Irondale High School Information Media Center

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Irondale High SchoolInformation Media Center
Annual Report 2005-2006

• Aaron Blechert Media Specialist
• Eileen Nelson Media Paraprofessional

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Vital Statistics
Walk-in Students
These figures represent ONLY the number of
students who arrive to the media center with a
pass or come in for their lunch period. These do
not include students who use the media center
before or after school.

• September 723
• October 1362
• November 1366
• December 1134
• January 1331

• February 1346
• March 1378
• April 1979
• May 2271
• TOTAL 12,890

This is an average of 1432 students every month
and 76 students every day.
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Vital Statistics II
Scheduled Classes in IMC
These figures represent the number of classes
that were scheduled by teachers in the IMC this
year.

• September 93
• October 92
• November 87
• December 104
• January 80

• February 94
• March 71
• April 118
• May 117
• TOTAL 856

This is an average of 95 classes each month or 6
classes each day.
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Vital Statistics III
Material Circulation

• THIS YEAR (2005-2006)
• 9th Grade - 1,098
• 10th Grade - 717
• 11th Grade - 541
• 12th Grade - 358
• TOTAL - 2,714

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Vital Statistics IV
Print and Non-Print Materials available in IMC

• Fiction 5,117
• Non Fiction 19,251
• Reference 2,470
• Professional 93
• Cultural Center 83
• Periodicals 1,156
• AV Materials 1,176

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Vital Statistics V New Acquisitions
These are materials that were procured through
purchase or private donations and processed by
media center staff this year.

• Books 193 (this includes fiction, non
  fiction and reference)
• Periodicals 516 (this includes magazines and
  daily newspapers)
• A/V Materials 34 (this includes DVDs, Audio
  CDs, etc)
• TOTAL 743

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Funding from Grants

• Out of three grants written on behalf of
  Irondales Media Center, only one was funded this
  year. We received 1,000.00 from U.S. Bank to
  purchase new, fiction books.

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Computer Lab Statistics
There are two computer labs adjacent to the Media
Center. They are scheduled and maintained
independently of the media center. Due to a
change of staff in April, 2006, statistics for
walk-in students were only recorded for the month
of May and June.

• Walk-in Students (as of May, 2006) 628
• Classes Scheduled 1,474
• Average number of classes per Month 162

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Learner Outcomes

• Over the course of the school year, Irondale
  students work in the IMC to meet Information and
  Technology standards as established by Mounds
  View Schools. These students achieve specific
  benchmarks in learning as they work to meet these
  standards. The following slides provide some
  examples.

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1. Use information technology and library
resources to implement a systematic research
process.

• English 9 Shakespeares World research
  project. Students systematically researched a
  variety of aspects of life in Elizabethan
  England.
• Soc. St. 9 Project Citizen Students are
  required to identify a problem find evidence to
  prove the problem exists research background on
  the problem present potential solutions to the
  problem. This is also a state competition in
  which several Irondale students competed.
• Honors Eng. 10 Historical Narrative Students
  research events and people from the year 1990
  then develop a fictional character based on that
  research.
• Environ. Science Environmental Issue Research
  Students select and research a subject related to
  the field of environmental science that is
  currently controversial.

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2. Use information technology resources to meet
independent learning needs and interests.

• Slide 2 that deals with walk-in students
  illustrates the number of students who meet this
  outcome.
• Helm Elements worksheet
• St. Martin Travel Brochure
• 9th Grade English Independent Reading
• Ackerman Native Americans and Settling the West

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Those were just a few highlights of the 2005-2006
school year. For more information, please
contact Aaron Blechert Media Specialist.aaron.b
lechert_at_moundsviewschools.org(651)786-5200