April Olorunfemi

Collection Development Assignment

FRIT 7134-Spring 2011

March 5, 2011

SITE AND LEARNER’S

I am a teacher in a suburban school system approximately 20 miles west of the Atlanta

metropolitan area in Lithia Springs, GA, specifically Douglas County. At Turner Middle School were

are a diverse population currently in our first year of Federal Title 1/ low-income status. Turner

Middle School is situated off a main interstate and has a very high transient rate and a 60% poverty

rate. Many of the 80% of our students who qualify for free or reduced lunch live in the apartment

complexes or surrounding mobile parks that dominate our school’s district. A direct contributor of the

revolving door of registrations and withdrawals we see month after month. Currently the district boasts

approximately 24, 500 students in its 20 elementary schools, 8 middle schools and 4 high schools, 1

College and Career Institute and 1 Performance Learning Center. In the next two years the district

plans to open the doors of its fifth high school and it twenty-first elementary school. Douglas County

School District is the county’s largest employer with over 3, 360 employees. Many of whom

matriculated through the Douglas County School System and have lived there most of their lives

On October 17, 1870 Douglas County was created. During The Reconstruction Period that

followed the Civil War, Douglas County was first named for African-American abolitionist, Fredrick

Douglass. This was later changed in honor of Stephen A. Douglas, a Senator from Illinois who

opposed Abraham Lincoln’s Presidency when local control of the General Assembly became

established. It is the 138th of Georgia 159 counties. According to the census bureau, Douglas

County’s 2009 population estimate is 129, 703. The ethnic breakdown of the current population

reflects the growing diversity of the schools. Sixty-one percent of the population is white, thirty seven

percent is African-American, six percent is Hispanic, with less than three percent being Asian or

multiethnic.

Turner Middle School serves approximately 656 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders. There are

approximately 236 sixth-grade students, 212 seventh- grade students, and 208 eighth-grade students.

All grade levels have 2 content area teachers per subject. We are located directly across from one of

the county’s 2 public libraries in one of the counties earliest erected sites. There are 52 certified

teachers, 1 Principal, 2 Assistant Principals, 1 Administrative Assistant, 3 office personnel, and 24

additional support staff. Out of 476 middle schools Turner, ranks 317 in the state of Georgia with

approximately an eighty percent achievement rate in reading and math on the CRCT. The school

library media center is located at the intersection of the font office and the schools front door. It is a

fairly small media center the is ran by a fulltime media specialist, a full time media clerk, and 3 student

media aide’s who assist in the media center for one who connections period everyday. This particular

media center boasts to be “the county’s only all -male media center”, and is changing every year. The

collection has a little over 8000 titles (approximately 12 books per student) with 10 desktop computers

for research, AR, a small media room for media aide’s to record the morning announcements, 213

titles in the audiovisual collection. Graphic novel titles are the newest genre to the school’s collection

literature collection. The media center averages approximately 70 checkouts per day. Sixth-grade

reading teachers go to the media center every other Friday to checkout and renew AR books. The

Reading bowl team took third place in the middle school division. The media center hosts the school’s

website and promotes it’s online resources such as Destiny Quest Online Catalog, AR lists, and the

limited selection of available e-books. All classrooms and portable learning units are equipped with a

LCD projector and screen for instruction purposes. The number of computers per classroom varies but

on average there are 3 per class. There are 2 permanent computer labs on site, one of which teachers

sign up to use and the other one is used as a classroom for the Careers and Technology connections

class. The school utilizes the Response to Intervention (RTI) framework to identify and intervene for

students at risk for failing the CRCT for a specific content area’s, Reading, Math, and Language Arts.

STAR reading is used to identify the reading levels of all students 3 times a year. There is a growing

ESOL population of students, approximately 23 taught by one ESOL teacher. The reading level of

Turner Students is as varied as the students themselves. The demographics of Turner Middle School

are approximately twenty-eight percent Caucasian students, thirty-five percent African-American

students, twenty-seven percent Hispanic, seven percent multiethnic, one percent American Islander,

one percent Asian, and one percent of other ethnicities.

