1. Media Center Facilities Plan
Shayla Norman
FRIT 7132/Fall 2010
Dr. Green
Worth County Primary School
1304 N. Isabella Street
Sylvester, GA 31791
229-776-8660

2. Our School Motto
WCPS Motto:
Learning Today,
Leading Tomorrow
The mission of Worth County Primary School is to
provide students with a solid educational foundation
that will ensure a successful journey towards
graduation and productive citizenship.

3. WCPS Vision
 Our vision for Worth County Primary School is to assist
students in the development of their full potential through
differentiated instruction that is challenging and motivating.
 To achieve this vision we will make curricular and instructional
decisions that are data driven, standards-based, and provide the
necessary scaffolding for student achievement.
 We will dedicate ourselves to the success of our students by
being life-long learners and outstanding educators through the
use of professional development and research based practices.
 As a result, our students will be offered a quality standards-
based curriculum with appropriate instructional technology to
prepare them for their life-long educational journey.

4. WCPS Beliefs
 Students learn best when they are actively engaged through
quality time on task.
 Each student is a unique learner and should be provided
differentiated instruction.
 Students learn best in a safe, orderly, and well-disciplined
environment.
 Prompt and regular attendance by students, teachers, and
staff leads to improved performance.
 Teachers, parents, and the community share the
responsibility in preparing students to learn, grow, and
function as productive citizens.

5. School Map
 The media
center is
located at the
front entrance
of the school.
 It is centrally
located to all
classrooms
and is directly
across from
the main
office.
Media Center Front Office

6. WCPS Media Center Goals
 To provide materials and learning experiences that contribute to
lifelong learning and support a wide variety of teaching and learning
styles, student needs, abilities, and interests.
 To provide students and teachers with physical and intellectual access
to the variety of informational resources and materials necessary to
support the achievement of curricular and instructional goals.
 To assist students in the development of attitudes and skills which
enable them to become independent,
life-long learners.
 To maintain a program that functions
as the information center of the school
with a climate conducive to
self-exploration, experimentation and
self-fulfillment

7. WCPS Media Center Profile
 Opened in 1995
 Serves approximately 950 students, PreK-2nd
 Serves 70+ faculty members
 One full-time media clerk
 One full-time media specialist
Media Specialist
Shayla Norman
Media Clerk 
Annie Toomer

8. Media Center Location
 The media center is located on the left as you walk in
the front of the building.
 It is centrally located and is easily accessible to all
classrooms.
Media Center entrance.
View from front of school View from Corridor

9. Current Facilities Floor Plan
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The current floor plan includes media specialist’s office, teacher work room, storage
closet, break room w/restroom, media clerk’s office/teacher resource room,
storybook corner, reference room & attendance keepers office

10. Circulation Desk
 The circulation desk is located in the front of the
media center beside the media specialist office.
 The media specialist office has one window to view the
circulation desk and most of the media center.
Media specialist office
behind circulation desk

11. View from Circulation Desk
 The view of the media center from the circulation desk is very
open. There is a mirror in the back corner to make it easier for
the media specialist and clerk to monitor students in the media
center.
Mirror for
observing
browsers

12. Media Specialist’s Office

13. Storage Room w/ Restroom

14. Storage Closet
This storage closet behind the media specialist’s office houses many daily
necessities for media operation but should be more organized
Left Side Right Side

15. Teacher Resource Room

16. Teacher Workroom

17. Storybook Corner

18. Reading Carousel

19. Reading Loft
 The Reading Loft is located on the wall between the Storybook
Corner and the Emergency Exit doors. Teachers may send up to
four children at a time to read in top of the loft due to space and
safety. Student’s may also purchase extra loft time with AR
points.

20. Reference Room

21. Attendance Keeper’s Office

22. The STACKS!

23. Positive Survey Results…
 The physical layout flows well, it's set up in a friendly
way, and works well for children with disabilities.
 Reading Loft is comfortable for students to sit and read.
 Large area in the Storybook Corner for story time.
 Students can easily check in and out books on their own.
 Media center offers laminating services to teachers.

24. Negative Survey Results…
 There are no listening stations for the
students to sit and listen to books in the media center.
 Not enough space to seat a whole class to have whole
group lessons.
 No place for students to sit and read while in the media
center.
 Not enough computers for students to use for research.
 Storybook Corner’s bare walls are boring to visitors and
browsers.
 AR books should be intermingled with the other books so
that they can learn to find their way around the library
rather than just through AR books.

25. Listening Stations
Listening stations will be placed across the wall in the storybook
corner for students to sit and listen to their favorite stories while
visiting the media center.
 Problem: There are no listening
stations for the students to sit
and listen to books in the media
center.
 Solution: Children’s Listening
Stations - Daisy Station
 www.demco.com
 Price: $1,774.99 each

26. Tables and Chairs
Five sets of tables and chairs will be purchased to provide enough
space to seat an entire class for instructional purposes. Students
may also use these tables for research with visiting the media center.
 Problem: Not enough space to seat a
whole class for whole group lessons.
 Solution: 48" Round Table Set with
Addison Chairs, Medium Cherry/Oak
 www.demco.com
 Price: $1,294.99 each
 Each set comes with 1 table & 4 chairs

27. Reading Tables
Reading tables will be purchased and placed at the end of the stacks
so that students will have a place to relax and read in the media
center.
 Problem: Students need a
place to sit and read in the
media center.
 Solution: Texwood™ 78"W
Children's Reading Table
 www.highsmith.com
 Price: $1,165.00 each

28. Comfortable Furniture
Reading tables will be purchased and placed at the end of the stacks
so that students will have a place to relax and read in the media
center.
 Problem: No comfortable seating available in the media center
 Solution: Kidovation Children’s Furniture – chair, ottoman &
loveseat
 www.demco.com
 Price: $309.99 - chair
$154.99 - ottoman
$354.99 - loveseat

29. Improved Facilities Floor Plan
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