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Summary of surveys from districts under 500

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For Schools That Have a Grade 12 in Districts with less than 500 students
Current # of completed surveys: 197
Part A
Title of Respondent
School Library Media Specialist (teacher librarian)
74.62 %
Library Associate17.77 %
Classroom Teacher1.02 %
Secretary1 %
Administrator1.02 %
Tech Coordinator 0 %
Other3.55 %
Part B
Type of School
Public 93.91 %
Private Accredited 6.09 %
Private Non-Accredited 0 %
Total New Schools in 2005 - 2006 7
Total Schools Closed in 2005 - 2006 3
Part C
Sum of Total Enrollment 58899 students
Average of Total Enrollment 299 students
Grades in all school buildings
Pre 23.35 %
Kdg 28.93 %
01 28.43 %
02 28.93 %
03 28.43 %
04 29.44 %
05 29.44 %
06 37.56 %
07 59.39 %
08 59.39 %
09 97.97 %
10 99.49 %
11 99.49 %
12 100 %
School Level for all buildings
Elementary19.29 %
Jr High/Middle 35.03 %
Secondary74.11 %
Combined34.01 %
Types of areas located in the Media Center
Individual Reading80.71 %
Small group (5 or less) activity area 82.23 %
Large group (more than 5) activity area 79.19 %
Work area (library staff order, label)89.85 %
Media production area (produce multimedia) 36.04 %
Conference rooms 26.4 %
Computer access area or lab 91.88 %
 
This library can accomodate a full class at one time. 97.97 % Yes
Other activities can still happen at the same time 89.85 % Yes
Part D
Average total operating expenditures$ 6283.13
Part E

Paid Staff

Col. A

Average Number of People (head count, not FTE)

Col. B

Average
Total Staff-Hours per Typical Week in the library

Teacher Librarians .85 people 23.33 Hours
Library media associates .79 people24.02 Hours
All other paid staff .3 people4.84 Hours
Totals 1.72 people43.54 Hours
Part F
Highest Education level attained by the Teacher Librarian(s)
BA 31.47 %
BA+15 10.15%
BA+30 19.29 %
MA 26.9 %
MA+15 8.12 %
MA+30 7.11 %
MA+45 2.54 %
EDS 0 %
PhD 0 %
Other 4.57 %
NA 10.15 %
Number of years in the Library Profession
0 to 5 13.2 %
5 to 10 12.69 %
10 to 15 8.12 %
15 to 20 9.64 %
20 to 25 10.15 %
25 to 30 14.72 %
30 to 35 12.18 %
35 to 40 4.06 %
More than 40 .508 %
Highest education level attained by the Media Associates
BA 19.8 %
BA+15 2.03 %
BA+30 1.52 %
MA 1.02 %
Other 5.08 %
NA 25.89 %
The person responsible for this library on a daily basis does have:
School Library Endorsement 60.91 % Yes
Teaching Certificate69.54 % Yes
Title of person directly managing the media center on a day-to-day basis
School Library Media Specialist(teacher librarian)
63.45 %
Media Associate27.41 %
Classroom Teacher.51 %
Secretary.51 %
Other Paid Staff7.11 %
NA.51 %
The professional library organizations to which this person belongs
Iowa Library Association
24.37 %
CYP .51 %
IASL 18.27 %
ACRL 0 %
AASL 6.6 %
YALSA 3.05%
 
district has a district level media center coordinator40 %
library staff submits an annual budget request 27.41 %
library program has an advisory committee 15.23 %
library staff submits an annual report 38.58 %
library media specialist directs, supervises, or coordinates support staff 59.9 %
library has a selection policy and reconsideration policy to prepare itself for challenges80.71 %
Part G
Average number of hours open for library services to students and staff per school week56.96 hrs
Average number of hours closed for library services to students and staff per school week 1.89 hrs
Average number of hours open per week after hours361084615.08 hrs
Average number of weeks open in the summer.39 weeks
Average number of hours open per summer week 1.02 hrs
Part H
 