CURRICULUM REVIEW

In order to be as expansive as I could for this assignment I decided to increase the overall

collection of the media center with as many titles and resources as I could. The content area that would

best allow me to do so is Reading. I will focus specifically on 6th grade Reading for the purpose of this

assignment because all of the academic core-content areas, Math; Science, Social Studies; and

Language Arts, there are reading components. Also, in the Douglas County School system Reading is a

separate academic content area class. I have placed an emphasis on multicultural literature with

Science, and Social Studies Themes to reflect and support the schools diverse community population

and interests. The following are the dominant standards that are addressed within the collection

development:

Dominant Standard-Reading:

Georgia Performance Standards: ELA6RC3 The student acquires new vocabulary in each

content area and uses it correctly. The student

a. Demonstrates an understanding of contextual vocabulary in various subjects.

b. Uses content vocabulary in writing and speaking.

c. Explores understanding of new words found in subject area texts

RELATED TASK and ASSESSMENTS-Creating Book Reports (mobile, t-shirts, book-in-a-bag);

Present character speeches/Role Playing, Create a classroom glossary for literary vocabulary and new

vocabulary in contexts, Write peer book reviews for the school’s media center website

ELA6RC4 The student establishes a context for information acquired by reading across subject

areas. The student

a. Explores life experiences related to subject area content.

b. Discusses in both writing and speaking how certain words and concepts relate to multiple subjects.

c. Determines strategies for finding content and contextual meaning for unfamiliar words or concepts.

RELATED TASK and ASSESSMENTS-Students re-write the ending of a book adding themselves as

a character, Students hold fireside chats to discuss how they relate to the characters within a book,

Students create movie trailer posters for the books to advertise them.

Georgia Performance Standard: ELA6R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows

evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational

texts. For informational texts, the student reads and comprehends in order to develop understanding

and expertise and produces evidence of reading that:

a. Analyzes common textual features to obtain information (e.g., paragraphs,

topic sentences, concluding sentences, introduction, conclusion, footnotes, index, bibliography).

b. Identifies and uses knowledge of common graphic features to draw conclusions and make judgments

(e.g., graphic organizers, diagrams, captions, illustrations).

RELATED TASK and ASSESSMENTS-Students use a graphic organizer to identify topics within a

book that relates to other content areas themes, students create a group annotated

summary/bibliography for classroom book suggestions and “class picks”,

Secondary Standards-Social Studies:

Georgia Performance Standard: SS6RC1 Students will enhance reading in all curriculum areas by: a. Reading in All Curriculum Areas b. Discussing books

a. • Discuss messages and themes from books in all subject areas. • Respond to a variety of texts in multiple modes of discourse.

S6E3. Students will recognize the significant role of water in earth processes. a. Explain that a large portion of the Earth’s surface is water, consisting of oceans, rivers, lakes, underground water, and ice.

Secondary Standards-Science:

Georgia Performance Standard: S6E6. Students will describe various sources of energy and with their uses and conservation. b. Identify renewable and nonrenewable resources

S6E1. Students will explore current scientific views of the universe and how those views evolved. a. Relate the Nature of Science to the progression of basic historical scientific models (geocentric, heliocentric) as they describe our solar system, and the Big Bang as it describes the formation of the universe. b. Describe the position of the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy and the universe. c. Compare and contrast the planets in terms of Size relative to the earth Surface and atmospheric features Relative distance from the sun Ability to support life d. Explain the motion of objects in the day/night sky in terms of relative position. e. Explain that gravity is the force that governs the motion in the solar system. f. Describe the characteristics of comets, asteroids, and meteors.

