District Resource Center Strategy

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District Resource Center Strategy

• School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes)

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Current Situation

• Two DRCs operating at a reduced capacity
• No common database of District learning resources
• No formal plan to meet new IRP requirements
• Limited resources available

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Vision

• To create a learning organization which pursues
  educational excellence.

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Goal

• To provide the learning resources, staff
  development tools and support services teachers
  need to meet Ministry prescribed IRP outcomes
  within all District schools.

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Objectives

• Equitable access to learning resources
• Support for curriculum development,
  implementation and assessment
• Access to staff training/development tools

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Objectives

• Improve management, communication and delivery
  systems

• Strengthen collaboration between schools and
  between teachers
• Demonstrate cost-effectiveness through innovative
  use of facilities and services

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Concept

• Redefine role of DRC

Move from a print/video distribution and clerical
support model to a multi-faceted center that
provides access to learning resources, curriculum
support and professional development assessment
services needed to meet Ministry prescribed IRP
requirements.
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Benefits

• Eliminate unnecessary duplication
• Achieve cost effectiveness
• Expand resources services
• Create a collaborative learning environment
• Track and evaluate outcomes
• Facilitate staff development
• Develop potential partnerships

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Benefits

• Eliminate unnecessary duplication
• Achieve cost effectiveness
• Expand resources services
• Create a collaborative learning environment
• Track and evaluate outcomes
• Facilitate staff development
• Develop potential partnerships

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Eliminate unnecessary duplication

• Resources services
• Equipment supplies
• Facilities overhead costs
• Communication costs

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Achieve Cost Effectiveness

• Two facilities
• Duplication of resource service
• Duplication of overhead costs
• One facility
• Teacher/librarian manager (part of AIC)
• One clerical aide
• Tech (part of support staff for area)
• Single overhead cost

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Expand resources services

• On-line resource capability
• On-line training opportunities
• Access to training lab
• Access to teacher/librarian for curriculum and
  staff development support
• Access to tech support
• Central database management

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Collaborative learning environment

• Access to experienced resource professionals
• Central resource distribution focused on
  curriculum support
• Facility for researching, developing and sharing
  ideas
• Synergy of single facility for curriculum
  development, implementation and evaluation

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Track and evaluate outcomes

• Establish DRC as central data management and
  evaluation facility

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Facilitate staff development

• Dual role -- Teacher/librarian and staff
  development support
• Correlate staff development with curriculum IRP
  implementation needs /student verified learning
  results
• Staff training facility which will not displace
  students from classrooms
• Managed staff development efforts

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Develop potential partnerships

• Joint-venture Training and Pro-D
• training, management and professional seminars
• Computer lab conference facilities
• Post-secondary adult education
• Business professional organization training
• Community learning resource center

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Benefits Review

• Centralizing eliminates unnecessary duplication
  and costs
• Redefined role moves from distribution warehouse
  for kits, books videos to a learning/training
  center
• Collaborative learning environment adds value for
  schools, teachers and students

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Benefits Review

• Integration of DRC role with data tracking,
  curriculum evaluation, staff development and
  student verified learning accountability

• Marketing of available services will provide
  financing for expanding resources and services

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Results

• Consolidated resources services
• Improved resource management
• Combined complimentary services
• Restructured funding model
• Improved information and delivery systems

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Action Plan

• Form advisory team -- reps from all sectors
• Determine appropriate location
• Develop resource management plan
• Combine complimentary services
• Market services to internal and external clients

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Learning Resources
Staff Development
DRC
DRC
DRC
Curriculum Support
Evaluation
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DRC
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• Centre for
• Excellence in
• Learning,
• Training,
• Instruction and
• Curriculum

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