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Media Center Policies and Procedures: An Overview The media center operates on a flexible schedule fromapproximately 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Teacher-supervised, wholeclass activities and check-in/check-out days are scheduled using

the online Google calendar located on the teacher resource wiki:http :// riverdalerocketsmediacenter .pbworks .com . This wiki ispassword protected (UserName: teacher; PW:121teacher).

Class VisitsClass visits are welcome and encouraged. Please schedule whole-grouplessons on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with the media specialist atleast one week in advance. See the Information Literacy Plan for moreinformation on types of whole-group visits (including read-alouds, whole-class check-out, information literacy classes, research, collaborative lessons,and more)! You may schedule a whole-group lesson using the following methods:

● Email the media specialist with a requested date after checking foropenings on the online Google Media Center calendar.

● Come in to the media center and speak to the media specialist directly.● A weekly calendar will be posted on Fridays outside the media center

entrance.

PASSES- When no scheduled classes are scheduled to be in the mediacenter, teachers may send small groups of students to check-out books, takeAR tests, or for other academic reasons. Please send students with a pass

indicating the time they left your classroom.

Student Check-outsStudents are the customers of our media center. To better serve each andevery student, the following procedures are established.

●  The teacher may schedule whole-class check-in/check-outs on Tuesdays and Thursdays using the method described above for ClassVisits.

● Students may be sent to the media center in groups of two or three ata time. *Please make sure students have a pass and a purpose.

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Students in grades K-1 can check out 1 book at a time for a period of two weeks. *Second graders will be allowed to check out two booksafter the second half of the school year.

● Students in grades 2-5 can check out 2 books at a time for a period of two weeks. *Exceptions will be made for research assignments.

● Students may renew books as long as they have the book with themand no other books are overdue or on hold for another student.

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●  The frequency of visits by students will be left up to the discretion of the classroom teacher.

Media Center Scheduling Time-slot Chart

 

Tuesday andThursday8-8:15 10:40-10:55

8:20-8:35 11-11:15

8:40-8:55 11:20-11:35

9-9:15 12:20-12:35

9:20-9:35 12:40-12:559:40-9:55 1:00-1:15

10-10:15 1:20-1:35

10:20-10:35 1:40-1:55

 

Teacher Check-Outs Teachers may check out print materials for an indefinite time-frame.Equipment, such as responders and tablet cart, can only to be checked outfor one week at a time; please email me for renewal of such items.Reference materials should remain in the media center, but will be checkedout to teachers for short periods of time for research purposes (and as longas no one else needs them).

Surveys

Monday,Wednesday, Friday8-8:30

8:30-9

9-9:30

9:30-10

10-10:30

10:30-11

11-11:30

12:30-1

1-1:30

1:30-2

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Online surveys will be distributed to teachers on a semi-regular basis. Thesesurveys are important for the ongoing operation of the media center. Thesurveys will be short and offer opportunities for teachers to expressconcerns, give suggestions, or request materials for future purchase. I amalways open to suggestions and value your professional opinions.

Media CommitteeCome join the Media Committee! The media committee consists of the mediaspecialist, one representative from each grade level, an administrator, and aparent. The media committee will meet once a month in person to discuss avariety of topics. Other ways of collaborating may include email and/orGoogle documents. Topics will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Media center policies and handbook

• Volunteer program

• Media center special events (book fair, Polar Express day, D.E.A.R.,

etc.)• AR

•  Technology resources

• Reconsideration of challenged materials

• Grant sources