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Carrollton High School Media Center Budget Proposal /
2008-2010 /
“The school library requires funding that will give all students adequate opportunities for access to information” (Information Power, 1998). /
Jennifer R. Dupree /
Fall 2008 /

Proposed Three Year Budget for 2008-2010

“The library media specialist assumes the leadership role in gaining administrative and financial support the program requires.” (Information Power, 1998).

Statement of Needs:

The Media Center at Carrollton High School strives to support learning by providing materials that improve information literacy. To maintain a high quality of updated resources, the media center budget is essential in meeting the needs of the 1,100 students at Carrollton High School. As technology progresses and budget is limited, it is essential that quality reference materials, online databases, multimedia collections, electronic equipment, and periodicals are maintained and provided for through the allotted budget proposal.

Materials and resources purchased for the media center will be in adherence to the Georgia Performance Standards for secondary subject areas. Carrollton High School has already implemented the standards for the following core subjects: English, Science, Math, and Social Studies. All purchases will reflect the needs of meeting these Standards as well as meeting the rights of all students enrolled in public education.

“Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people to the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation” (Library Bill of Rights, 1996).

Projected Budget / 2007-2008 / 2008-2009 / 2009-2010 / Total
Equipment
Computers / --- / --- / --- / ---
Portable Televisions / $1000.00 / $1000.00 / $1000.00 / $3000.00
DVD Players & VCR’s / $500.00 / $500.00 / $500.00 / $1500.00
CD Players / $200.00 / $200.00 / $200.00 / $600.00
Digital Cameras / $2000.00 / $2000.00 / $2000.00 / $6000.00
Video Cameras / $800.00 / $800.00 / $800.00 / $2400.00
Books
Fiction / $4000.00 / $5000.00 / $6000.00 / $15,000.00
Reference/Nonfiction / $5000.00 / $5,900.00 / $6,200.00 / $17,100.00
Non-Book Materials
On-line databases / --- / --- / --- / ---
Periodicals / $600.00 / $600.00 / $600.00 / $1800.00
Video Streaming / --- / --- / --- / ---
Videos / $500.00 / $500.00 / $500.00 / $1500.00
Supplies
Laminating Film / $500.00 / $500.00 / $500.00 / $1500.00
Paper / $700.00 / $700.00 / $700.00 / $2100.00
toner / $1000.00 / $1000.00 / $1000.00 / $3000.00
Total Budget Proposal / $55,500.00

Justification of Budget Requests

Equipment

  • Computers: Carrollton High School is part of a school district that recently employed a vending technology company that maintains all computer technology requests and maintenance, so a separate budget is funded by the Local Board of Education for this service.
  • DVD Players, VCR’s/ Portable Televisions: Multimedia Station Carts are needed to assist with enriching the curriculum, and are often times used in classrooms that do not have this technology readily available. Sometimes these Multimedia Carts are used in the cafeteria and other places that might be used for large assemblies of more than one class.
  • CD Players: Most departmental budgets allow for replacement CD players if needed; however, the media center keeps a collection of CD player to be checked out due to the growing number of performance assessments recommended by the GPS. Many teachers are assigning projects that are performance based and require the use of a CD player. Students are allowed to use these for projects. There are also a growing number of ESOL and special education students who require this assistive technology in order to meet the requirements of the GPS and the IEP’s.
  • Digital Cameras (Pictures and Video): Having a Standards Based Classroom is a big requirement for the teachers at Carrollton High School and in order to show and prove that teachers are requiring students to uphold the GPS, they must create a digital portfolio that can be viewed by the administration, other teachers, and parents. The cameras are used to take pictures of student work, rubrics, and collaboration in the classroom. Since it is a requirement of the High School, these cameras should be available for check out. It is also helpful to students who have to complete Projects at home and need this type of equipment to do so. It is providing opportunity for students who may not have the technology at home to complete or meet assignment standards.
  • Books: GPS now requires all students to read a minimum of 25 books per year from a variety of subject areas and genres. It is essential that the media center continue to reach all students’ interests and update the reading materials that are age and grade level appropriate.

Fiction: High interest books are the best way to entice reluctant readers to read and enhance their comprehension skills. More and more readers are intrigued by the new fiction displays that are set up in the media center. If the books are visibly appealing and lucrative, then they will more likely want to check it out and read it. Once a book gets a good reputation, the circulation increases and students are reading more.The student body recently got a sponsor for a Book Club, which has requested the media center’s help in providing fictional books that are highly recommended and approved by the Local Board System. We are delighted to have so many students recruiting all students to be a part of this new Book Club.

Non-Fiction/ Reference: With demands of the GPS, classroom teachers are expecting the media center to maintain an updated collection of reference and non-fiction materials that relate to all subject areas. Research projects are a growing requirement among all subject areas, so the representation of modern references and non-fiction are a necessity to meet the expectations of the teachers and the needs of the students.

  • On-Line Databases: Online Databases are purchased by the district for each school and include Galileo K-12, Britannica, Academic Search Complete, and Literary Reference Center.
  • Laminating Film, Paper, Toner: These supplies are a necessity in running and operating a media center. Laminating film is used to keep a scrapbook of newspaper articles that relate to our school and athletics. Laminating is also used by the teachers to display student work for their standards based classroom. Paper is needed by all who use the media center for research and a lab. Toner is used to keep the printers working efficiently for the students and teachers.

References

Cooper, O.P. Media Specialist Carrollton High School.Personal Interview. October 6, 2008.

Information Power, Building Partnerships for Learning. American Association of School Librarians: ALA; Chicago, 1998.

Shockley, Rita. Media Specialist, South Hall Middle School.Personal Interview. October 4, 2008.

United States Constitution. Library Bill of Rights. Adopted June 18, 1948, by the ALA Council; amended February 2, 1961; amended June 28, 1967; amended January 23, 1980; inclusion of “age” reaffirmed January 24, 1996.

Budget Proposal: Dupree