RELATED TASK and ASSESSMENTS- Students will explore the various themes of literature within

their reading. Examples of Titles used for the inclusion of Science and Social Studies Content are as

follows:

Picture Book

Cherry, L. (1992). A river ran wild: An environmental history. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Annotation:

An initial primitive account of the origin of life and how a river has birthed so many things to different cultures. Nashua (Nash-a-way) River was the settling of a Native American group who respected the land, river and forest as well as its inhabitants. While using what they need, the Native Americans are using wisdom and thankfulness to maintain the Nashua’s newly built community. They became in tune with the land and saw a rhythm in their lives with the seasons. With this rhythm brought change and new settlers and traders. What began as a harmonious relationship quickly became the settlers using more than was needed to live. This essential taking from and not giving to the land as well as the welcoming of a revolution brought construction, commerce and eventually became a place that no longer reflection it earlier people and way of life. An environmental history of the Nashua River, from its discovery by Indians through the polluting years of the Industrial Revolution to the ambitious clean-up that revitalized it.

Georgia Performance Standards: S6E3. Students will recognize the significant role of water in earth processes. a. Explain that a large portion of the Earth’s surface is water, consisting of oceans, rivers, lakes, underground water, and ice.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

L'Engle, M. (1962). A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.

Annotation:

A Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Book Award, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, A Wrinkle in Time, is an adventurous story of mystery and intellect. In the novel the concept of a tesseract functions more or less like what in modern science fiction is called a space warp or a wormhole, a portal from one area of space to another, which is possible through the bending of the structure of the space-time continuum. The reader is placed in the lives of a family of scientist who meet and interact with dynamic and well-developed signature characters that assist the family in one way or another to complete the mission of saving the father of the family. This book has been considered inappropriate for schools numerous times for its religious and supernatural references but is still considered as classic children’s literature. The setting locations mentioned in the book are as equally unique as the situations they encounter and include Connecticut, other planets including Ixchel, Camazotz, and Uriel. This book will challenge its reader on many level for its explorational content, supernatural character beings as well as it religious text.

Georgia Performance Standard: S6E1. Students will explore current scientific views of the universe and how those views evolved. a. Relate the Nature of Science to the progression of basic historical scientific models (geocentric, heliocentric) as they describe our solar system, and the Big Bang as it describes the formation of the universe. b. Describe the position of the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy and the universe. c. Compare and contrast the planets in terms of Size relative to the earth Surface and atmospheric features Relative distance from the sun Ability to support life

d. Explain the motion of objects in the day/night sky in terms of relative position. e. Explain that gravity is the force that governs the motion in the solar system. f. Describe the characteristics of comets, asteroids, and meteors. Butler, O. E. (1993). Parable of the Sower. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows.

Annotation:

The recipient of the Nebula Award, The Parable of the Sower is a dynamic science fiction novel with a strong female heroine, Lauren, whose hyperempathy, the ability to feel the perceived pain and other sensations of others, is both a blessing/necessity and a nuisance. This setting begins in a future Los Angeles community in the midst of civil turmoil.The predecessor to Parable of Talents, we find Lauren, a young adult in the beginning phases of her religion Earthseed. The world outside of her gated community is becoming a more viscous one as civil society is plagued by poverty, military and political corruption. She has been prepared for the worst and has honed her survival skills day by day. The need to secure the safety her gated community becomes a joint effort of the community leaders and everyone plays a role. When the community’s safety is compromised, Lauren finds her family scattered. With nothing left but Earthseed and her survival skills carefully imparted by her father and mother figure, Lauren has to make mature decisions if she wants to survive. She travels north with some survivors to try to start a community where her religion, called Earthseed, can grow.

Georgia Performance Standard: S6E6. Students will describe various sources of energy and with their uses and conservation. b. Identify renewable and nonrenewable resources.

Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Fleischman, P., & Pedersen, J. (1997). Seedfolks. New York: HarperCollins.

Annotation:

Seedfolks is a about a neighborhood that transformed when a young girl plants a few lima beans in an abandoned lot. This junk lot becomes the hub of the community and gives all members a sense of ownership and builds the pride and dignity of the community and the individuals who plant there, which is a diverse as the things the characters all plant there. This book has rich character expression and every chapter belongs to the character. Little by little, more people from around the neighborhood get involved. Many bring seeds of their own and start gardens. Together they build a story of this place they are located, each with different issues, goals and challenges, all of which are culturally connected. The book exposes the innate prejudices, fears and perceptions we all have and eloquently ties the themes of community, sharing, respect, diversity and tolerance into lovely potpourri.

