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Internet Use

Students must have a valid AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) on file in the media center in order to use the Internet. Teachers will receive a list several weeks into the school year of eligible students and it will be updated periodically.

Students and Teachers will be required to accept the CCSD AUP policy prior to each Novell login session on the computer.

Student Rules

  • Respect the rights of others to work effectively.
  • No food or drinks
  • Appropriate language only!
  • Show care when using all library resources.
  • Unless they are visiting with a class, students must have a pass from an academic teacher to visit the library.
  • Lunch/study hall passes may be obtained from an academic teacher.
  • Please sign in at the circulation desk when you enter the library.
  • Please return your books on time.
  • Students from study hall must come with their group and leave with their group.
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Scheduling

Scheduling Classes 

  • Classes for the media center and media lab are scheduled in 45-minute periods via a sign-in book located at the circulation desk. Please schedule as far ahead as possible because the calendar fills up quickly.
  • Please provide the media specialist with a written assignment of what the students will be doing while in the media center. This helps us to know in advance the materials they will need so we can give them instructions about where to find and how to use them. We will be happy to locate print and non-print resources for your classes and provide instruction.
  • If you wish to have materials placed on reserve in the media center, please in form the media staff before you make the assignment to students (several days in advance). Books quickly get checked out if you tell the students first,  and as a result they will have no resources available to them.
  • Media staff will happily provide bibliographies if you give 3-4 days’ notice.
  • Half of a 90-minute period has proven to be the maximum that students can stay on task.  Also, we can accommodate more classes this way. 
  • When teachers are absent, classes may not visit with a substitute. Substitutes should be advised not to write passes for the media center.

Sending Students to the Media Center

  • The media center can seat approximately 100 students, accommodating up to two classes and several students with passes from other classes at one time.
  • Groups of 5 or less may be sent to the media center without advance notice.  We reserve the right to send small groups back  if the media center is full.
  • Students must obtain passes from an academic teacher to be admitted to the media center.  Please use the green media passes provided by the media center staff.  If you need more passes, leave us a note and we will gladly get more to you.

Students not participating in field trips or taking make-up tests should not be assigned to the media center, unless prior arrangements have been made with the media specialists.

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Circulation

Checkout Policy for Teachers

  • Teachers may check  individual books or a cart of books to use in their classrooms.
  • If we do not have materials to support  your projects,  please let us know so we can order them.
  • The media staff will consider any request you make for books and other materials that you believe will help your instructional program. Please provide information on title, author, and producer,  if possible. Just place your request  in one of the media specialists’ boxes or bring  it to the media center.  We keep a wish list file.
  • We will be happy to pull books and place them on reserve for your students to use in the media center.
  • Equipment is checked out on a daily basis. Please see one of the staff if you wish to borrow equipment.

 

Checkout Policy for Students

  • Books circulate for a two-week period.
  • A fine of $.05 per school day is charged for open-circulation overdue books.  A fine of $.25 per hour is charged for overdue reserve or reference books
  • Students are generally limited to 5 books at a time.  Exceptions will be made on an individual basis.
  • Students will be charged the replacement cost of a lost or damaged book.  All fines collected will be receipted and turned in to the bookkeeper.
NEW!!Periodically, overdue notices will be sent out to PAWS teachers to remind students of media center materials that need to be returned.  Please encourage your students to handle these promptly.  Students may come to the media center by using their overdue notice as a media center pass.

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