Media Meeting
April 11, 2012
Liberty Elementary
Agenda
1. Media Happenings!
2. Congratulations 2012 Liberty County Exemplary Library Media Program!
3. Monthly Statistics
a. Circulation
b. AR
c. Student Visits
d. netTrekker
e. Study Island
i. Did your school increase usage?
ii. Training is available
4. News from Dr. Crane: Printer Procedure
a. If a printer, network or stand-alone, dies it will not be replaced.
b. A list will be created in the future that will exclude some positions from this procedure.
c. Principals were made aware at a previous principal’s meeting that schools would not be allowed to order new printers.
d. New networked copiers will be used for printing.
e. Remind teachers to backup the documents they want on shared drives before they leave for the summer. Shared drives, excluding admin and the Z drive will be deleted beginning in July.
f. If your school has iPads checked out to teachers you will get an iPad clearance checklist.
5. News from Jeff- Please share this information with your teachers:
a. When creating a trouble ticket the building location does not automatically select. It is important to fill in the ticket location.
b. Jeff will have to cancel any tickets that omit the building.
6. Common Core Transition
a. Have you been watching the webinars?
b. Check out the ELA webinars-
i. http://www.gpb.org/education/common-core
ii. Please complete and return the attached handout after watching the presentations that are applicable to your level by May 7th.
iii. Print Resources: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/Pages/default.aspx
iv. Lesson ideas: http://commoncore.org/maps/
v. See the ELA standards all together k-12
c. Destiny will Support the Common Core
i. Lexile Search, AR Search (only elementary and middle), Standards Search, TitlePeek, One Search
ii. Summer upgrades are coming! We will upgrade to 10.1
iii. All teachers will receive training on how to use Destiny to implement the Common Core.
iv. AR Records- please ensure your vendor is including the AR information in your Marc records in the 526 tag.
d. LEMONS Lesson
i. The template will be updated to include the Common Core Standards for next year.
ii. Your lessons are going to be SO IMPORTANT!
1. Technology implementation
2. Information literacy
3. Project-based learning
7. Professional Learning Committee Meeting
a. Needed two elementary, two middle, and one high representatives
b. Meeting date Wednesday, May 9th from 11:00 until 1:00 at the BOE.
c. Please take the professional learning inventory before May 7th. I will email you the link this week.
8. Georgia DOE Inventory Reminder:
i. https://portal.doe.k12.ga.us/Login.aspx
ii. You now have portal access. Have you tried to log into the portal?
iii. Email Patti and carbon me if you cannot log into the portal.
b. Your completed accurate report is due in the portal by May 14th.
c. School Submitter Guide
9. Georgia State Media Festival, April 27th
a. 198 projects advanced!
i. 20 judges will represent Liberty County!
ii. Current Judges
iii. All judges must register at the GSMF Link: http://www.gsmf.us/judges-registration.html
iv. Judges must fill out a professional leave from and code expenses 39. Your principal must sign and Dr. Crane must approve the form also.
b. Important Dates
i. Last day for circulation for all students: May 14th
ii. All books are due for all students: May 18th
iii. GLMA Summer Institute: June 14th -15th
iv. FY13 Dates
1. HRRB Class@ BOE – July 26 and 27 from 9:00AM until 3:00PM
a. Description and Reading List
2. Orientation Window
a. elementary/middle- begins by the first full week of school
b. high school- begins by the third week of school
3. Student Circulation begins
a. elementary/ middle- begins no later than August 13th
b. high school- begins no later than August 20th
4. Media and Technology Showcase August 31st
a. Ipad grant winner will each present a workshop.
i. Share your lesson with steps to implement and outcomes.
5. School Level Media Festival Window February 25th- March 8th
6. County Media Festival- March 22nd
7. Volunteer Training- March 20 from 2:00 until 3:00
8. Liberty County HRRB- January 18th
c. Cyber Safety- share
d. Conference on Children’s Literature- share
i. Cristina, Kristi, and Latricia
e. Last LEMONS share dates
i. Elementary
ii. Middle/ High
f. Last Media Meeting for FY12- May 30th
10. Others: