Media Goals and Objectives

 

The goals and objectives for the Tyrone Elementary Media Center are:

To offer full accessibility to all students and staff throughout the school day to the materials and services of the media center through flexible scheduling

To encourage correlation of classroom activities and media services through teacher/media specialist collaboration and planning

To provide the materials that will support the curriculum and will meet the varied needs, abilities, and interests of the patrons served

To provide materials which will extend knowledge, experience, and literary appreciation

To help patrons develop habits of inquiry and encourage competency in the use of available resources and to attempt to locate within the system, any requested materials not permanently housed in the media center at Tyrone Elementary

To encourage the widest use of all books, resources, and services by students and staff

To teach appropriate media competencies through the use of various methods and techniques enabling students to become proficient and discriminating users of print and non-print materials

To evaluate resources and programs in order to continue to serve patrons effectively

To encourage students to develop a love of reading by exposing them to a variety of children’s books and literature that reflect their interest, culture, and reading levels