Frederick County Public Schools
VISION STATEMENT:
The school library media program in Frederick County supports the system-wide mission of working together to educate each child and promote success. Recognizing the vital role school library media programs play in student achievement, the program provides integrated instruction with classroom curricula centered on learning outcomes in information literacy, independent learning, and socially responsible use of information and information technology. The implementation of the program provides instruction, resources, and services to foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and deep understanding.
MISSION STATEMENT:
The school library media program offers students and staff members equitable and timely access to materials and services that ensure that they become effective users of ideas and information. The program provides both physical and intellectual access to organized, diverse collections of information resources in a variety of formats. These resources support curricula as well as encourage students and staff to pursue personal interests. The resources utilize the power of technology and provide exposure to instructional technology to enable students to access new ideas and information so that they may become self-sufficient, responsible citizens who are contributing members of a global information society.
The school library media program is administered by professional and support staff on both the school and county level. The program is based upon instructional partnerships with all curricular areas in order to facilitate learning and assist in the development of instructional resources, as well as supporting teachers in the effective use of various technologies in the classroom and media center. The program reinforces a supportive educational environment that nurtures the desire to learn, respects individual learning styles, and promotes intellectual freedom.
The school library media program in Frederick County supports the system-wide mission of working together to educate each child and promote success. Recognizing the vital role school library media programs play in student achievement, the program provides integrated instruction with classroom curricula centered on learning outcomes in information literacy, independent learning, and socially responsible use of information and information technology. The implementation of the program provides instruction, resources, and services to foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and deep understanding.
MISSION STATEMENT:
The school library media program offers students and staff members equitable and timely access to materials and services that ensure that they become effective users of ideas and information. The program provides both physical and intellectual access to organized, diverse collections of information resources in a variety of formats. These resources support curricula as well as encourage students and staff to pursue personal interests. The resources utilize the power of technology and provide exposure to instructional technology to enable students to access new ideas and information so that they may become self-sufficient, responsible citizens who are contributing members of a global information society.
The school library media program is administered by professional and support staff on both the school and county level. The program is based upon instructional partnerships with all curricular areas in order to facilitate learning and assist in the development of instructional resources, as well as supporting teachers in the effective use of various technologies in the classroom and media center. The program reinforces a supportive educational environment that nurtures the desire to learn, respects individual learning styles, and promotes intellectual freedom.
In alignment with the Frederick County Public Schools the media center statements are as follows:
Mission Statement:
The Crestwood Middle School library provides quality resources and innovative technology services to empower and stimulate creativity, intellectual curiosity, promote collaboration, and we hope to facilitate lifelong learning and research within the community we serve.
Vision Statement:
The Crestwood Middle School media program strives to create a 21st century college and career ready environment, which promotes learning for all students. By providing equitable access to information, teaching information literacy skills and encouraging lifelong learning to all staff and students, all stakeholders will become ethical users of information. The media center aims to be a center of collaborative learning for both students and staff that produces creative learners who have an appreciation of literature, a wide range of critical thinking skills, and a respect for others and self.
Mission Statement:
The Crestwood Middle School library provides quality resources and innovative technology services to empower and stimulate creativity, intellectual curiosity, promote collaboration, and we hope to facilitate lifelong learning and research within the community we serve.
Vision Statement:
The Crestwood Middle School media program strives to create a 21st century college and career ready environment, which promotes learning for all students. By providing equitable access to information, teaching information literacy skills and encouraging lifelong learning to all staff and students, all stakeholders will become ethical users of information. The media center aims to be a center of collaborative learning for both students and staff that produces creative learners who have an appreciation of literature, a wide range of critical thinking skills, and a respect for others and self.
Media Center Philosophy
With all of these statements in mind, it is the media specialists view that:
The Library Media Program is an important part of both the student and the staff learning and success they have in and out of the school setting. The Library Media Program is the one essential in the process that provides all students and staff with equitable and up-to-date access to ideas and information that are important to the learning and retaining of 21st century skills. Along with the school library media curriculum, ISTE standards and the common core standards the library media specialist hopes to empower all patrons to be enthusiastic readers of all types of literature. The Library media specialist also encourages both staff and students to be lifelong learners and responsible users of that information in the world we live in.
The Library Media Program is an important part of both the student and the staff learning and success they have in and out of the school setting. The Library Media Program is the one essential in the process that provides all students and staff with equitable and up-to-date access to ideas and information that are important to the learning and retaining of 21st century skills. Along with the school library media curriculum, ISTE standards and the common core standards the library media specialist hopes to empower all patrons to be enthusiastic readers of all types of literature. The Library media specialist also encourages both staff and students to be lifelong learners and responsible users of that information in the world we live in.