I. Mission Statement
A. JGMES MISSION STATEMENT: Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary School will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.
B. JGMES VISION STATEMENT: All Jeffreys Grove teachers will shape a vision of academic success for all students by creating a climate hospitable to education. Staff will cultivate leadership amongst each other and students. Teachers are focused on improving instruction using data and processes to foster school improvement.
C. JGMES Media Center Mission Statement: The Jeffreys Grove Media Center will promote reading for pleasure while providing a relevant and engaging education that prepares students with the knowledge and ability to become collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.
D. WCPSS Media and Technology Statement: Technology and learning go hand in glove these days. Students and educators must have the best digital resources and tools we can provide. Instructional Technology and Library Media Services work to support how students and teachers use information to:
II. Selection
A. WCPSS Board Policy 3200: Selection of Instructional Materials
MEDIA COLLECTION MATERIALS
Media collection materials are instructional and learning resources which are selected to complement, enrich or extend the curriculum. Such resources include, for example, library materials, digital resources, and the school system’s media collection.
The responsibility for the selection of media collection materials is delegated to professional media personnel under the direction of the principal.
The following principles will be used to govern selection of media collection materials:
III. Criteria for Selection
A. Materials selected for inclusion in the Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary Media Center shall satisfy the following:
I A. In order to select the most current and relevant materials on any topic, the library media specialist and the Media and Technology Advisory Committee will use the following representative list of selection tools to aid with the review and purchasing process.
B. Reviewing media:
V. Electronic Information Policy
A. The Media Center is a learning center that supports the provision of information in a variety of formats. As such, Internet access is provided through the availability of a full computer lab as well as individual computer stations. All patrons will need to log onto the computers and will be permitted to use the Internet as their research and study needs require.
B. Because equipment and time are limited and must be used to best meet patron needs, the computers in the Media Center will be limited in the following ways:
D. The library media specialist will assist with the instruction, formal and informal, of appropriate selection, evaluation, and use of information found on the Internet.
VI. AV Policy
A. The Media Center provides AV materials and services for the following purposes:
B. Format
VII. Gifts
WCPSS BOARD POLICY 3200: Selection of Instructional Materials
E. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT MATERIALS
Instructional materials offered as a gift will be reviewed pursuant to the criteria outlined above and in any applicable Board policy.
Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary Media Center welcomes gift materials. These materials shall be subject to the same criteria as those obtained through the regular selection process before being entered into the collection.
VIII. Weeding
A. Purpose
Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary Media Center recognizes the importance and necessity of having a collection of materials that is current, accurate, relevant, and useful with regard to content and format. Therefore, a periodic evaluation of the collection will be conducted by the library media specialist(s) to determine if any items in the collection no longer meet the standards for inclusion. The following guidelines have been devised to aid with the weeding process.
B. Guidelines
IX. Reconsideration of Materials
WCPSS BOARD POLICY: 3210 Parental Inspection of and Objection to Instructional Materials
Parents may have concerns about instructional materials used in the school system. Thus, the Board provides opportunities for parents to review instructional materials and a process for parents to use when they object to instructional materials.
A. PARENTAL RIGHT TO INSPECT MATERIALS
Parents have a right under federal law to inspect all instructional materials which will be used in connection with any survey, analysis, or evaluation as part of any applicable federally funded programs. The term "instructional materials" does not include academic tests or assessments. Some materials available through the Internet and used in individual classes to provide up-to-date information or information on current events may not be available for advance review; however, all materials used in reproductive health and safety education shall be available for review as provided in the Comprehensive Healthful Living Education Program policy.
B. PARENTAL OBJECTION TO MATERIALS
Parents may submit an objection in writing to the principal regarding the use of particular instructional materials. The principal will establish a committee to review the objection.
If the committee determines that any material violates constitutional or other legal rights of the parent or student, the principal or the committee shall either remove the material from instructional use or accommodate the particular student and parent. Before any material is removed, the principal or the committee shall ensure that the curriculum is still aligned with current statewide instructional standards and articulated from grade to grade. If an objection made by a parent or student is not based upon constitutional or legal rights, the principal or the committee may accommodate the objection after considering the effect on the curriculum; any burden on the school, teacher, or other students that the accommodation would create; and any other relevant factors.
Books and other instructional materials may be removed from the school media collection only for legitimate educational reasons and subject to the limitations of the First Amendment.
The decision of the committee may be appealed to the superintendent or designee. The decision of the superintendent may be appealed to the Board.
