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Project 7 (b): School Library Budget


Demographics and Community Characteristics:
Rosemont Elementary School is a public elementary school located in the rural
part of Troup County. 600 children attend Rosemont Elementary School and
identify primarily as White, non-Hispanic; Multiracial; and Hispanic. 0% of the
Rosemont Elementary School students have "limited English proficiency." 56% of the
600 students here are classified as "economically disadvantaged", and 45% have
subsidized lunches. The student to teacher ratio at Rosemont Elementary School is
20:1.
Curriculum Initiatives:
Rosemont is continually looking at ways to improve learning. At this time, there is a
need for more class sets of CromeBooks which aid in class research, projects,
reports, as well as standardized testing. Many of the standardized tests are given
through the use of CromeBooks. The library utilizes this technology to aid with
research projects and reports that support the learning of Common Core State
Standards. The library is also in need of more Flip Cameras. Teachers and students
utilize this technology to provide evidence of learning in all standards based
projects and/or lessons. At this time, we would like to increase the number of these
technologies to aid with learning in the classrooms and the media center.

Proposed Three Year Budget for School Library


Materials
Printed Materials:
- Fiction Books
- Nonfiction Books
- Periodicals
- TOTAL
Supplies:
(Includes paper,
crayons, pens, pencils,
tape, labels, stickers
for labels, laminating
film, ink, poster- maker
paper)
Software:
Equipment:
(Computers, Cameras,
Video, Cameras,
Headphones,
Microphones, Etc.)

2016-2017

2017-2018

2018-2019

Three Year
Total

$3, 400
$6,800
$450
$10,650

$900
$1,800
$150
$2,850

$1,000
$2,500
$150
$3,650

$1,500
$2,500
$150
$4,200

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

$10,500

$70

$70

$70

$210

$2, 150

$2, 800

$3, 000

$7,950

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TOTAL:

$8,070

$10,020

$11,270

$29,360

Book Fair Earnings:


- Fall
- Winter
- TOTAL

$1, 800
$1, 000
$2, 800

$ 1, 900
$ 1, 000
$ 2, 900

$ 2, 000
$ 1, 400
$ 3, 400

$ 9, 100

$5,270

$7,120

$7,870

$20,260

TOTAL minus Book


Fair Earnings
Books:

The librarys book collection has not been weeded as need for several years. Many
books need to be replaced with more up to date books and with books that meet
the interest of our students. As the librarys collection is continually weeded, new
books must be added to meet the demands of our student population. Book
purchases will be based on students interest and data from Surpass which charts
popular books in our library based on number of check-outs.
Periodicals:
Periodicals are low in the library. This is something we have not invested in within
the last few years due to budget cuts. Many students, especially the upper grades,
have requested and/or shown an increased interest in magazines. We are currently
looking at new subscriptions and/or renewing some of our current subscriptions. An
interest survey will be conducted, and magazine purchases will based on student
interest and educational needs. We feel this purchase will increase reading and
continue to foster the love for reading.
Supplies:
Supply purchases are based on the librarys needs and with the purchase of a new
poster maker, paper and ink must now be taken into consideration. This increases
the supply budge drastically. Lamination film and ink will also be purchased to
support teachers and students needs. In addition to these purchases, basic
supplies (pencils, crayons, staplers, etc.) must be purchased to aid with lessons,
book repairs, and book coding (labels, tape, etc.).
Software:
Part of the budget will need to go toward the renewal of Surpass (the program that
is used to check books in and out with). In addition, we will need to renew the

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subscription to Brain Pop Jr. which is utilized by all within the school building and
supports our state standards.
Audiovisual Equipment:
New cameras (about 3) will need to be purchased to replace the ones that have
broken. These are used by the teachers and SLMS to document learning and tie
projects in with the Georgia Performance Standards. Other equipment, such as
headphones, will need to be replaced due to damage from continual use.
Many teachers have shown an interest in the Flip Cameras to record student
projects and upload the evidence to their blogs and/or websites. We currently have
five Flip Cameras, and we will look at adding five more to the set within the next few
years.
With testing being computerized and not enough time nor space in our computer
labs, we are taking a closer look at CromeBooks. These can be brought into the
classroom and connected to the schools wifi. We are very interested in adding
another class set to the school collection.
Book Fair:
The sales from the winter and fall book fair will be used toward our overall budget,
thus reducing the librarys total, overall budget. At this time, one third of the funds
will be put to adding to the librarys book collection based on CCSS needs, student
interest, and teacher request. The other three fourths of the funds will be put
toward the purchase of the class set of CromeBooks. Allocation of book fair funds
can be changed from year to year based on school needs.

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