Afra Burton

Spring 2018
LIS 6455

Sandpiper Shores
Community Elementary
Library Budget Presentation
Sandpiper Shores
Elementary Media Center

“For the school librarian particularly, the

school improvement initiative is enhanced by an
information and technology rich environment
that the librarian embeds into learning
activities throughout the school”
(AASL, 2013)
Mission Statement
Sandpiper Shores Community Elementary
School media center’s mission is to
provide the space, technology, and
knowledge to both staff and students in
order to encourage creativity and
diversity. We are dedicated to imparting
a welcoming environment that supports
collaboration, curiosity, and inclusivity.
Vision Statement
Sandpiper Shores is a community of
inquisitive learners and staff who
foster a creative and collaborative
environment for proactive
opportunities for teaching, learning,
and teamwork with the assistance of
current technology.
 About
Sandpiper Shores
• Sandpiper Shores Elementary is:
– Located in Boca Raton, FL
– Part of Palm Beach County School
System
– Serving Pre-K to 5th grade
– ‘A’ school as of 2017
– Serving 900 students
• 47% are White
• 38% are Hispanic
• 7% are Black
Sandpiper Shores Media
Center
• Staff:
– One certified library media specialist
– Two volunteers
• Technology:
– 15 computers
– 15 Ipads
• Collection:
– Amount of books: 12,082
– Average age: 20 years old
– Foreign languages available: Spanish, French,
German, & Italian
 Current Budget
Budget Item Description Budget of Proposed Increase
2017-2018 Budget
2018-2019
Print Books: Easy/Fiction (avg. 10,000 12,000 2,000
Fiction age 1998)

Print Books: Non 8,000 9,500 1,500

Non Fiction Fiction/Biography
(avg. age 1998)

Magazine Seven 200 300 100

Subscriptions subscriptions

Programs Book Fair; Author 500 900 400

Visits, etc.

Technology Hardware, 3750 6900 3150

software,
database
subscriptions.

Consumables Library/office 300 500 200

supplies, equipment
maintenance,
paper, pencils, etc.

Total: $22,750 $30,100 $7,350

 Proposed Ideas for
2018-2019 Budget
• New database: Britannica School
• Additional Computers/Ipads
• More magazine subscriptions
• Increased budget for fiction & non
fiction books to replace materials
and add more foreign language items
• Provide more library programs
 Britannica School
Database
“This resource that offers material for even the very young contains
more than 140,000 current and expertly written information articles
and countless multimedia items”
(Michaelson, 2014)
Britannica School
 Technology/Diversity
“Students employ technology thoughtfully to enhance their reading,
writing, speaking, listening, and language use…Students appreciate
that the twenty-first century classroom and workplace are settings in
which people from often widely divergent cultures and who represent
diverse experiences and perspectives must learn and work together”
(Common Core State Standards Imitative, 2010)
 Sources
• AASL. (2013). Implementing the Common Core State Standards: The Role
of the School Librarian. Retrieved from
http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/externalrelations
/CCSSLibrariansBrief_FINAL.pdf
• Common Core State Standards Initiative. (2010). Common Core State
Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies,
Science, and Technical Subjects. Retrieved from
http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/commoncore/Common%20Core%20State%
20Standards%20for%20ELA%20-%20Includes%20Appendices.pdf
• Michaelson, El. (2014). Stellar databases: SLJ reader’s favorites and other
essential electronic resources. School Library Journal, 60 (4), pp. 38.
• The School District of Palm Beach County. (2017). 2017-2018 Budget.
Retrieved from https://www.palmbeachschools.org/budget/wp-
content/uploads/sites/49/2016/07/FY18-Budget-All-
Funds4_1011WEB.pdf