MEDIA CENTER POLICIES
Media Center Policies for Students
Rules
The Media Center is a place to study, check out books, and do research.
- Passes are required during school hours including lunch.
- No food, drinks, backpacks, cell phones or listening devices are allowed in the media center at any time.
- Disruption or failure to follow instructions in the media center may result in loss of privileges to use the media center for a specified number of days.
- Media center materials should not be taken out of the media center for any reason without proper checkout procedures.
Student Use and Visitation of the Media Center During Lunch Periods
- Students who have academic work, academic research, homework/classwork, or reading (for fun or required) may visit the media center during their lunch. Students who just want to “hang out” should remain in the cafeteria. Students who do not have reading or academic work to do will be asked to leave.
- Students should sign in at the desk as they enter the media center.
- Students may visit the media center at any point within the first 45 minutes of the lunch period; we will not take any new visitors during the last five minutes of lunch.
- Students should not bring any book bags, tote bags, oversized purses, water bottles, drinks, or food to the library---you will be asked to leave or to secure the items outside of the media center before you can enter. These cannot be piled outside the media center entrance. Please put these items away before you come to see us.
- Students need to know that if they leave the media center during lunch, they cannot return.
- Scheduled classes, however, have priority on media center resources and seating.
Materials Circulation Period
Material |
Time Period
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Other Guidelines
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Books
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2 weeks plus 3 renewals
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5 books, only 2 per topic
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Reference Books
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overnight (from end of day to beginning of 1st period)
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Only 2 at a time
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Videos/Audios
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reserved for teacher checkout
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Fines
- Students receive overdue/fine notices every 2 weeks.
- Book fines are 10¢ per school day.
- Reference book fines are 25¢ per school day.
- Students are not allowed to check-out if they have overdue books or unpaid fines.
Services
- Copier - 10¢ per page
- Printing data from internet or other databases - 10¢ per page
- Color printing or copying - $1.00 per page
- Printing your own work – Free
- Printing for non school purposes .25 per page
- Laminating - 35¢ per foot
- Pencils - 25¢
- Mechanical Pencils - 50¢
- Notebook filler pad - 75¢
- Transparencies - 35¢
- Binding - 35¢
- Pens - 50¢
- Research packet (manila envelope with note cards, pen, pencil, highlighter, paper clips, rubber bands, post-its, MLA citation guideline, CD-R, remote database passwords) - $1.00
Media Center Policies & Procedures for Teachers
The Media Center Handbook is a compilation of policies, procedures, and guidelines prepared by the media specialists to facilitate the use of educational media.We have developed this handbook to make teachers more aware of the services and materials available and the procedures used, thereby creating a more comfortable atmosphere for you and your classes.
Philosophy
The Library staff is committed to helping every student at Centennial High School gain a quality education. The library collection reflects the understanding that individuals differ in their mental and physical abilities, attitudes, needs, and interests.
Mission
The mission of the library media program of Centennial High School is to promote literacy and the effective use of ideas and information for students and staff. To this end, we have the responsibility for the following:
- To develop a media center collection with print/non-print resources and technology in a variety of formats that support the adopted Fulton County School curriculum
- To advocate the integration of learning activities across all content areas
- To encourage collaboration between the media center staff and the instructional staff for the development, implementation and evaluation of quality learning activities which increase student achievement.
Hours of Operation for Faculty
The Library is open from: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.
Circulation
Teachers may check out as many books, magazines, and audio visual materials as needed unless someone has asked that these materials be placed on reserve or if a large number of students need materials on the same subject.
Scheduling Classes
The sign up book for the Media Center is located on the circulation desk. Since resource-based teaching is one of the most effective teaching strategies, we encourage teachers to plan lessons with the media specialists throughout the year.
- Teachers MUST schedule their classes for the library at least one day in advance and furnish a copy of your assignment before arriving with students. Do not sign up for bringing your classes without consulting one of the media specialists first.
- Since joint planning is required by state standards, class research projects should be scheduled only after consulting with a librarian.
- When your students are working on research projects in the library, state standards require the teacher to be available to render assistance and see that students are on task. Please do not make lesson plans that require a substitute to work with a class in the library. Substitute teachers are NOT allowed to bring classes to the library. Research projects are much more effective if the assigned teacher, who knows the students, is present to guide and help to supervise the students.
Reference Check-Out
Teachers may check out reference materials for one school day or overnight. The current magazines and newspapers are to remain in the library. Old newspapers will be given to any teacher or student who asks for them. Old magazines are kept for research.
Students Leaving Classroom to Use Library
Teachers may send up to five students to the library without signing up for a time. During instructional hours, students MUST have a readable, signed agenda/paper pass to come to the Media Center. Passes should include time, date, student(s) name and teacher signature. Students who wish to come to the media center during their lunchtime must get a lunch pass from the media center before their lunch period.
Services/Instruction
One of the primary tasks of media specialists is to instruct classes in library retrieval skills. This is most effective at the beginning of a research project, as we are able to tailor the instruction to each specific assignment.
*Research packets are available for students to purchase for $1.00
Computers
There are 30 computers available for student use in the media center. Teachers may sign up for the number of computers needed when reserving space in the media center. This will be first come/first serve.
Internet
Computers are for instructional use only and are frequently monitored from the circulation desk.