Equity Comparison

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Equity Comparison

• Fairview Middle School
• And
• Hadley Watts Middle School

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Fairview Middle SchoolDayton Public
Schoolshttp//www.dps.k12.oh.us/schools/middle/fa
irview.jsp
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Wava SpringFairview Middle SchoolLibrary Media
Specialist
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Hadley Watts Middle SchoolCenterville City
Schoolshttp//www.centerville.k12.oh.us/index.php
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Pam ThompsonHadley Watts Middle SchoolLibrary
Media Specialist
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Fairview Middle SchoolPopulation

• Current enrollment
• 240 7th graders
• 274 8th graders

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Hadley Watts Middle SchoolPopulation

• Current enrollment
• 232 6th graders
• 228 7th graders
• 235 8th graders

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Fairview Middle School 2006/2007 Budget Figures

• Books Supplies Miscellaneous
• 4,144.00 474.00 0
• District spends 5,400.00 per pupil.
• Periodicals are purchased by the Educational
  Technology department.

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Hadley Watts Middle School 2006/2007Budget
Figures

• Books Supplies Miscellaneous
• 5,917.00 770.00 0
• District spends 8,794.00 per pupil.
• Each school received a base budget of 1,200.00.
  Also, each school received an allocation of 7.50
  per pupil, using the enrollment figures from the
  2005-2006 staff directory.

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Fairview and Hadley Watts Staffing Level

• FAIRVIEW
• Wava Spring, Library Media Specialist. Wava is
  the only paid staff member. She is in her first
  year at Fairview Middle School.
• 1 - Parent Volunteer

• HADLEY WATTS
• Pam Thompson, Library Media Specialist. Pam is
  the only paid staff member. She is in her 4th
  year at Hadley Watts Middle School.
• 10 - Parent Volunteers
• Two parents serve each day, Monday-Thursday.

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Fairview and Hadley WattsCollection Data

• FAIRVIEW
• 500s average age 1989 size 493 circulation
  total is 431.
• 600s average age 2002 size 257 circulation
  total is 304.

• HADLEY WATTS
• 500s average age 1998size-362 circulation
  total is 3,325.
• 600s average age 1992 Size-367 circulation
  total is 3,800.

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FairviewFurnishings/Facilities

• The LMC at Fairview is located on the 2nd floor
  of the building. The Casual Reading Area
  contains bean bags and cushioned vinyl chairs.
  There is a student work area with rectangular and
  circle shaped tables. Last year, the library
  conference area was renovated into a Teacher
  Professional library. The LMCs size is
  approximately 40 ft. x 120 ft.

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Hadley Watts Middle Furnishings/Facilities

• The location of the LMC in the Hadley Watts
  school lends for a steady flow of patrons. There
  arent any doors, windows, or walls. The
  bookshelves function as borders. The LMC is
  wheelchair accessible because the school is
  one-level. The rectangular tables allow flexible
  arrangements of the work area. The center is
  approximately 40 ft. x 66 ft. in size.

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Fairview Middle School has 14 student computers
located in the Library Media Center. The online
catalog is housed on Infohio. Students may also
use the online catalog from their home computer.
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Hadley Watts Middle School has a total of 10
student computers in the IMC. There are also two
Traveling Laptop Carts, each cart containing 15
computers. Students may access the OPAC (Virtual
IMC) from school and home computers.
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Fairview Middle SchoolCirculation DeskLibrary
Media Specialists office is located on the right
side of the Circulation desk. The circulation
software used is Multilis.
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Hadley Watts Middle SchoolCirculation
DeskLibrary Media Specialists office is located
behind the Circulation desk. Circulation
software is provided from Follett.
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Fairview Hadley WattsEquipment

• HADLEY WATTS
• document cameras video
• cameras digital cameras
• VCRs DVD players.
• Classrooms have TVs, VCRs,
• and overhead projectors. Any
• extra equipment needed is
• obtained from the CRC
• (Central Resource Center), a
• media center that serves and
• houses professional materials
• and equipment for Centerville
• City schools.

FAIRVIEW Elmos overhead projectors CD players
DVD players LCD projectors VCRs digital
camcorders. There are TVs VCRs in the
classrooms.
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Fairview Hadley WattsScheduling

• FAIRVIEW
• LMS has 1 planning period the same time each day.
  Library is closed during this time.
• Fairview has block scheduling.
• LMC has flexible schedule within the block
  schedule timeframe.

