[AISLE-Share] Learning Resource Center in the Library

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Christy,
Do you have any separate space for RtI? Our RtI area is separate from the
library but we DO have a testing center in the library. It is walled off so
noise from the library doesn't interfere with testing. Although I resisted
the idea at first because it forced me to reset my entire library, it has
been very helpful to the teachers. Our RtI, however, works differently from
what you described. Students are referred by teachers based on grades or
assignments and go to RtI during their STEP which is the second half of
their lunch break. There is also a walk-in lab for students who want to
self-refer. If referred to RtI, they go on a computer program to help them
master the skill they are having trouble with. There is very little
tutoring going on, just supervision of computer work. Tutors like Bruce
described would be so much more helpful but we don't have the staffing to
cover it. I would not want that area to combine with the library although I
can already see the writing on the wall. I will retire next year and once
I'm not here to advocate for the library, I think RtI will take over the
space in the library.
My opinion is that the library has a value all its own if it is allowed to
function at the highest level.

Lorna Code
Library Information Specialist
Kaneland High School
Junior and Senior Class Advisor
(630) 365-5100  X71221
lorna.code at kaneland.org

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther
King, Jr.






On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 3:15 PM Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi Christy,
>
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> We have exactly the setup you described here at West Aurora High School.
> We house a tutoring/intervention program that we call the Academic
> Assistance Center (AAC) in the library. We also have a Testing Center
> within our space.
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> I will try to describe our set-up. We have about 3,800 students in our
> school, so I know the size makes things different for us.
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> We have two entrances to the library, one for the AAC/Testing Center and
> one for the Library. We have an Office Professional at each entrance. When
> students arrive, their IDs are scanned into a website called Hero (
> herok12.com), which tracks which space they are checking into.
>
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> The AAC is staffed by content area teachers throughout the day. It is
> considered a “supervision.” For example, a teacher could choose to do AAC
> instead of Study Hall for his/her “supervision.”
>
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> The Testing Center used to be an open space with connected study carrels,
> but noise became an issue, so the decision was made to wall it in. The
> Testing Center also offers test reading services, during certain periods,
> using our special education paraprofessionals when they are available.
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> The library portion of our space is separated from the Testing Center/AAC
> by book shelves. Differing levels of noise is still an issue, but not just
> one way. Sometimes the library is loud and the AAC wants quiet and vice
> versa. Sometimes both are loud and sometimes both are quiet, it just
> depends on the period. The lunch hours are the busiest times with up to 100
> students in both spaces combined.
>
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>
> The setup has worked pretty well and it does serve a need for our school.
> However, I think my librarian colleague (we are lucky enough to have 2)and
> I would agree that we would rather not have the AAC and Testing Center in
> the library. We would like to use the testing room as an office. We
> currently have no office, our desks are out on the floor of the library,
> which is good for some things, but sometimes we would like a place to
> concentrate on something or make a phone call.
>
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> We would use the AAC space to create some sort of high school equivalent
> of a makerspace, with things like a 3D printer and other things to create
> stuff. A student called this high school makerspace “the room of modern
> conveniences.” We liked thatJ
>
>
>
> Please let me know if you have any further questions. We would love to
> have you visit, but I know we are far away from you.
>
>
>
> Bruce Fraser
>
> Library Information Specialist
>
> West Aurora High School
>
> (630) 301-5505
>
>
>
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> *Subject:* [AISLE-Share] Learning Resource Center in the Library
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> My high school principal would like to create a place in the school where
> students can get assistance with homework, there is a staff member to
> proctor tests, and interventions can be delivered. (Which left me saying--
> "Ummm, isn't this what the library staff does everyday- though on an
> informal basis?)
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> I'm trying to convince him that the library is the best place for this to
> occur. He's new to the district, and sadly not super supportive of the
> library program.
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>
> If you have a tutoring/intervention program housed in your library, can
> you email me off list with a brief description of how it is run, what the
> benefits/drawbacks are, and how those students are monitored/tracked? He
> likes data, so I need to go in armed with lots of information.
>
>
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> Thanks in advance!
>
>
>
> Christy Semande
>
> csemande at yahoo.com
>
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