Col. A
Average
Teacher Librarian
hours

Col. B
Average Other
Paid Staff
hours

Col. C
Not Part of the Library Program

Activities in the Library

Collaboration

Identifying materials for and planning instructional units with teachers 		1.87 hrs.69 hrs11.17%
Teaching students cooperatively with teachers1.77 hrs 5.14 hrs15.23%
Providing information literacy skills instruction to students—individually or in groups (e.g., locating information, citations, copyright/plagiarism, evaluating Internet sources, note-taking) 3.7 hrs 1.73 hrs9.64%
Providing in-service training to teachers and/or other school staff (includes informal one to one and formal group sessions).7 hrs .25 hrs15.23%

Literacy and Collection Development
Implementing reading and literacy incentive activities for students and/or promoting reading guidance (e.g., reader's advisory services, book talks, book clubs, story times, author visits, puppet shows)

2.18 hrs 1.05 hrs14.21%
Collection development (e.g., selecting materials-adding, weeding)3.02 hrs 1.73 hrs4.06%

Leadership

Meeting with school library staff from building, district, or beyond 		.59 hrs.31 hrs12.18%
Meeting with principal and/or other building or district administrators.43 hrs .15 hrs9.64%
Attending general faculty and/or staff meetings.73 hrs .19 hrs8.63 %
Meeting with standards and/or curriculum committees/teams/task forces.53 hrs .04 hrs13.71 %

Technology

Managing computers/library automation/computer networks in the library 		3.33 hrs 2939.29 hrs7.61 %
Managing computer technology outside the library1.11 hrs.98 hrs23.86 %

Other

On All other library activities (e.g., processing, retrieving, checking in and out, re-shelving/re-storing) 		5.37 hrs 30.8 hrs2.03 %
TOTAL WEEKLY HOURS OF PAID STAFF IN THE LIBRARY 24.2 hrs 2696.68 hrs 
Activities Outside the Library
Hours spent outside the library teaching another curricular area 4.38 hrs .75 hrs 
Hours spent in additional school duties unrelated to school library services such as study halls, monitoring restrooms, lunch duty, playground duty, etc.) 1.23 hrs 16.54 hrs 
Total Hours of paid staff in additional duties3.02 hrs 5.2 hrs 
Activities of Volunteers
Total number of volunteer hours by non-paid staff 1.1 hrs 4.31 hrs 
Part I

Type of Usage per Typical Week

Average
Number
per
Week

Total Visits to the school library, scheduled or unscheduled, by:
Individuals (students, teachers, administrators, parents, student aides, volunteers, others) for reading, research or study. Do not count people who are in the LMC in groups

462.09 people
Classes or other groups (e.g., the number of classes or groups of teachers, administrators, parents, or students). Record the number of groups. 25.39 groups
 
Total visits to the library for instruction. Classes or small groups for planned instruction on information literacy skills or curriculum topics for which the librarian is responsible. 11.92 groups
 

Total circulation of materials, including all formats, in a typical week, items checked out

219.21
Maximum number of books that a student may take out of the library media center at a time? 
May not borrow 0 %
1 - 2 Books 11.17 %
3 - 5 Books 30.46 %
6 or more Books 35.03 %
Varies by Grade Level 22.34 %
  
Inter-library loans to libraries , in your district, in a typical week 1.83
Inter-library loans to any other library , outside of your district, in a typical week .3
Inter-library loans received from any other library , in your district9.14 t, in a typical week 1.33
Inter-library loans received from any other library , outside of your district, in a typical week. Contact your AEA for # . 22.25
Scheduling

Which of the following best describes the type of scheduling for classes in the Media Center?

 
All classes flexibly scheduled 50.76 %
Classes, small groups, and individuals are scheduled for varying times 11.68 %
All classes regularly scheduled 5.58 %
Some classes regularly scheduled, other classes flexibly 29.95 %
 

If "All classes regularly scheduled" is checked, How frequent are the scheduled periods?

