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Jeanna Edge

CEDP

FRIT 7134 - Spring 2013

Collection Evaluation and Development Plan

Description of the Site, Faculty Teaming, and Student Demographics

Alice Coachman Elementary School was named for Alice Coachman, a native of

Albany and the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. The school opened its

doors on August 23, 1999, with a strong commitment to a quality education for all of its

students. The school's mission is to provide an opportunity for students to learn in a

safe, structured, orderly environment with strong emphasis on a firm foundation of

knowledge, high academic achievement, and a variety of educational experiences that

will lead to personal success.

Alice Coachman Elementary is a Title I school in the Dougherty County School

System in Albany, Georgia. It serves 302 students in grades K-5. 94% of the student

population is black and 6% is white. 9% of students receive special education services

and 1% is not proficient in English. 81% of the students at Alice Coachman receive

free/reduced lunch. The school currently meets AYP status.

The faculty and staff is comprised of 24 full-time teachers and 4 part-time. 27 of

these teachers are female. 19 teachers are black and nine are white. The personnel,

on average, has 15 years experience with 12 having their masters degree, and six

having their six year specialist. There are three school support personnel and two


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administrators.

The topic area of my collection plan is fourth grade. There are three fourth grade

teachers, one paraprofessional and 52 students in fourth grade. Free and reduced

percentages as well as demographics in the fourth grade correspond to the overall

school percentages. The median reading level for AR is 3.0. 84% of 4th grade

students passed CRCT state tests. Fourth grade is departmentalized with students

switching teachers for subject specific instruction. Social studies, science and math are

rotated subjects.

Curriculum Review

Grade: 4th Subject: Social Studies Topic: Westward Expansion.

State Standards:

SS4H1 The student will describe how early Native American cultures developed in

North America.

a. Locate where Native Americans settled with emphasis on the Arctic (Inuit),Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and

Southeast (Seminole).

b. Describe how Native Americans used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and

shelter.


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SS4H6 The student will explain westward expansion of America between 1801 and

1861.

a. Describe territorial expansion with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis

and Clark expedition, and the acquisitions of Texas (the Alamo and independence),

Oregon (Oregon Trail), and California (Gold Rush and the development of mining

towns).

b. Describe the impact of the steamboat, the steam locomotive, and the telegraph on life

in America.

c. Describe the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans.

Connection to Common Core Standards:

Grade 4 Students will research to build and present knowledge.

7. Conduct short research projects the build knowledge through investigation of different

aspects of a topic

8. Gather relevant information from print and digital sources take notes and categorize

information, and provide a list of sources.

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and

research.

Standards for the 21ST-Century Learner Goals Standard:

1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.

3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of ourdemocratic society.

Skills Indicators:

1.1.1 Follow an inquiry-based process in seeking knowledge in curricular subjects and

make the real world connection for using this process in own life.

1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions.

Benchmarks:

1.2.2 Demonstrate confidence and self-direction by making independent choices in theselection of resources and information.


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Activities and Products

Standard Essential Questions /

Vocabulary

Activities/Products Resources

SS4H1 The student

will describe how

early Native American

cultures developed in

North America.

a. Locate where the

Native Americans

settled with emphasis

on Arctic (Inuit),

Northwest (Kwakiutl),

Plateau (Nez Perce),

Southwest (Hopi),

Plains (Pawnee), and

Southeastern

(Seminole).

b. Describe how the

Native Americans used

their environment to

obtain food, clothing,

and shelter.

Questions:

Where did the following

Native Americans

settle? (Inuit, Kwakiutl,

Nez Perce, Hopi,

Pawnee, Seminole)

How did Native

Americans use their

environment for food,

clothing, and shelter?

Vocabulary:

Native American

Culture

Inuit

Kwakiutl

Nez Perce

Hopi

Pawnee

SeminoleArctic

Northwest Plateau

Southwest

Great Plains

Southeastern

Buffalo

Teepee

Longhouse

Hogan

Pueblos

IglooEarth lodge

Migration

Native American

Jigsaw Research

As students research

and learn about Inuit,

Kwakiutl, Nez Perce,

Hopi,

Pawnee, and Seminole

nations, they will

complete graphic

organizers.

The attached graphic

organizer allowsstudents to list

information about

ways each group

adapted to their

geographic region to

meet their needs

for food, shelter and

clothing. Using the

graphic organizer,

students can

create a scrapbook of

information about each

Native American

nation.

Students can jigsaw

with others in their

class by researching

and

becoming an expert

on one particular Native

American nation, then

sharing their findings

with others in their

group. As the experts

for eachnation teach about their

nation, their classmates

take notes in their

scrapbook.

