers by Mary Frances Zilonis,Carolyn Markuson,Mary Beth Fincke in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2002
eBook ISBN
9781461731610
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Planning Templates
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Planning—What Is It?
  9. Step 1 Planning to Plan
  10. Step 2 Connecting with the School’s Mission and Community
  11. Step 3 Vision Statement
  12. Step 4 Essential Elements and Current Status
  13. Step 5 Mission Statement
  14. Step 6 Goals and Objectives
  15. Step 7 The Action Plan
  16. Step 8 Action Plan Updates
  17. Step 9 Approval Process
  18. Step 10 Evaluation
  19. Appendixes
  20. References
  21. About the Authors