Role+of+the+Media+Committee

The Role of the Media Committee  If the Board of Directors is the “brain” of an association, committees are the central nervous system. When they operate well, they accurately sense the environment, process information, and provide valuable guidance to the “brain” so that it can make good decisions. When they do not operate well, the association suffers. - John F. Schlegel

1. The Superintendent will appoint the system level media committee.
 * System Level Media Committee**

2. The Media Program Instructional Resource Specialist will serve as the chairperson of the system level media committee.

3. The committee will be composed of representative from the following groups:  4. The committee will meet a minimum of once annually.
 *  Central Office Administration
 *  School Administration
 *  Curriculum Resource Specialists
 *  Media Specialists (High, Middle, Elementary)
 *  Teachers (High, Middle, Elementary)
 *  Technical Education
 *  Community Members

5. The committee will make recommendations and decisions related to planning, operation, evaluation and improvement of the media program which include: 
 *  Annual goals and objectives
 *  Budget
 *  Services
 *  Challenged materials
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Staff development
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Selection policy
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Other policies and procedures
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Program modifications in accordance with standards

1. The school administrator, in conjunction with the Media Specialist, will appoint the school level media committee.
 * School Level Media Committee**

2. The Media Specialist will serve as the chairperson.

3. The committee will be composed of representatives from: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 4. The committee will meet a minimum of once a quarter.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> School Administration
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Grade Level Teachers/Department Heads
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Community Members
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Student representative

5. The committee will make recommendations and decisions related to planning, operation, evaluation and improvement of the school media program which include: <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Annual goals and objectives
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Material selection
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Budget
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Services
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Challenged materials
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Staff development
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Other policies and procedures
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Program modifications in accordance with standards

The school media committee addresses media concerns at the school level and provides input to the system media committee. Members of this committee should include an administrator, the media specialist, a teacher representative from each grade or department, a student representative, and a community or parent representative. Since the role and structure of each committee is defined by learner needs and the school’s instructional program, committee composition may differ from school to school even within the same system. The school media committee:
 * Duties of the School Media Committee:**
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Develops procedures for implementing the system’s instructional media and equipment policy.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Establishes media program objectives and priorities based on instructional goals in order to develop immediate and long range plans for the media program.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Assesses available media resources as related to instructional needs and recommends priorities for media budget proposal.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Participates in evaluating and modifying media services.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Recommends media policy revisions.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Establishes procedures for the participation of the total school community in media selection.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Recommends procedures that insure accessibility to media services for all.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Informs the community of the procedures for formally challenging materials used in the school and responds to those challenges.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Creates and promotes procedures for copyright awareness.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Assists in identifying and planning media or technology –related staff development activities.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Recommends applications of technology for inclusion in the media and instructional programs.

ala.org (the American Library Association website) aasl.org (the American Association of School Librarians website) sccpss.com (Savannah-Chatham County Public School System website)
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