Board+Presentation


 * SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTATION:**
 * Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:00 PM**

Below you will find listed a target of 4 - 6 quotes/paraphases from each school's 2011-2012 annual report. (**NOTE: these will be posted as we identify them within the next couple days!)**

The current vision is to create an introduction video of 1-2 minutes for the Board Presentation that includes these comments written on hand-held pieces of posterboard. Chad and Brandon are going to begin filming the video clips on **Wednesday, February 1.** They will be communicating a schedule out to each building so you can arrange your kids, your location, get your cards made, etc. Following the filming sessions, they will edit the video into montage with music that should serve as an eye-catching "walk-through" of the Annual Reports. This will lead into a short comment section by the group representing at the board meeting: Chad, Brandon, Tammie, Kris, and Kym.
 * Vision for Video (Intro to Board Presentation):**

Each media specialist will be in charge of getting people for each quote and getting the quote written on piece of **white poster board approximately 14 (w) X 12 (h).** (This is about the size of a personal whiteboard, slightly bigger than a piece of paper.) We are using the poster board to give a stiff format that won't "wrinkle" when it's held, doesn't have a sheen/glare, and doesn't allow light to come through from behind.
 * Choosing Screen Talent:**
 * Include the media specialist, students, teachers, parents, administrators for holding up the quotes
 * Look at racial/ethnic/gender/age to create a balance of screen talent to create a good pool for clip selection
 * Be sure cards are easy to read and grammatically correct, but PLEASE allow students to write in their own handwriting
 * Pen color---blue, black, or purple---something dark enough to show up

Include the page number and school on the card by noting at the bottom: There willl be a **video release form** for your students to complete (after-the-fact). You will responsible for making sure the forms get signed, returned to you, and turned in to Brandon and Chad so that they can include your clips in the final version of the video so choose students accordingly. You know who will be excited and will return it the next day!
 * EX: DRES, p. 6 or LMS, p. 3**
 * Video Release Paperwork:**

Please add any tips or thoughts to this initial plan.


 * Quotations from Annual Reports Listed by School:**

These portions were chosen to illustrate some of the points we want to make in the video. If you have something else you want to include, that's fine. You can see we are trying to include positive information, but some of our negatives can be "spun" so they can be included too. We will shoot all the clips and then edit together a montage that represents all the salient points we need to include while representing every school library program, balancing racially/gender/ethnically, etc.


 * CES:**
 * …the Reading Patch Kids Program, the Young Hoosier Book Award Program, the Harry Potter Reading Club, the Autumn Leaves Reading Program, the Six Flags Six Hour Reading Program, the Book It Reading Program, the Teen Read Program (CES, pgs. 1, 3)
 * Principal Kingery is a great supporter of the media center and our programs (CES, pg. 1)
 * The 9th Annual Reading Patch Kids Picnic involved a total of 136 students, 5 teachers, and 8 relatives (CES, pg. 9)
 * Mrs. Kennedy’s students said they felt they were part of the inquiry process, not just standing off to the side (CES, pg. 10)
 * Using a the Collaborative Research/Inquiry Strategies Planning Sheet created by the media specialist, we were able to get off to a great start”(CES, pg. 11)
 * CPES:**
 * Late night library hours during Family Math and Reading Nights (CPES, pg. 1)
 * Provide independent learning opportunities during lunch/recess block in the library (CPES, pg. 1)
 * Shared passion for the promotion of reading, technology integration, and inquiry (CPES, pg. 1)
 * “You really helped me see the big picture at the start of each project” – Aaron Botsford (CPES, pg. 4)
 * “The SMARTboard was great for modeling how to find information and pictures” –Aaron Botsford, (CPES, pg. 4)
 * DRES:**
 * 20 classes involved in 34 distance learning events with six different content provider (DRES, pg. 4)
 * Reading roundup was an afterschool book club for fourth and fifth grade students (DRES, pg. 4)
 * The building media goals also reflect the township mission (DRES, pg. 8)
 * Mrs. Swenson presented a session on digital storytelling at Indiana Computer Educator’s conference in Indianapolis (DRES, pg. 5) – pt 1 of 2
 * And a session on Family Literacy Invitations at the International Reading Association Conference in Orlando (DREA, pg. 5) – pt 2 of 2
 * ECES:**
 * Eagle Creek's open access media center allows students and teachers to visit as whole classes, small groups, or individuals at any time.(ECES, p. 1)
 * Ready to settle down with your latest book choice? Come to the Quiet Zone! (ECES p.2)
 * What do you get when you partner to introduce new series books, work on characterization, and summarizing? A trading card project! (ECES p.5)
 * The Shutterbugs were hatched with a grant from PTO. Two students from each class became camera specialists through working lunches with Ms. Drake. (ECES p.6)
 * Our LifeSize Distance Learning equipment was used daily in order to connect a large number of high ability fifth graders at ECES with a seventh grade math class at New Augusta North. (ECES p.7)
 * What better way to snuggle up with a good ook... come in your pajamas! That was the theme of the ECES Annual Family Reading Night for 2011. (ECES p.8)
 * The Eagle's NEST is our schools donate-a-book program, supported with additional funding support by PTO and coordinated by Ms. Drake. (ECES p.11)
 * Ms. Drake's role in classroom inquiry projects takes a variety of forms...it might be assistance for small groups with note taking, instruction of students in technology, help with computer software, co-teach in a classroomwith a teacher, or work side by side with different groups. (ECES p.16)
 * EES:**
 * "Miss Conde and Mrs. Parker, the art teacher, sponsored an after school Reader's Theater club." (EES, p. 2)
 * "Even with the book budget we have now, we average less than 300 new books a year." Our population is _(fill in) . (EES, p. 5)
 * We have the new MediaCast equipment. It made it possible for us to create special "commercials for the school to advertise upcoming events or celebrate important moments." (EES, p. 2)
 * We hosted two book fairs and raised over $1000 for new books in our Media Center. (EES, p. 3)
 * Open accesss and flexible planning allow the media specialist to work collaboratively with teachers and students to create and implement inquiry-based lessons. When media is included in the specials rotation, we lose our ability to do this. (no attibution for this as it rings true for many)


