Section II: School Library Media Center Philosophy/ Mission Statement

Our Mission:
Positively impact student achievement by establishing instructional partnerships, implementing
evidence-based practice, and providing reliable resources in an environment welcoming to all
stakeholders.
Our school is located in a school system with a county-wide media center mission statement (see
above). Therefore, no statement specific to our school exists. The county-wide statement is a
great foundation and provides a thorough description of the purpose of the media center.
Although this statement does mention resources and the learning environment, more specific
wording could make this a stronger statement. This mission statement is vague in noting the
connection between the media program and the local learning community and beyond. It notes
all stakeholders, which may include the community and larger learning environment.
However, more specific wording would make the statement stronger. Another area that would be
important to add is the idea of fostering a love of reading in children.
Overall, the countys mission statement is a good, general statement but can be improved with
more specific ideas and wording. In researching various mission statements from other media
centers, additions were identified to strengthen the mission statement. Therefore, a more school
specific mission statement for our school might be:
The purpose of the Floyd Middle School media center is to positively impact student
achievement by establishing instructional partnerships, implementing evidence-based practice,
and providing reliable resources in an environment welcoming to all by:

developing real and virtual access to appropriate, high-quality resources and services
during and outside the school day

creating facilities that are conducive to learning

partnering with parents and the community to teach students to skills needed to live in
and contribute to a global community

fostering a love of reading by helping students make social connections through reading,
broadening their knowledge base and interests, and expanding reading for informational
and recreational opportunities
teaching students with the most up-to-date instructional technology opportunities
fostering an appreciation and respect for the use of technology in school
teaching students the skills related to instructional technology that will prepare them as
they progress through school and into their careers
building an encouraging and enriching environment where the students feel comfortable
and challenged

This new statement represents a media center program that addresses the needs of the 21st
century learner.