 
Weekly9.14 %
Once every two weeks 0 %
Varies by Grade Level 5.08 %
 

If "Some classes regularly scheduled, other classes flexibly" is checked, how frequent are the scheduled periods?

 
Weekly21.32 %
Once every two weeks 1.02 %
Varies by Grade Level 12.69 %
 

Who makes Media Center scheduling decisions?

 
Principal10.15 %
Library Media Staff 18.78 %
Classroom Teacher 6.09 %
Media Staff Collaborating with Teachers 62.44 %
Part J
Computer Connections and Access
Average
Number of computers in school

Col. A

Located in or under supervision of school library

Col. B

Located elsewhere, not under library control, but connected to LMC resources

Total number of computers

21.5183.06
Internet access 20.8583.94
Access to digital streaming (QuickTime or Windows Media installed on the computers, for example) 19.4275.72
District or School Web site19.5780.5
School library catalog 12.4844.5
Online databases19.676.64
School Library Web site 13.2752.02
Public library catalog 6.2826.98
AEA catalog 16.6470.73
Percent of Surveys indicating a School library web page URL 38.07 %
Part K
 

Col. A

Average
Number

Col. B

Average Copyright Year
Fiction books 3120.42 1977
n = 179
Non-fiction books excluding print encyclopedias 4382.41973
n = 177
Encyclopedia sets (print) 272.281984
n = 173
Current print subscriptions to magazines & newspapers 31.95
N/A
Audio materials (cassettes, CDs, ) 32.821993
n = 75
Video materials (VHS, DVD) 123.952006
n = 111
Computer software packages for use in school library by students 12.15 
 
Does the SLMC provide access to e-books 6.09 % Yes

Library is automated?

77.16 % Yes
Does the SLMC provide access to Web subscriptions such as Kidspiration, Inspiration, Noodletools? 18.78 % Yes
Does the SLMC provide access to online databases other than IowaAEAOnline ? 31.47 % Yes
If yes, does the library subscribe to:
ABC Clio 1.02 % Yes
Access Science .51 % Yes
CQ Press 3.05 % Yes
NetTrekker .51 % Yes
Noodletools 2.54 % Yes
ProQuest 5.58 % Yes
E-Library 6.6 % Yes
SIRS 15.23 % Yes
Other12.69 % Yes
Part L
Do you have a local public library?94.42 % Yes
Is there a summer reading program at the public library? 93.91 % Yes
Does your library program have a working relationship with the local public library? 79.19 % Yes
In which of the following ways do your school library media center and the local public library work together?
Shared catalog access? 11.17 % Yes
Public library staff presents book talks at the school library? 11.17 % Yes
School library provides homework alerts to the public library? 7.11 % Yes
School library directs reference questions to the public library? 61.42 % Yes
School library receives bulk loans from the public library? 17.77 % Yes
Part M
Percent of library media programs which participate in the following AEA Library Professional Development opportunities
Media advisory meetings 59.39 % Yes
Booktalks, Bibliography of new materials 59.39 % Yes
IowaAEAOnline training 68.02 % Yes
Information literacy 55.84 % Yes
Other 56.35 % Yes
Library media program uses reference information or requests consulting services from the LSA84.77 % Yes
Library media professional or associate regularly receives communication from the AEA Instructional Media staff94.92 % Yes
Library media program checks out AEA library materials for student use68.02 % Yes
Library media program participates in the cooperative purchasing opportunities offered by IEC – Iowa Educators Consortium84.26 % Yes
Library media program uses production services offered by the AEA media program.. (e.g.; slides, video duplication, lamination, printing) 69.54 % Yes
Library media program requests technical assistance from AEA media services. (e.g.; professional development of instructional media services, training on online catalog and online databases, use of hardware or software) 78.17 % Yes


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