The superintendent shall develop the necessary administrative procedures to implement this policy.
X. Supporting Documents
Note: This collection managment policy has been adapted from Holly Grove Middle School.
A. JGMES MISSION STATEMENT: Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary School will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.
B. JGMES VISION STATEMENT: All Jeffreys Grove teachers will shape a vision of academic success for all students by creating a climate hospitable to education. Staff will cultivate leadership amongst each other and students. Teachers are focused on improving instruction using data and processes to foster school improvement.
C. JGMES Media Center Mission Statement: The Jeffreys Grove Media Center will promote reading for pleasure while providing a relevant and engaging education that prepares students with the knowledge and ability to become collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.
D. WCPSS Media and Technology Statement: Technology and learning go hand in glove these days. Students and educators must have the best digital resources and tools we can provide. Instructional Technology and Library Media Services work to support how students and teachers use information to:
- Collaborate
- Communicate
- Investigate
- Synthesize
- Evaluate
- Express
- Assess
- WONDER!
II. Selection
A. WCPSS Board Policy 3200: Selection of Instructional Materials
MEDIA COLLECTION MATERIALS
Media collection materials are instructional and learning resources which are selected to complement, enrich or extend the curriculum. Such resources include, for example, library materials, digital resources, and the school system’s media collection.
The responsibility for the selection of media collection materials is delegated to professional media personnel under the direction of the principal.
The following principles will be used to govern selection of media collection materials:
- a. the material’s overall purpose, educational significance and direct relationship to instructional objectives and the curriculum and to the interests of the students;
- b. the material’s reliability, including the extent to which it is accurate, authentic, authoritative, up-to-date, comprehensive and well-balanced;
- c. the materials on controversial subjects should represent various points of view so that students as young citizens may develop, under guidance, the skills of critical thinking and critical analysis;
- d. the material’s technical quality, including the extent to which technical components are relevant to content and consistent with state-of-the-art capabilities;
- e. the material’s artistic, literary and physical quality and format, including its durability, manageability, clarity, appropriateness, skillfulness, organization and attractiveness;
- f. the possible uses of the material, including suitability for individual, small group, large group, introduction, in-depth study, remediation and/or enrichment;
- g. the contribution the material will make to the collection’s breadth and variety of viewpoints;
- h. the recommendations of school personnel and students from all relevant departments and grade levels;
- i. the reputation and significance of the material’s author, producer and publisher; and
- j. the price of the material weighed against its value and/or the need for it.
- Removal of Outdated Media Collection Materials
III. Criteria for Selection
A. Materials selected for inclusion in the Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary Media Center shall satisfy the following:
- Materials shall be chosen to support, complement, and enrich the curriculum and to meet the educational, emotional, and recreational needs of all patrons.
- Books shall meet high standards of quality in:
- Accuracy and currency of information
- Treatment of subject
- Educational soundness
- Physical format and construction
- Arrangement and organization
- Literary style
- Importance of the subject matter and relevance to real-life situations
- Audiovisual materials shall meet high standards of quality in:
- Authenticity and currency
- Appropriateness and relevance
- Scope
- Interest
- Accessibility
- Organization and format
- Technical aspects and physical characteristics
- Educational soundness
- All materials shall be appropriate for the subject area and for the ages, stages of emotional development, ability levels, learning styles, and stages of social development of Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary students.
- Materials shall represent varying viewpoints so that users can engage in critical analysis of information, make judgments based on all available information, and explore their own beliefs, attitudes, and behavior.
I A. In order to select the most current and relevant materials on any topic, the library media specialist and the Media and Technology Advisory Committee will use the following representative list of selection tools to aid with the review and purchasing process.
B. Reviewing media:
- Booklist
- Curriculum Connections
- Curriculum guides in all subject areas
- Horn Book
- School Library Journal
- Publisher’s Weekly
- Kirkus Reviews
- VOYA
- MultiCultural Review
- Personally previewed materials
- Reviews by Wake County media coordinators and teachers
- Subject area bibliographies
V. Electronic Information Policy
A. The Media Center is a learning center that supports the provision of information in a variety of formats. As such, Internet access is provided through the availability of a full computer lab as well as individual computer stations. All patrons will need to log onto the computers and will be permitted to use the Internet as their research and study needs require.
B. Because equipment and time are limited and must be used to best meet patron needs, the computers in the Media Center will be limited in the following ways:
- Academic use will always have priority over recreational use.