Georgia Performance Standard: SS6RC1 Students will enhance reading in all curriculum areas by:

a. Reading in All Curriculum Areas b. Discussing books

b. • Discuss messages and themes from books in all subject areas. • Respond to a variety of texts in multiple modes of discourse.

COLLECTION EVALUATION and SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

My classroom is located right next door to the media center. I consider this on of my perks. The

8,000 titles are arranged alphabetically on all walls. The dominant wall is fiction, arranged by author.

The AR titles are marked on the spine of the fiction books. Immediately following the fiction is

nonfiction section. I considered this to be a very traditional school library media center. The reference

section is closer towards the center of the nonfiction wall on a wide bookshelf. It is not on a wall, but

almost serves as a divider for a small section of seating. The computers give the center of the room a

perimeter and are arranged by three’s.

The tables in the media center are in good condition. The chairs are nicely cushioned and

padded and it is a fairly comfortable. Directly aligned with the library media center entrance is the

checkout. There are two doors directly facing each other on either side of the room. It reminds me of a

Tee shirt. After utilizing the Destiny Quest Online Tool, asking my media specialist for specific titles,

and searching the shelves, I found that there is a great room for improvement. Many of the books have

been bound and rebounded in order to keep them in decent shape. They were in overall good condition

for the amount of times they have been checked out and the limited number of titles we have. I have

also seen a growing number of shiny, new, hardback titles. The section that seemed to be in the most

dire of straights was the nonfiction section. This section has been the most weeded because the

information grows obsolete quickly and there are limited resources for funding outside of his budget

for necessities. The literature that we had on hand in the media center seemed to deal with urban

issues of inner city kids and was appropriate for our higher level readers and grade levels. I wanted to

promote a variety of text and genres in which students would be able to connect and expand their

exposure to dynamic characters they could relate to in unique settings and situations.

Titlewave (www.titlewave.com)

Books

FLR# Author: Title -- Publisher : Year Bnd Qty Price Extended

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15261R4 Caputo, Philip: 10,000 days of thunder : a HRD 1 21.24 21.24

history of the Vietnam War -- Atheneum Books for Young

environmental history -- Harcourt Brace & Co., c1992.

(974.4)

23978C1 Fleischman, Paul: Seedfolks -- HRD 1 15.89 15.89

HarperCollins, c1997. (-Fic-)

13050V3 L'Engle, Madeleine: A wrinkle in time -- FBG 1 11.96 11.96

Square Fish ,Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007, c1962. (-Fic-)

8 titles (qty 8) Total Guaranteed Title Price $123.70

eBooks

FLR# Author: Title -- Publisher : Year Bnd Qty Price Extended

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53027Q9 Lowry, Lois: Number the stars -- Houghton EBK 1 16.00 16.00

Mifflin, c1989. (-Fic-)

1 titles (qty 1) Total Guaranteed eBook Price $16.00

Audiovisual

FLR# Author: Title -- Publisher : Year Fmt Qty Price Extended

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4159BR5 Heller, Ruth: Cache of Jewels -- Spoken RAL 1 17.95 17.95

Arts Media. (-E-)

40BFCX8 Fleischman, Paul.: Joyful noise : poems PLA 1 51.75 51.75

for two voices [electronic resource] -- Findaway World ,

Recorded Books, Chagrin Falls, Ohio : Prince Frederick, MD :

c2008. (811.54)

<!> WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts | Not for

children under 3 yrs.

45799Q1 Fleischman, Paul.: Seedfolks [sound CD 1 24.95 24.95

recording] -- Audio Bookshelf, Northport, ME : p2003.

