Amy Conroy LSIS 5130 Dr. Underwood Core Assessment I
Media Center Budget Justification
This library budget represents that of an elementary school consisting of approximately 500 children in grades kindergarten through grade five. The budgeted amount is $50,000 which comes from Federal, State, Local and School funding sources.
This budget will allow our school library media center to operate at its highest level in years. We currently have approximately 6,000 books, which equates to roughly 12 books per student. The average age of our collection is 1997. It is important to note that Union
County provides online encyclopedias and research databases out of the county budget and all major technology purchases such as computers, overhead projectors, laptops, digital cameras, and interactive boards are handled through the general education budget.
This library budget focuses on those items in the library that will truly benefit the students of our school. When reviewing this budget, it is important to understand the long and short term goals of the media center. The three short term goals of the media center are:
Increase number of books in media center so that there will be 15 books per
student.
Develop collection so that average age of collection is within 12 years of current
calendar date.
Continue weeding process in order to remove older materials that are outdated or
in poor condition. The two long term goals of the media center are:
Increase number of books in media center so that there will be 20 books per
student.
Develop collection so that average age of collection is within 10 years of current
calendar date.
General Library Materials $32,040.00 Average Cost Number Item per Item Purchased Cost Non-Fiction Books 21.10 625 total 13,187.50 Social Studies 125 Science 125 Health/Technology 125 Literature 125 History 125 Fiction Books 21.10 775 total 16,352.50 Easy Fiction 400 Fiction 375 Reference Materials Varies 500.00 Educational DVDs Varies 500.00 Periodicals Varies 1,000.00 Newspapers Varies 500.00
Justification:
Nonfiction Books: General library materials that are purchased will help support the curriculum that is being taught in the school. The non-fiction books that are purchased will strengthen the subject areas that have become limited due to recent weeding. These subject areas include Social Studies, Science, Health/Technology, Literature, and History.
The second grade teachers have requested books in the science area as they feel the existing books are well worn and provide a slim choice of selection. The curriculum is also adding three additional science units this year. Third grade curriculum includes a new unit on famous authors and as a result the classes will benefit from new books in the literature area.
Fiction Books: Fiction books that are purchased will consist of replacements of existing worn out books as well as popular new releases which will promote reading for fun amongst the students. The kindergarten and first grade teachers have specifically requested new easy reader books as much of our collection is old and not visually appealing to the younger students.
Reference Materials: Reference materials must remain up-to-date in order to be relevant for projects that students may be working on. We will purchase one set of updated children's encyclopedias to replace an existing set that is now eight years old.
Educational DVDs: The use of educational DVDs has become increasingly popular amongst the teachers as a way to supplement the existing text and online materials. The fourth and fifth grade teachers have specifically asked for DVDs that are created from an actual book as they can use them in book discussions within the classroom. We are not increasing the number of periodicals that the media center purchases, however the requested funding will allow for us to continue the subscriptions of those periodicals currently received.
Periodicals: The number of periodicals will remain consistent with last year. The collection that we currently maintain is popular and the older students enjoy checking them out and browsing at home. This encourages reading for pleasure.
Newspapers: We will continue to receive three local newspapers. These newspapers are used regularly by the older students when completing various assignments. Equipment Purchases $2400.00 Number Item Cost per Item Purchased Total Cost
Playaways 60.00 30 1,800.00 DVD Player 100.00 5 500.00 CD Player 50.00 2 100.00
Justification:
Playaways: We purchased 5 playaways last year as a test to see how useful they would be in the media and classroom setting. This item has been extremely popular. We would like to increase the number of playaways available to the school so that more students may benefit from this technology. Teachers have been able to borrow these from the media center and use them in centers in their classroom and some students who have difficulty with vision or reading skills are able to participate more fully by having a playaway available with popular readings.
DVD Player: We currently have two functioning DVD players available for teacher use.
Teachers have expressed excitement over having educational DVDs that coincide with the curriculum. By adding additional DVD players we can better utilize the existing educational DVDs in the collection.
CD Player: We currently have no working CD players in the media center. When working with younger students it is especially useful to teach lessons through the use of
CDs.
Computer Software/Online E-books 3,000.00
Justification: Computer Software: The Jump Start Advanced grade level software will be purchased for each grade. There is currently no educational software being utilized in the media center.
Online E-books: Online E-books are becoming increasingly popular. As a strategy for increasing reading for pleasure, we would like to have this service available for students.
We will also encourage the use of in various curriculum throughout the school.
General Library/Office Supplies 3,685.29
Justification:
Booktrucks: The library currently only has one booktruck that is used to move books throughout the media center. With the addition of approximately 1,400 new books, it is crucial that there are two additional booktrucks.
Barcode Scanner: The library only has one barcode scanner. This additional barcode scanner will allow children to check in their own books when returning them to the library.
Label Writer: The ability to create labels will decrease the use of the printer therefore increasing the life of the printer and decrease the overall amount of ink being used.
Remaining items: The remaining items are general use library supplies. These will supplement what the media center currently has on inventory.
Miscellaneous: This amount will cover any supplies needed throughout the year and ensure the media center functions at the highest quality level possible. Furniture 6874.71
Justification:
Furniture: There is currently only one small sitting area in the media center. This area must handle all ages of students when they have media center time. This funding will allow for the media center to have three teaching areas for the students. The first area will be primarily for kindergarten and first grade students. The second area will be in the center of the library and will allow for easy access to all areas of the library. The third section will be located in the reference section in order for students to better utilize reference materials. Each section will have seating for up to 30 students. Furniture purchased will include 12 rectangular tables and 15 chairs. Combined with the existing tables and chairs, each area will be complete. An additional sitting area will also be created with two small couches. This area will encourage student use of the library when reading for pleasure and also allow for parent seating on various occassions.
Miscellaneous Expenses 2,000.00
Justification:
Equipment repair: During the school year it is inevitable that various equipment will need repair.
Promotions: Promotional items will be used to encourage students in the media center and in the Accelerated Reading program. These will include book marks, book bags, and pencils.