- Printing privileges are reserved for academic purposes only. The Media Staff must grant permission for any exceptions.
- Students must use headphones or earbuds when using sound on the computers.
D. The library media specialist will assist with the instruction, formal and informal, of appropriate selection, evaluation, and use of information found on the Internet.
VI. AV Policy
A. The Media Center provides AV materials and services for the following purposes:
- To supplement its collection of materials
- To support, complement, and enhance the curriculum of Leesville Road Middle School
- To meet the individual, educational, and recreational needs of all LRMS community members
B. Format
- The Media Center’s AV collection consists of films (DVD), electronic databases, electronic reference sources and audio books.
- The Media Center does not collect filmstrips, VHS or music CDs.
VII. Gifts
WCPSS BOARD POLICY 3200: Selection of Instructional Materials
E. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT MATERIALS
Instructional materials offered as a gift will be reviewed pursuant to the criteria outlined above and in any applicable Board policy.
Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary Media Center welcomes gift materials. These materials shall be subject to the same criteria as those obtained through the regular selection process before being entered into the collection.
VIII. Weeding
A. Purpose
Jeffreys Grove Magnet Elementary Media Center recognizes the importance and necessity of having a collection of materials that is current, accurate, relevant, and useful with regard to content and format. Therefore, a periodic evaluation of the collection will be conducted by the library media specialist(s) to determine if any items in the collection no longer meet the standards for inclusion. The following guidelines have been devised to aid with the weeding process.
B. Guidelines
- Weeding Based on Content
- Information is out-of-date
- Information is inaccurate
- Poorly written or presented information
- Unsuitable subject or treatment not suitable to school population (perpetuation of sexual, racial, or cultural stereotypes)
- Weeding Based on Physical Condition
- Pages are tattered, torn, damaged, yellowed
- Cover is torn, missing, damaged
- Binding is beyond repair
- Antiquated appearance that discourages use
- AV materials with broken or missing pieces
- Poor technical quality
- Weeding Based on Duplicate or Superfluous Copies
- Unneeded duplicate copies
- Older edition when newer one is available
- Books which no longer relate to the curriculum
- Weeding Based on Use
- Nonfiction: the item has not been checked out in the last 5-7 years
- Fiction: the item has not been checked out in the last 5 years (exclusions: classics, autographed copies, copies with bookplates)
IX. Reconsideration of Materials
WCPSS BOARD POLICY: 3210 Parental Inspection of and Objection to Instructional Materials
Parents may have concerns about instructional materials used in the school system. Thus, the Board provides opportunities for parents to review instructional materials and a process for parents to use when they object to instructional materials.
A. PARENTAL RIGHT TO INSPECT MATERIALS
Parents have a right under federal law to inspect all instructional materials which will be used in connection with any survey, analysis, or evaluation as part of any applicable federally funded programs. The term "instructional materials" does not include academic tests or assessments. Some materials available through the Internet and used in individual classes to provide up-to-date information or information on current events may not be available for advance review; however, all materials used in reproductive health and safety education shall be available for review as provided in the Comprehensive Healthful Living Education Program policy.
B. PARENTAL OBJECTION TO MATERIALS
Parents may submit an objection in writing to the principal regarding the use of particular instructional materials. The principal will establish a committee to review the objection.
If the committee determines that any material violates constitutional or other legal rights of the parent or student, the principal or the committee shall either remove the material from instructional use or accommodate the particular student and parent. Before any material is removed, the principal or the committee shall ensure that the curriculum is still aligned with current statewide instructional standards and articulated from grade to grade. If an objection made by a parent or student is not based upon constitutional or legal rights, the principal or the committee may accommodate the objection after considering the effect on the curriculum; any burden on the school, teacher, or other students that the accommodation would create; and any other relevant factors.
Books and other instructional materials may be removed from the school media collection only for legitimate educational reasons and subject to the limitations of the First Amendment.
The decision of the committee may be appealed to the superintendent or designee. The decision of the superintendent may be appealed to the Board.
The superintendent shall develop the necessary administrative procedures to implement this policy.
X. Supporting Documents
- Appendix A: ALA – Library Bill of Rights
- Appendix B: WCPSS Board Policy: 3200 Selection of Instructional Materials
- Appendix C: WCPSS Board Policy: 3210 Parental Inspection of and Objection to Instructional Materials
- Appendix D: ALA – Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media Program
- Appendix E: IMPACT- Guidlines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs
Note: This collection managment policy has been adapted from Holly Grove Middle School.