• HADLEY WATTS
• LMS has no planning period built into her
  schedule. She states, Im on-call.
• Each teacher serves as an advisor for a group of
  students each morning. Ms. Thompson has 8
  students that meet with her each morning for 10
  minutes.
• Sometimes LMS visits classrooms to provide
  research instructions.

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Fairview Middle SchoolPaperback racks
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Hadley Watts Middle SchoolNonfiction section
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Fairview Middle Schools Gary Paulsen book
display
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Hadley Watts Middle SchoolsHalloween book
display
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Equity Comparison Data
Category Fairview Hadley Watts
Size 40 ft. x 120 ft. 40 ft. x 66 ft.
Grades 240 7th graders 274 8th graders 232 6th graders 228 7th graders 235 8th graders
District dollars per student 5,400.00 8,794.00
Books 4,144.00 5,917.00
Supplies 474.00 770.00
Miscellaneous 0 0

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Equity Comparison Data
Category Fairview Hadley Watts
Library Staffing Wava Spring, Library Media Specialist. Wava is in her first year at Fairview Middle School. 1 - Parent Volunteer Pam Thompson, Library Media Specialist. Pam is the only paid staff member. She is in her 4th year at Hadley Watts Middle School. 10 - Parent Volunteers, two parents serve every Monday-Thursday.
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Equity Comparison Data
Category Fairview Hadley Watts
Collections 500s average age 1989 Size 493 Circulation total is 431 600s average age 2002 Size 257 Circulation total is 304 500s average age 1998 Size362 Circulation total is 3,325 600s average age 1992 Size 367 Circulation total is 3,800
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Equity Comparison Data
Category Fairview Hadley Watts
Facilities The LMC is located on the 2nd floor of the building. The Casual Reading Area at Fairview contains bean bags and cushioned vinyl chairs. There is a student work area with rectangular and circle shaped tables. The library conference area was renovated into a Teacher Professional library last year. The size of the center is approximately 40 ft. x 120 ft. The location of the LMC in the Hadley Watts school lends for a steady flow of patrons. There arent any doors, windows, or walls. The bookshelves function as borders. The LMC is wheelchair accessible because the school is one-level. The rectangular tables allow flexible arranging of the work area. The size of the LMC is approximately 40 ft. x 66 ft.
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Reflections

• In the beginning of this project I had
  already decided that the suburban school library
  media center would be state of the art, close to
  perfect. I chose the Equity project because I
  wanted to visit a LMC with new furnishings, plush
  carpeting, plenty of books, new computers, and
  great design, etc. I already have some
  experience in urban school library media centers
  and I remember working in a school district where
  the budget was tight. one learns how to make the
  most of every resource when you have to. I have
  vivid memories of receiving countless catalogs
  from Follett, Demco, Highsmith, Brodart, FS
  School supplies, and so on. When I looked
  through the catalogs I would plan and imagine a
  day when I would be able to buy plenty of needed
  and wanted materials. After doing this project
  and looking at the numbers I discovered that
  Hadley Watts and Fairview are not equal but the
  numbers do not tell the whole story. When
  looking at the facilities, both schools have
  carpeting, attractive displays, some up-to-date
  books, and solid wood furnishings. Like Hadley
  Watts, Fairview has a large inviting circulation
  desk. It was interesting to note that Fairview
  has 4 more computers (14) than Hadley Watts (10.)
  Also Fairview LMC is larger with two office
  areas. Even though Fairviews library media
  center is 11 years older than Hadley Watts, the
  library media specialist has decorated the space
  in order to give it a comfortable and functional
  appeal. Both LMC have what I feel is high on the
  priority list, a certified library media
  specialist. I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing
  both library media specialists. Mrs. Spring,
  from Fairview has a lot of experience and wisdom.
  She told me about the many different changes in
  library media through the years. She is new to
  Fairview but has worked in several library media
  centers in Dayton Public schools. Mrs. Thompson,
  from Hadley Watts, is in her 4th year as library
  media specialist with Centerville City schools.
  She was very organized and professional. The
  parents at Hadley Watts Middle school who
  volunteer in the library allow Mrs. Thompson the
  time to plan, schedule, and instruct. Mrs.
  Spring is very appreciative of her parent
  volunteer this year. The parent volunteer helps
  with displays, RIF book events, book fairs, etc.
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• If believe that regardless of the budget
  and socioeconomic challenges that face the urban
  LMC, a dedicated library media specialist has to
  be a teacher, instructional partner, information
  specialist, and program administrator.

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