6. Description of the Site… Redan Middle is located in Lithonia, Georgia. It is within the Dekalb County school system. The school opened in the Fall of 2003. It is located in a suburban area of Lithonia. RMS consists of 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grade students. At the moment, there are 965 students enrolled at Redan Middle. Presently, 924 of the students are Black, 3 are White, 5 are Asian, 13 are Hispanic, and 20 are multiracial. The school consists of a total of 70 teachers. Females, 58, hold most of the teaching positions, with 12 males. Ten teachers make up 6 th grade, and twelve each in the 7 th and 8 th grades. An additional 3 teachers in 6 th grade teach special education and 4 each in 7 th and 8 th grades. Included in the 70 teachers are one MOID, one ESOL, one Math Tools (Level 1), two Coaches (ELA and Math), and the remaining are non-core classes. There is one principal, three assistant principals, six secretaries, two counselors, a media specialist, and one CTSS (Computer Technology Support Specialist). This entire faculty and staff give support to the education and learning of the entire RMS student body.
8. RMS Media Center Mission… The mission of the Redan Middle School Media Center is to support the curriculum by providing access to resources in varied formats: ensuring that students know how to locate, evaluate and use information thereby developing into lifelong learners and responsible citizens.
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13. Employee Computer and Internet Use … The DeKalb County School System provides computers, networks, and Internet access to support the educational mission of the school system and to enhance the curriculum and learning opportunities for students and school system staff. Employees are to utilize the school system’s computers, networks, and Internet services for school system-related purposes and performance of job duties. Incidental personal use of school system computers is permitted as long as such use does not interfere with the employee’s job duties and performance, with system operations, or other system users. “Incidental personal use” is defined as use by an individual employee for occasional personal communications. Employees are reminded that such personal use must comply with this policy and all other applicable policies, procedures, and rules. The employee is responsible for his/her actions and activities involving school unit computers, network, and Internet services, and for his/her computer files, passwords, and accounts.
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15. Media Center Make-up… This years budget for the RMS media center was $12,635. The media center is comprised of 10,549 print and non-print items. The average age of the collection is 1997, which is 12 years old. There are 4,111 items that are dated in the 2000s and 5,638 in the 1990s. A total of 3,680 checkouts have occurred to this date. On an average, there are 10.93 items per student, which is over the recommended 10 items per student. The school has three computer labs, one 21 st Century classroom, two mobile laptop carts, seven multimedia carts, and one media production room. Also, inside the media center there are twelve computers. Located across from the media center is a Parent Center that is open for the public.
18. Leaving the Media Center… Hours of Operation: 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday-Friday
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26. To incorporate and enhance reading in all the students’ lives, the media program offers a variety of tools for the students. Reading Counts is the computer-based reading motivation program that turns students into avid readers, tests their comprehension, and tracks their progress. The Reading Counts program motivates K-12 students to love reading; tests comprehension of over 30,000 titles; measures progress and boosts reading success; and engages readers with outstanding books from over 400 publishers. Reading Incentives…
34. Media Center Improvements… Netta Chair with a high arched back Community 2-position chair Rocking back will not damage the chairs- which middle school students like to do Instead of the hard, uncomfortable chairs used with the computers and Instructional Area.
35. Media Center Additions… Mitt Chair and Ottoman Ideal for kids, teens, and adults Add comfortable and inviting seating for Reading or Story Time in the Quiet Room.
36. Media Center Additions… The room needs to include fun and colorful rugs to invite students into the room. Rugs can be used in the Quiet Room and around the Browsing Tables. Kid-friendly rugs
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39. Computer Area… Paragon Y-Leg Workstations Replace the old computers with updated computers and tables. Extra space will be added to the room.
40. Story time furniture… Brodart Ovation Bench Brodart Persuasion Lounge Seating Add comfortable seating to the Quiet Room.
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