(-Fic-)

4977CN4 Keller, Helen: The Story of My Life -- CD 1 39.99 39.99

Tantor Media. (362.4)

4 titles (qty 4) Total Guaranteed A/V Media Price $134.64

Total Books (Qty.) 8 (8) $123.70

Total eBooks (Qty.) 1 (1) $16.00

Total A/V titles (Qty.) 4 (4) $134.64

Total cataloging and processing for Books $9.12

Total cataloging and processing for Audiovisual TBD*

Grand Total $283.46*

Title Wave Title Analysis

Scholastic (www.scholastic.com)...And Now MiguelJoseph Krumgold $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 6-7 fiction Fic 12 Brown BoysOmar Tyree $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 7-9 fiction ABeCedariosCynthia Weill $4.50 $3.37 Paperback Book K nonfiction NF Abraham's BattleSara Banks $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 5-6 fiction Fic American Indian FoodsJay Miller $6.95 $4.86 Paperback 3-5 nonfiction 641.592 1996The Ancient CeltsPatricia Calvert $9.95 $6.96 Paperback 6-8 nonfiction 930 2005The Ancient KushitesLiz Sonneborn $9.95 $6.96 Paperback Book 6-8 nonfiction NF And Not Afraid to DareTonya Bolden $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 6-9 nonfiction NF And the Winner Is...LL Cool J $3.95 $2.96 Paperback Book 3-4 fiction Fic Black DiamondPatricia C. & Fredrick L. McKissack $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 5-7 nonfiction NF The Blind Men and the ElephantKaren Backstein $3.99 $2.99 Paperback Book 1-3 fiction Fic Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally)Lisa Yee $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 4-5 fiction Fic Brand New School, Brave New Ruby

Derrick Barnes $4.99 $3.74 Paperback Book 2-4 fiction Fic Brothers & SistersEllen Senisi $3.95 $2.96 Paperback Book P-2 nonfiction NF Bull RunPaul Fleischman $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 5-6 fiction Fic The BullyPaul Langan $3.99 $2.99 Paperback Book 9 fiction Fic Call It CourageArmstrong Sperry $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 5-7 fiction Fic Can You Say Peace?Karen Katz $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book K fiction Fic Carlos and the CornfieldJan Stevens $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 4 fiction Fic The Case of the Missing TrophyAngela Medearis $3.99 $2.99 Paperback Book 3-5 fiction Fic The ChampTonya Bolden $6.95 $5.21 Paperback Book 4-6 nonfiction NF The CherokeeAndrew Santella $6.95 $4.86 Paperback 3-5 nonfiction 970.004 2001Chicken Soup for the Preteen SoulJack Canfield $13.95 $10.46 Paperback Book 5-8 nonfiction NF Children of the Wild WestRussell Freedman $8.95 $6.71 Paperback Book 4-7 nonfiction NF CityDavid Macaulay $10.95 $8.21

Paperback Book 5-8 nonfiction NF Civil Rights MarchesLinda & Charles George $5.95 $4.16 Paperback Book 5-6 nonfiction NF The ClimbGordon Korman $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 6-8 fiction Fic Cockroach CootiesLaurence Yep $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 4-6 fiction Fic Color Me DarkPatricia McKissack $6.95 $5.21 Paperback Book 6-8 fiction Fic Confetti GirlDiana Lopez $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 5-7 fiction Fic The ContestGordon Korman $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 6-8 fiction Fic CousinsVirginia Hamilton $4.99 $3.74 Paperback Book 6-7 fiction Fic Cuentos con sazónLulu Delacre $4.99 $3.74 Paperback Book 5-6 fiction Fic CurveballRich Wallace $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 6 fiction Fic D is for Drinking GourdNancy Sanders $6.95 $5.21 Paperback Book 4-6 nonfiction NF The DangerGordon Korman $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 5-7 fiction Fic Daniel Alexander PayneRudine Bishop $6.95 $5.21 Paperback Book 5-7 nonfiction NF Dare to Dream

Angela Medearis $3.95 $2.96 Paperback Book 4-5 nonfiction NF Darkness over DenmarkEllen Levine $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 6-9 nonfiction NF Davy CrockettGeorge Sullivan $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 4-6 nonfiction NF

