Heather Duren
Section VI: Planning for the Future
Goals
(Long-term)
Goal #1: Maintain a current
collection of resources to
support and enrich the K-5
curriculum by decreasing
the average age of the
collection by 5 years as
measured by the 2016-2017
school year.
Objectives
(Short-term)
1a. The media specialists will
weed two sections of the
informational section deleting
dated and unused titles each
school year.
1b. The media specialist will
identify key topics for each
grade level and record the
number of current resources
to support each topic.
1c. The media specialist will
survey teachers once during
the school year.
Description of
Evaluation
Using the Follett TitleWise
Analysis tool, the media
specialist will analyze the
collection twice each school
year. The analysis should take
place in December and May
of each school year. The
media specialist will pay
close attention to the number
of dated materials contained
in the current collection.
He/she will weed the
collection as needed. The
average age of collection will
be documented after each
analysis. The goal is to
decrease the average age of
the collection.
The media specialist will
collaborate with grade level
teachers to determine the key
topics/themes within each
grade level. The media
specialist will them work then
identify the number of
resources within the current
collection that support the
identified topics. This will be
an ongoing process.
The media specialist will
survey teachers at the end of
each school year in an effort
to identify instructional
support needs. From this, the
media specialist will note
items that he/she will need to
add to the collection. The
media specialist will

Goal #2: Increase the usage
of digital resources (eBooks,
audiobooks, and interactive
books) by 40% as measured
by the 2016-2017 school
year.
Goal #3: Increase
collaboration with teachers
as an instructional partner
by 40% as measured by the
2017-2018 school year.
2a. The media specialist will
meet with 80% of classrooms
each school year to instruct
students on how to access
digital resources.
2b. The media specialist will
increase the number of digital
resources available to
students and teachers by 2%
from previous school year.
2c. The media specialist will
monitor monthly usage of
digital resources.
2d. The media specialist will
increase the ease of access to
digital resources.
3a. The media specialist will
assess the collaborative needs
of all teachers.
3b. The media specialist will
provide professional
document the percentage of
requested materials that were
added to the collection.
The media specialist will
record a video tutorial
reminding students and
teachers of how to access the
digital resources. He/she will
plan to show this video to
80% of classrooms each
school year.
The media specialist will
assess the number of digital
resources available twice a
year when he/she runs the
collection analysis report in
December and May. The
media specialist will add
digital resources to the
collection each school year.
The media specialist will run
a monthly usage report of
digital resources using the
Follett Titlewave analysis
tools.
The media specialist will
compile a repository of QR
codes which will allow
students and teachers to
directly access digital
resources. She/he will add a
minimum of 10 new QR
codes each month to this
repository. The repository
will be made available to
students and teachers.
The media specialist will
survey teachers are the
beginning of each school year
to establish their collaborative
desires.
The media specials will
provide professional
development opportunities.
 development opportunities
for teachers.
3c. The media specialist will
provide an opportunity for
teachers to read about current
instructional trends/best
practices.
3d. The media specialist will
document collaboration
sessions with teachers.
He/she will provide a
minimum of one session per
month.
The media specialist will
provide teachers with an
opportunity to read print or
electronic resources each
month.
The media specialist will
document collaboration
sessions with teachers.
He/she will record group and
individual collaborative
sessions with teachers and
compile a notebook of this
collaboration data.

Library media specialists, like everyone else in education, are now part of a data-driven work
environment. While in the past it was acceptable to just collect circulation and usage statistics, it
is imperative now to move past the traditional data and also include evidence of teaching,
learning, and the impact the library media center has on student achievement (McGriff, et al.,
pg. 45). My long-term goals were written with a plan of obtaining each goal within the next 3-5
school years. According to the Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives: Whats the Difference
presentation, Objectives are precise targets that are necessary to achieve goals. The objectives
I have written will help me to reach the identified goals.

Im serving my second year as media specialist. The average year of publication of the collection
I inherited was 1995 (I took over in 2015). My goal is to continuously decrease the average age
of our collection in order to maintain a current collection of resources that supports and enriches
the K-5 curriculum. The mission of our media center is to provide equitable access to a vast
range of materials and information. Goal #2 will help me to maintain our collection of digital
resources. According to Empowering Learners, media specialists should serve as Instructional
Partners. Goal #3 was written to increase my presence as an instructional partner.