Graphic Organizer from

georgiastandards.org

Nonfiction print

materials from the

media center

Webquest

Recommended

Websites

Developed Site:

http://westwardexpansi

on321.weebly.com/
http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwestwardexpansion321.weebly.com%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHAqn2yD7YvJ3vNo0PNStgP1I5hDghttp://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwestwardexpansion321.weebly.com%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHAqn2yD7YvJ3vNo0PNStgP1I5hDg


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Americans to lose their

homelands. Students

will

compose short

descriptive paragraphs

and create illustrations

to represent what

happened to the Native

Americans during the

first half of the 19th

Century.

Collection Evaluation

The methods and techniques used in this evaluation were both

collection-centered and user-centered. The media center is located at the front of the

school directly across from the entry and school office. The TitleWise analysis shows

that the collection holds 15,105 items. This amounts to 50 items per student which is a

good size collection. Below is a breakdown of the collection by section. The largest

section is General Fiction.


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Collection-Centered

Age Analysis - By accessing TitleWise for Alice Coachman it was easy to

determine the average age of the collection - 1999. The items in this collection are on

average 14 years old. Items related to the curriculum topic can be found mostly in the

Reference Section, the Fiction section, and the 900s.


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As you can see from the chart above, the Reference Sections average age is 2005.

General Fiction has an average age of 1996 and the 900s have an average age of

2000.

Examining the Collection Directly - Examining the collection directly can be tricky

as most purchases in the library are driven by AR testing which affects the libraries set

up and flow. All books are shelved according to the AR reading level. AR materials are

at the front of the library, with other materials at the back. Non-AR materials are

available but many students do not typically venture to those stacks. There is a color

coded system that most students follow when trying to locate a book. Many of the items

for my topic were among those sorted by AR level but some were shelved on the last

shelves in the non-AR/non-fiction section. In the 970s, books related to the curriculum


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topic were located. The titles included Pioneer Life, Westward Expansion, and How the

US Grew. Other titles in this section related to Native Americans included Native

Americans and Children of the Trail West. Four videos were located as well in relation

to the standards. All of the materials located were in good condition with copyrights in

the early 2000s.

Catalog Search -A Powersearch on Destiny produced a resource list for the

topic Westward Expansion. 16 titles were suggested. Two of these titles were

eBooks - both had an age of 2009. One book about the Transcontinental Railroad

published in 2009 as well was located in the 300s. One fiction title was returned from

the search - The Journal of Augustus Pelletier which was published in 2000. Four

videos were located in the search - three from 2004 and one from 2009. The remaining

eight titles were all books in the 900s. All materials located met the standards and

curriculum topic, however, it does show a need for more materials for such a broad

subject.

User-Centered

Circulation / In Library Use - The circulation for the library over the past year was

6,525 items - this includes both check outs and in-library use. On average, 725 items

are in use each month. The circulation was pulled for the 900s, where the majority of

the materials on the topic are located. It showed that within the past 45 days, 50 titles

have been circulated with 105 separate circulations. The majority of the titles checked

out were biographies. Most of the books circulated seemed to be about famous black

Americans and were most likely for Black History Month.


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Materials and Budget

In order to create a materials order for the topic of Westward Expansion, four

vendors were used - Durabound, Booklist, Bound to Stay Books, and Titlewave (Follett).

The recommended order includes 193 items and totals $3858.93. This does not include

processing costs. 173 of the items are books - both Fiction and Non-Fiction. The

Non-Fiction is primarily made of a books in the 900s. Other formats included: three

materials categorized as audio two items considered teacher materials two films three

reference materials five eBooks and one interactive program was recommended for

purchase. Multi-cultural items are highlighted to stand out from the other titles in the

lists - there are 49 titles in this category. When possible, books were verified to be AR

and the majority have tests available, although for this project, AR tests were not added

to the total. In order to ensure all learners would have materials at their ability level,

searches for books on the vendor sites ranged from 2nd grade to 7th grade. The

majority of the titles are for 2 - 4th grade reading levels.


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Resources

Follett DESTINY Library Manager

Booklist http://www.booklistonline.com/

Durabound Books http://www.duraboundbooks.com/

Bound-to-Stay-Bound Books http://www.btsb.com/

Follett Titlewave http://www.titlewave.com/

Georgia Standards.Org https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/default.aspx

Weebly http://weebly.com/

Georgia Department of Education School Report Card

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Pages/Home.aspx

Dougherty County School System

http://www.dougherty.k12.ga.us/
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