Making the Grade
Successes at Hobbs Middle
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The Status of School Library Media Centers in
the Sunshine State and How They Contribute to
Student Achievement affirms that school library
media programs positively impact student
achievement when the following conditions
exist:
√ More staffing
√ More resources
√ Larger per pupil budget
√ High Circulation
√ More student visits to the media center
√ More internet accessible computers
√ An electronic card catalog
√ An information literacy skills curriculum
√ The school and media center have a web page
with link on main page of school website
Copies of the complete Making the Grade
study are available from your school library
media center or for checkout from the District
Media Services Dept. Please call 850-983-5110
Making the Grade was the largest school library study ever completed which focused on
student achievement and school grades. There
were 1715 schools studied.
Those items with a check mark indicate
where your school makes the grade.
Areas in red are not intended to be punitive,
but to assist you in planning for next year.
Consistant “A” School since ...
Special events:
Participated in Florida Literacy Week with local author
interviews on ITV, and school reading activities.
Community Outreach:
Book Drive-Joined NHS with Bookbridge.org to help
build a teaching library in Mongolia
Participation in inter library loans through Destiny.
Classroom support:
Online classroom curriculum support with booklists on
Destiny Website.
Teacher/student book reviews on ITV.
Daily news program, with ITV rotating schedule, to
allow more opportunities for student participation.
Flexible scheduling for maximum access.
Fundraising:
Scholastic Book Fair raised funds for the purchase of
two new Dell laptops.
Coordinated school funding to receive free book for
every student from Book Fair.
State of the School
Library Media Center
Santa Rosa District Schools
R. Hobbs Middle
2010-11 School Year
Can you find these in your library?
• University trained & certified media specialist
• Library Support Staff
• Students engaged in learning
5317 Glover Lane,
Milton, Florida 32570
(850) 983-5630
• Welcoming atmosphere
• Current Book Collection
• Recreational reading opportunities
• Brochures, bookmarks, and style sheets displayed
• New materials displayed
• Locations of materials clearly displayed
• Alternative scheduling options
• Evidence of collaborative planning
• Student & teacher input in library program
• Sufficient technology tools
http://www.santarosa.k12.fl.us/hms
Buddy Powell, Principal
Jacque Wiscaver, Media Specialist
Tim Wyrosdick
Superintendent of Schools
Santa Rosa District Schools
Vicki Beagle, Director
Inservice & Instructional Technology
Statistics based on data from 2010-2011
STAFFING
Average Total Book Count (pgs. 55,56, 165 FL Study)
(pg.18 FL Study)
MS Avg.
Personnel
State Avg
District #
Our School
Professional
1.34
1
1
Clerical
1.31
0
0
NBCT
NA
7
Library University
Trained
NA
Books per facility
30 years or older
13,148
13,050
16
12.2
State MS
Avg.
District
MS Avg.
Our School
54.78
9.1
0
Titles
40
Our School
544
3.65%
20 to 30 years
1382
9.28%
10 to 20 years
5922
39.78%
10 years or newer
7039
47.28%
Magazines ~ Periodicals (pg. 55 FL Study)
Hours earned
District Avg.
District
MS
WBMS meets SACS standards for libraries with more than 10
books per students.
Staffing meets SRDS recommendations.
Media PLC
Hours Offered
11,973
State
MS
Books per
student
yes
16/29
National
Total Book Collection Information
28.4
Reading Incentive Programs (pg. 39 FL Study)
Budget
District Avg. MS
Our School
District MS
Total
5117.55
$3045.10
784
720
Total Pupils
AR/RC
7/7 schools
SSYRA
4/7 schools
Our School
√
Interlibrary Loan (pg. 22 FL Study)
Per Pupil
Allocation
6.52
$4.23
Borrowed
Loaned
-
-
7.5
16.67
1.69
1.69
School MS
Computers in Media Center (Pg. 45 FL Study)
District MS Avg.
State MS Avg
District MS Avg.
Our School
State MS Avg.
31.2
24.3
10
Average Checkout Per Student
(pg. 22 FL Study and Super Summary)
FCAT Level Circulations
Levels
1
2
3
4
5
# of Stu.
64
107
266
197
72
Per Stu
Circ.
16.6
18.6
21.5
21.9
24.2
MS Avg.
22.4
19.0
18.9
18.3
19.2
Per pupil
State
District
School Avg.
NA
27.3
34.6
Weekly Circulation
Hours Per Week Media Center is Open
(pg.21 FL Study)
State
District
Our School
Before School
2.77
2.85
5
During School
32.07
33.3
32.5
1.83
2.25
5
(pg. 22 FL Study and Super Summary)
All Materials
State
Avg. MS
District MS
Avg.
571
660.6
Our School Avg.
After School