For Teachers

· Plan in advance with the media specialist the objectives that will be covered during your media center visit and how objectives can best be achieved using the media center's resources. "Library skills" will be taught to individuals or groups of students as the need arises during students' searches for reference materials.

· Teachers should sign up at least the day before bringing classes or sending groups of students to the media center. During periods of heavy library use (research paper time!) teachers should make certain students' time in the library is well-planned and well-spent so that assignments will be completed in a timely manner. This will allow all classes to use library resources with a minimum amount of conflict.

· Please send no more than three unaccompanied students at a time from your class. Students should have a purpose for visiting the media center (e.g. checking out a book, looking up reference materials). Make sure they have a legitimate pass.

· When an entire class uses the media center, the classroom teacher must accompany them.

· The media center can comfortably seat two classes, and one or two other small groups (5 students) at a time. Please keep that in mind when signing up on the media center calendar.

· Lamination will be done on Fridays after 1:00.

· Teachers will not be penalized for overdue books, but please return materials in a timely manner, so that other faculty may use them.

· A fall media center orientation will be presented for all ninth grade English classes.

· Student overdue notices will be sent to first periods monthly.

· Student checkout is for two weeks, with a $.05 per day overdue fine. Students must present their THS library card to be scanned at the time of checkout.

· Students must have "Internet OK" on their card (signifying their parents have signed the Acceptable User Policy) before accessing the Internet for educational purposes.

· Faculty should make their own copies, adhering to fair use guidelines when duplicating copyrighted materials. Guidelines are posted beside copier.

· All videotapes shown in the classroom must relate to the curriculum and be checked out from the media center.