YMS MEDIA CENTER
POLICIES &
PROCEDURES
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The goal of the Yeager Middle School
Media Center is to supplement and enhance the learning experience by assisting
students and teachers in locating and using information in a variety of
formats.
General Information:
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The media center is staffed by a media
specialist, Mona Spruill, and a media clerk, Stephanie McFall.
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The media center operates on a flexible schedule
to allow for equal access to space and resources.
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The operating hours are from 8:15 until 3:40 for
students unless prior arrangements have been made for extended hours.
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No food, drinks, or gum will be allowed in the
media center unless a planned event by a staff member is scheduled.
Circulation Procedures:
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All items in the collection must be checked out
at the circulation desk before being removed from the media center. Reference books and periodicals may be
checked out by teachers/staff only.
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Students need to use a shelf marker when making
their selections in order to assure proper placement of the book back onto the
shelf.
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Students may check out two books for a two-week
period. Books may be renewed at the end
of the loan period if no reserves have been placed on them.
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Books are checked out by presenting them to a
member of the media center staff at the circulation desk. All books should be returned by the date on
the date-due slip. The media center staff requests the teachers’ assistance
with guiding the students in assuming this responsibility.
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Students will be charged late fees of five cents
per day, not to exceed $3.00. Overdue
notices will be sent to homerooms periodically to remind students to return
books.
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Check-out privileges will be suspended for
students with overdues until the book is returned or the replacement price is
paid.
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Lost or damaged books should be reported to the
media center staff. Students are
responsible for damage and the cost of replacing lost books. Any book damaged beyond repair must be
replaced. Students may not check out other books until payment is made for lost
books.
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If a book is paid for but resurfaces during the
same year, the student’s account will be credited with the amount paid and be
used for any future late fines or lost book fees.
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Check-out privileges will be suspended for
students who have lost a book.
Privileges will be reinstated if payment is made for the lost items.
Faculty/Staff Circulation
Procedures:
- Faculty/staff may check out any number of books, CD’s
or other materials for as long as needed.
Please be considerate of others and return materials as soon as
possible.
- Faculty/staff should return borrowed
periodicals/newspapers to the circulation desk.
- Faculty/stall may also check out reference books as needed.
- Equipment should be reserved in advance and returned
as soon as possible to provide equal access to all faculty/staff. Please do not allow students to move
or operate equipment for safety reasons.
The media specialist should be notified if any equipment needs
repair.
- Media center staff will be happy to pull a collection
of books for classroom use to be checked out to the teacher and delivered
to the classroom.
- Teachers are responsible for any materials checked
out from the media center. If a book is damaged or lost, it will need to
be paid for in order to replace the item. Please do not send students to
check out materials for a teacher.
Scheduling:
- Individuals and small groups (4 or less) are
encouraged to use the media center at any time with a signed agenda or
pass. The media center staff
reserves the right to send disruptive students back to class.
- Teachers should schedule with the media specialist in
advance to bring large groups or classes.
Please fill out the Media
Center Sign Up Sheet to ensure the availability of space and
resources. With large groups, teachers are required to
stay in the media center with their class for supervision purposes.
- The media specialist will be glad to provide
orientation sessions or library skills classes at the request of the
teacher. Please schedule these at
least 2 days in advance.
- The media center will work with teachers to provide
enrichment activities to supplement units of study. These also need to be
made at least 2 days in
advance.
- The media center staff will be glad to provide
resources to the classrooms if space is not available in the media center.
Computer/Internet use:
- Computers are available in the media center for all
students and staff to use.
- A signed acceptable use policy must be returned for
students to use the internet.
- Students will need to sign in and out on the computer
sign in page before using the computers.
- Students are not permitted to e-mail, play computer
games, or chat on media center computers.
- No CD’s, computer disks, DVD’s, or flash drives
should be brought from home for use in media center computers to protect
against viruses and inappropriate content.
- Students should gain permission from media center
staff to print information. Students are allowed 3 free printed pages a 9
weeks, and every printed copy beyond that will be .10. The number of
copies will be marked in the back of the students' agenda.
- Students must be considerate of others who need
computers and limit use to a reasonable time.
- Any student found accessing inappropriate material or
abusing the computers will lose computer privileges.
Computer Lab Policies:
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Students
must have an internet permission sticker before using the internet.
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Students’
computer activities will be closely monitored.
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No
food or drink is allowed in the computer labs.
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Students
must ask permission before printing.
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Any
student caught abusing the computers or using them for inappropriate reasons,
will have computer privileges suspended.
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Students
must log out at the end of each computer session.
Collection Development:
- Appropriate selection tools will be used to evaluate
materials for the media center.
- Input is solicited from the faculty, media committee,
and students about collection needs.
- Book donations or gifts will be considered only if they
meet collection needs and are in suitable condition.
- The media center staff is working to develop a
professional library for faculty/staff.
- Periodicals are kept for a period of two years for
research purposes. Many magazines/newspapers are also available on-line.
- Any challenged material will be referred to the
school media committee for reconsideration as instructed by the Douglas
County Board of Education.
We look forward to serving you in
the YMS Media Center
and hope that you will visit us often.
Updated 10/24/18