1. Heard Elementary Academy Media Center Facilities Plan Prepared by: Kelly Shea October 20, 2008 FRIT 7132 – Dr. Judi Repman

6. View of Media Center The media center is to the right. This open area is referred to as the loge. The administration/front office building is also to the right. The media center from the front of the school. The loge is just past the tree.

7. Overview of the Media Center The primary concern regarding the Heard Media Center is its size in relation to the population of the school. The public area of the media center is 55’ x 24 ½’ in size. The media specialist’s office is a very small 10 ½’ x 10’ room. There is also a main data frame room which is 10 ½’ x 12 ½’. The school was originally built to accommodate approximately 200 students. The gradual addition of portable classrooms resulted in a current 680-student population, which increases every year. The media specialist is very limited in what can be done to accommodate materials/technology for the school. New shelving units were purchased in the last year, but due to space, the units are tall in order to accommodate the book inventory. This results in students not able to reach higher shelves. The primary furniture is three tables with chairs around them. This is the only student reading space, and is rarely used for that purpose.

8. Current Floor Plan of Media Center

9. Overview of the Media Center (continued) There is an entry at either end, only one of which is used regularly by students. The other is normally kept locked. Most of the unused technology items, such as overhead projectors, vcr/dvd players, laptops, etc. are stored in the media center, adding to the space issue. The media center purchased and installed a Promethean board this year. This has been a beneficial added feature and is often utilized during faculty meetings as well as other meetings. There are six student workstations, two circulation stations, one designated for the media specialist, and one laptop in the media specialist’s office. A multimedia computer on a cart is used for the news show and other production tasks. The media center also houses one of five school-wide network printers.

10. This is the entryway at the main entrance. The circulation desk is straight ahead. The front office and principal’s office is directly across the hall.

11. Here are two views of the entry and media clerk’s end of the desk. The room with a door and window is the media specialist’s office. Chapter fiction books are the first books students come to upon entry (below). Book drop is above right in the front of the media clerk’s desk. This was an added feature this year. Previously students dropped books off on desk. This new system has worked very nicely.

12. This is the view from media clerk’s desk. The entrance is to the right. The chapter fiction section is in the forefront, easy fiction books in the mid-section, followed by non-fiction in the back section. The book drop is just below the computer on the left.

13. This is the area behind the circulation desk. The media specialist’s primary working area is to the left, and the media clerk uses the right end of the desk.

14. This view is the circulation desk from the front. The shelves behind it contain teacher reference materials.

15. Teachers’ Professional Library (Located behind circulation desk. The audio collection is also kept here on lower right shelves)

16. Blue bins on top of shelves (left) contain popular series or authors which enables students to easily and quickly find the book they are looking for. Popular series, such as Magic Tree House (right), are shelved together for easy access.

17. The books are arranged in alphabetical order by author. They are also color-coded to represent various book levels. This helps students identify books that are in their ZPD. Until last year the books were put together by color codes only, which the new media specialist felt was made too simple for the students. She felt strongly that they should be able to alphabetize.

18. This is a view of the circulation desk, fiction and non-fiction (partial) sections from the rear of media center. The media specialist’s office is behind the circulation desk with the window.

19. This is the non-fiction section, reading/meeting area, rear door, and Promethean board. The door is the second entry, which is normally locked.

20. This is a view of the back wall of the media center. The Promethean board/projector was a very nice addition this year. There are non-fiction books on either side. The green fabric is hung between shelves for the taping of weekly news broadcast.

21. Reference section. This area is just beyond the non-fiction section, and is on the wall with windows. Computer workstations are to the left. Multi-media computer(s) on cart with video camera used for news broadcast.

22. Student workstations

23. This is a view of the media specialist’s desk from student workstations. Teacher reference materials are visible on back wall behind the circulation desk.

24. Biography section

25. Main Data Frame/Network Room This room also houses the video collection (as well as numerous other items. This is yet another example of too little space).

26. Media specialist’s office An extensive array of Core Knowledge resources are kept here (beginning behind chair on wall).

27. Core Knowledge Resources (in media specialists office)

37. Photos of Area to be Used for Expansion These photos are of the loge. The wall below left is the current back wall of the media center. The photo to the right shows the front view. The media center is to the right.

38. This is the view of the media center from the front of the school. The loge is just past the tree beyond the media center. This area provides another 30’ of expansion area.

39. New Facility The new media center is 85’ x 54 ½’. This computes to 4,632 square feet. The addition boasts a multi-media production room, as well as a large storage closet. There is a leveled stage area for group reading, and throw pillows have been added for independent reading comfort. Comfortable chairs have been added to create an inviting atmosphere for silent reading. Computers and added work space has been added as well. The added space allows for more shelves. A presentation area is for meetings as well as class lessons. The book drop is now located just outside the first door.

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