November 14, 2010Monthly Report for Media Center ActivitiesTo: Mrs. Parrott, Principal

September was a very busy month for our school, especially for the media center. With school officially underway, there are quite a few tasks the media center takes part in. This report will outline the activities and duties of our media center and its staff members for the entire month of September. If you should have any questions regarding the information found below, please do not hesitate to ask.

Most of September is typically devoted to the Fall Scholastic Book Fair. Mrs. Pierce spent the first part of the month making signs and banners for decoration and advertising for the book fair. My time was spent writing a letter to go home with students letting parents know about the book fair and all of the dress up days to go along with the fair. I also spent some time creating a book fair homepage that was available through our school’s website. I also spent a few hours at the first of the month at a Scholastic Book fair preview workshop, which would allow us to gain some extra reward points to use later.

Students’ media center time for the first two weeks of the month was spent watching a book fair preview video provided by Scholastic, that basically got the kids super excited about the fair before it even arrived. We also spent some time talking about the different dress up days to go along with the chosen books. The book fair arrived on the 9th and we began setting it up in the media center and then classes came on the 13th to preview only. Sales started on the 14th and lasted through the 20th. We disassembled the book fair on the 21st and it left on the 22nd. Overall, we had a great fundraiser considering the economy. We were up around $400 from last year’s sales.

The latter part of the month consisted of playing catch-up with help desk requests that I am able to take care of. Many of those tasks include things like fixing the sound on computers, helping with printer problems, working on diagnosing computer problems, downloading software for new Mobi devices in grades 3-5 for teachers, assisting with phone issues, and so forth. There were also several days spent in collaboration with you in and the design team in regards to our Title I monies for this year and how much should be spent on technology. I provided you and the team with some quotes given to me by our technology department.

I also spent one day, the 29th, attending an online virtual conference on ebooks and how they are affecting our libraries. It was a great experience and I have several leads on companies and databases that I need to research a little further for future purchases.

The rest of our time after the book fair left was spent on going through and delivering the Student Treasures kits for our free books. Each student in grades 3-5 received a kit and each classroom in grades K-2 received a class kit. I sent an email

along with kits to make sure everyone was aware of due dates and guidelines to follow.

This sums up the media center’s duties and activities for September. Again, if you have any questions, please let me know. I will be glad to discuss any part of this report with you. Thank you for your time.

Respectfully,

Shauna Sanders, Media Specialist