The Day Martin Luther King, Jr. was ShotJim Haskins $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 5-8 nonfiction NF The Day the Women Got the VoteGeorge Sullivan $6.95 $5.21 Paperback Book 5-7 nonfiction NF Dolphin SongLauren St. John $6.95 $5.21 Paperback Book 6-8 fiction Fic Double DutchSharon Draper $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 6-9 fiction Fic Double FakeRich Wallace $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 6 fiction Fic DragonwingsLaurence Yep $6.95 $5.21 Paperback Book 5-7 fiction Fic The Dream KeeperLangston Hughes $6.95 $5.21 Paperback Book 4-8 fiction Fic Dreaming of AmericaEve Bunting $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 3-5 fiction Fic The Drum Beats OnJanelle Cherrington $3.99 $2.99 Paperback Book 4 fiction Fic Drum BeatsSharon Draper $3.95 $2.96

Paperback Book 5-6 fiction Fic Duke EllingtonAndrea Pinkney $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 4 nonfiction NF Eagle SongJoseph Bruchac $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 4-5 fiction Fic Emergency QuarterbackRich Wallace $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 6 fiction Fic Enemies of SlaveryDavid Adler $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 3-5 nonfiction NF Escape to FreedomOssie Davis $3.95 $2.96 Paperback Book 5-7 fiction Fic Esperanza RisingPam Ryan $6.99 $5.24 Paperback Book 5-8 fiction Fic Extraordinary People of the Civil Rights MovementSheila and P. Stephen Hardy $16.95 $11.86 Paperback 6-up nonfiction 323.092 2007Fast ForwardsPaul Ladewski $3.99 $2.99 Paperback Book 5 nonfiction NF FeathersJacqueline Woodson $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 5-7 fiction Fic The Firework-Maker's DaughterPhilip Pullman $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 4-6 fiction Fic

The Forgotten HeroesClinton Cox $4.50 $3.37 Paperback Book 6-H nonfiction NF Forty Acres and Maybe a MuleHarriet Robinet $4.95 $3.71

Paperback Book 5-7 fiction Fic Fourth-Grade FussJohanna Hurwitz $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 3-5 fiction Fic Frederick DouglassCamilla Wilson $4.95 $3.71 Paperback Book 5 nonfiction NF Free BaseballSue Corbett $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 5-6 fiction Fic Freedom TrainDorothy Sterling $5.99 $4.49 Paperback Book 5-6 nonfiction NF Get on BoardJim Haskins $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 5-7 nonfiction NF Get On Out of Here, Philip HallBette Greene $5.95 $4.46 Paperback Book 6 fiction FicTotals: $414.50 $307.85

www.amazon.com

Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology - Amazon.com 139.00

Sony HDR-CX130 Handycam Camcorder (Black) – Sony- 448.00

Super Size Me (Educational Version) (WS) 44.99Morgan Spurlock (Actor), Morgan Spurlock (Director) | Rated: PG | Format: DVD

NEW JVC XVBP11 All Multi Region Code Free DVD BLU RAY Player. Plays all region DVD 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 PAL or NTSC and Zone A Blu Rays. (Free HDMI Cable)by JVC 299.00

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2-Disc Special Collector's Edition) 31.49

Don't Give It Away! : A Workbook of Self-Awareness and Self-Affirmations for Young Women [Paperback] 10.39

Panasonic Interactive Panaboard UB-8325 - Whiteboard - 52 x 33 in - wired – USB 1995.95Amazon.com = 2968.00

Total Spent on Collection Development=3229.64

BUDGET SUMMARY

I sought to provide and promote relevant and engaging resources for reading that addressed the

divers population of the school and it’s surrounding community. I thought the implementation of

technology resources and equipment would help our student to think bigger that the world outside of

their front door. It is my goal the ordering of these resources promotes innovation within classroom

teachers as they seek to bring rigorous and engaging instruction our children desperately need.