Library Media Specialist
The CCES' media center is operated by a full-time media specialist, Mrs. Sylvia M. Pierce. This is her twentieth year serving in this capacity. Before joining the library media arena, she was a teacher. Having matriculated from elementary, middle and high school in the Atlanta Public Schools makes her job more enjoyable because she is serving in the community she lived as a child.
Media Staff
Click the video to be Introduced to Panthersville Media Center.
Philosophy
The media center program is an integral part of the school's educational program.
As a part of the instructional program, the media center furnishes a wide variety of curriculum-related materials for use by teachers and students, and provides the services and programs that facilitate maximum utilization. It is the function of the media program to serve the needs of the school, providing materials and services in type, level, and subject commensurate with the goal of helping each student reach his or her greatest potential.
Collaborative Planning
Collaboration between teachers and the library media specialist is strongly encouraged to ensure that students acquire the necessary information technology competencies and information literacy skills, as well as the opportunities to weave those skills into the existing curriculum. Collaboration takes place during grade levels common planning times.
Scheduling
The Library Media Center is open from 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. On Wednesdays the Pantherville Media Center is open until 4:00p.m.
The Library Media Center operates on flexible scheduling. The philosophy of flexible scheduling is to make the Media Center the school's center of learning and to provide students with accessibility to the Media Center at all times during the school day.
Rules
1. Respect ourselves, others and school property.
2. Listen during information literacy lessons.
3. Use "inside voices" at all times.
4. Eating is prohibited.
5. Keep hands, feet and possessions to ourselves.
6. Do not write, draw or color in books.
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Borrowing Priviledges
Students may keep library materials for two weeks. We do not charge overdue fines; however, any item that is either lost or damaged must be paid for.
All students may check out two books per visit. One on their RL, reading level and the second one, of their choice.
All students must have a permission slip on file in order to check out a book.
Organization
The media center is organized into six sections:
1. Non-Fiction
2. Fiction
3. Easy
4. Periodicals
5. Biography
6. Reference
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