 * FCPA:**
 * In Mouse Squad we meet each week before school to receive special training on technology equipment and become technology experts for our school. (FCPA p.6) Trinitie Terrell
 * In Fishbowl Live News Crew we are the journalists as we build our writing skills, develop fluency in reading, learn technical production skills, and become leaders of our school community! (FCPA p.7) Veronica Kassab
 * Our fourth and fifth graders participate in Battle of the Books. They work as a team to read the Young Hoosier Books, and then compete to test their knowledge of the books. (FCPA p.8) Mrs. Weaver
 * In Kindergarten we learned about the road to research as we learned all about the monarch butterfly. We brainstormed, gathered information, questionied, highlighted, and took notes. We were monarch ambassadors and cinematographers. (FCPA p.9) Daniel and Nikita Muhkin
 * LEAF stands for Literary Explorers at Fishback, our intermediate book club where we read, talk about, write about, and do projectsor great books! (FCPA p.12) Beronta Williams
 * The media team promotes literacy to all students. They are great story tellers, using manipulatives along with the stories. They present books to my studentsin ways that make them want to check them out and read! (FCPA, p.15) Mrs. Beers
 * The role of media programs have been going through a shift in emphasis - from providing resources to creating a community of lifelong learners. As media programs have broadened their rolw, the role of the media specialist has also had to evolve as well to facilitate these ever changing media programs.. (FCPA, p.17) Mrs. Buchanan
 * The media program is at the heart of FCPA, and we are always striving to have an even greater impact on student achievement � No matter how great we are, we can always get better! (FCPA, p.17) Mr. Young


 * GCES:**
 * "Students participated in a variety of exciting educational experiences through distance learning...During the last week of school, fifth grade classes connected to GCMS to answer questions about classes, rules, and routines." (GCES, p. 3)
 * "The library has purchased 36 Playaways to circulate in the intermediate grades. Listening to literature is an important component of balanced literacy." (GCES, p. 4)
 * "Scholastic Keys give elementary students an early introduction to using Microsoft Office. (It) was used for several LA projects." (GCES, p. 5)
 * "Graphic novels have become a popular component of our library collection. The library has 171...with a circulation of 2,002 this year." (GCES, p. 6)
 * Students host a live daily news show for our school! (no attribution / or put all that do....)


 * NASC:**
 * Wow! That's just the beginning of what teachers and tudents had to say about our author visit with Ruth McNally Barshaw as she shared her sketch journals and encouraged students to write every day. (NASC, p. 1)
 * Check out our blog at pikepageturners.edublogs.org where fourth and fifth graders at New Augusta South and Eagle Creek wrote about the Young Hoosier Books they are reading! (NASC p.3)
 * Fifth graders enjoyed using Destiny Quest and social networking in My Quest through the online catalog this year. (NASC p.4)
 * Students and teachers at NASC love participating in Distance Learning events from music, to dance, to weather, to animals and plants! (NASC p.6)
 * Intermediate students enjoy the experience of volunteering once a week in the media center as Jr. Librarians where they help care for and shelve library books. (NASC p.7)
 * In the spring, over 100 NASC families enjoyed a Luau Literacy Night to promote family language and math literacy. (NASC p. 8)


 * SCES:**
 * "Mrs. Hamlin and the PTA sponsor a Battle of the Books for 4th and 5th grade students." (SCES, p. 7)
 * "One of the highlights of the year was when author Tracy Richardson visited us." (SCES, p. 8)
 * Mrs. Hamlin supported classes preparing for field trips. She introduced the trip's website and helped students write questions about what they would like to learn during the trip. (SCES, p. 4)
 * Media specialists co-plan and co-teach with other educators for all types of projects (no attribution)
 * "During the second half of the school year, we launched an exciting program for preschool siblings...we provided fun and educational activities for the preschoolers...centered around reading and math literacy." (SCES, p. 6)
 * "We have to teach our children to become thinkers and problem solvers. Instead of giving them information to store in their brains, we need to teach them to find the best information for their needs and how to use that information to make them better citizens." (SCES, p. 9)

**GCMS:** **LMS:** **NAN:**
 * Our librarian collaborated with the Pike literacy specialist and technology trainer to write a $30,000 grant for eReaders in HA classrooms at GCMS and LMS (GCMS p. 3 & 8)
 * A flexible schedule allows the librarian to co-plan and co-teach with faculty throughout the year (GCMS p. 4)
 * The media program supported Algebra teachers in the Agile Minds online math adoption. (GCMS p. 7)
 * Middle School Readers Advisory Club members visited elementary schools to spread enthusiasm for recreational reading and talk about the transition to middle school as part of the transition initiative. (LMS, p. 7)
 * The Lincoln and Guion Creek media programs received an Educational Foundation grant for $3000 for building graphic novel collections. (LMS, p. 4)
 * Our librarian collaborated with teachers across the curriculum to establish a student learning community of bloggers. (LMS, p. 2)
 * Cyber Book Club members used social networking site Edmodo.com to post comments, ask questions, and dialogue with each other about books. (NANC, p. 3)
 * New Augusta students read 111,398 pages during February to win the Middle School Rival Reading Challenge. (NANC, p. 5)
 * New Augusta 8th grade students participate in The Regatta, an integrated science unit which incorporates standards from several disciplines. Each student team uses flip cameras and computers to create team commercials. (NANC, p. 7)

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