VISITATIONS REPORT/ACTION PLANDebra Ranallo

ELMWOOD PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT

ELM MIDDLE SCHOOL Enrollment: 462 4.3 62.3 White Library Clerk

ELMWOOD PARK HIGH Enrollment: 1027 Limited English Prof: 1.9%/9.4 58.9 White Librarian: MLIS

• JOHN MILLS SCHOOL• Enrollment: 668• Lmtd Engl Prof: 20.5/9.4• White: 51% White• Library Clerk: MAT

• ELMWOOD SCHOOL• Enrollment: 580• Limited English Prof: 15%/9.4• White: 50%• Library Clerk: MAT

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BUDGET

District Databases: $18,000. Elmwood School: $ 3300. John Mills: $3700. Elm Middle School: $3200. High School: $5000.($2000. in Add’l

grants) ELL: Own Budget of approx. $1000

ON LINE RESOURCES

Gale: Destiny Hoff the Librarian Lap top/Lab Schedule District Web Site

High School Media Page Elm School Media Page

BASICS

Vision and Mission Statement Collection Policy Social Media Policy

ELMWOOD ELEMENTARY

JON SCHEIWE: Library Clerk

Masters in Teaching

Prior Teacher

OBSERVATIONS

Continuous weeding Circulation 2/2 (Carl the computer) Testing 10 weeks out of the year 22 classes, 20 minutes, once a week Destiny needs upgrading Focus on Core Curriculum Responds to teachers’ requests Loves to spark student interest

COMPUTERS DIVIDE LIBRARY SPACE

GOOD USE OF FREE SHELF SPACE

DISPLAYS TO SPARK INTEREST

GREAT ART WORK

INCLUDES ALL GRADE LEVELS

SUGGESTIONS

Rearrange room to better allocate space

Move books on high shelves down for easier access.

Use top shelves for display Collaborate with other Elementary

School Clerk for more consistent instruction to students of library use.

ELMWOOD PARK HIGH SCHOOL

BRIAN HOFFMEISTER:DISTRICT

LIBRARIAN

MLIS/ School Media

DOMINICAN GRADUATE

OBSERVATIONS Circulation: 4 books/ 2 weeks 25,000 weeded to 14,000 in one year (Avg:4000 a year)

Outdated, Inaccurate, racist Focus on Teachers needs Lessons/Strong Collaboration

Research Google for survival Pod casts

Current Events/Opposing Perspectives Creates Reading Initiatives Proactive Treads lightly Great Grant Writer Good Display Technique

COLLECTION ANALYSIS

SPACIOUS

FREE COMPUTER SPACE

“U” SHAPED COMPUTER INSTRUCTION AND CLASSROOM AREA

SEPARATE READING SPACES

GOOD USE OF POSTERS

DISPLAY ENCOURAGES READING

BOOK CONTEST MATERIAL EASY ACCESS

BOOKSTORE MODEL TO ENCOURAGE CIRC

SUGGESTIONS

Create formal collection policy for guidance Create formal social media policy for reference Create challenge policy for preparation Create vision and mission of library for

inspiration Be persistent in technology upgrade quest Enlist assistance from Parents and residents to

advocate for tech upgrades Suggest reorganization of responsibilities in

elementary schools.

ACTION PLAN

Increase picture book collection for K-3 in Elmwood Elementary

ACTION PLAN DETAILS

Increase Picture Book Collection K-3• There have been complaints from k-3 teachers that the picture book collection is not large enough to provide adequate variety for their student population.

Tasks to accomplish objective• Use Titlewave to research, choose, order and purchase books. Advanced Search, K-3, Fiction/Non Fiction, 2 reviews. Yields 2500 titles.

Resources needed for objective• Titlewave account, time, cooperation and money

Person Responsible• Jon Scheiwe and Debra Ranallo Timeframe for

objective• Running titlewave query to obtain titles and reviews: 5 minutes.

• Review titles/reviews, choose and order: 2 wks

• Receipt of books, Cataloging and shelving: 1 month

Funding• Budget has adequate funding. ($3300.)

• Order $2000. worth of titles with ‘do not exceed’ of $1500.

Potential Problem• Jon may not agree with objective; however, he is very cooperative and with the knowledge that the teachers are requesting the picture books, he should be fine with the purchase.

QUESTIONS

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