NCMS Collection Development Plan
2013-2014
Mission Statement
The mission of the NCMS media center is to provide students an avenue to explore the world beyond their neighborhood.
Student Data
The library serves as an additional means of support for the students. The following data was collected as a way to inform purchasing decisions.
- Student Surveys and interest interviews
- Teacher wish lists
- Administrative surveys
- EVAAS data
- Benchmark data
Curriculum Ties
Based on the student data collected above, the following curriculum areas have been identified as collection development priorities:
Collection Analysis (Dec 2013)
NC Essential Standards (Jan 2014)
Stakeholder Validation
Because the library serves the entire school community, the following stakeholders were involved in this development plan:
Students - are directly affected by the collection
Teachers - influence the ways in which students use
Administration
Parents
Community members
Marketing
Because library collections exist to serve the needs of students, they will be marketed in the following ways to ensure that they reach the very learners that they target.
Book talks in classrooms (starting 2nd six weeks)
imovie commercials to advertise series of books or new books (starting 2nd six weeks)
Faculty Meetings
Accountability
Because research shows that students who have access to high quality library collections that have been curated by qualified school library media coordinators, the following steps will be taken to connect access to these materials to student learning: