Susan Y. Nakasone

March 4, 2004

LIS 615

A Collection Development Project Proposal for LIS 615

“People Who Shape the World”

Kapolei Elementary School

Positive Behavioral Support Program Proposal

INSTITUTIONAL DESCRIPTION

School/User Base

Kapolei Elementary School opened its doors to students in 1993. Currently the school library services the needs of 1,150 students in grades from kindergarten through five and 62 full time faculty members.  In 1997 the school began a multi-track schedule to meet the needs of the school’s steadily growing enrollment. Twenty-six percent of the total population in the Kapolei Complex are between the ages of 5 through 19.  The school is adjacent to the Ko-Olina resort complex and near Barber’s Point Naval Air Station and Campbell Industrial Park.  The school’s profile includes 24% of students receiving free or reduced-cost lunch, 6% enrolled in special education programs and 6.5% identified as students with limited English proficiency.   The school serves students from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds with the highest percentages being Filipino (31%), Hawaiian/part Hawaiian (26%) Caucasian (11%) and Japanese (10%).  Students in grades 3 and 5 met adequate yearly progress for the 2001-1002 school year.  In the Hawaii State Assessment, 43% of students tested in those grades were rated as proficient in reading and 12% percent met proficiency in math.

Library

The Kapolei Elementary School Library is staffed by one full time certified professional librarian and 1 part time library assistant (20 hours/week).  The library has 18 computers with Internet access available for student use and two staff computers for administration use.  The library OPAC is accessed via the web using the Destiny System from Follett.  The collection consists of approximately 15,000 book and 678 non-book items.  The library collection consists of picture books, fiction, non-fiction, reference, periodicals, newspaper, audio/visual and professional materials.

PROPOSAL

The school provides many programs to support student achievement.  One such program is the Positive Behavior Support (PBS) program that is mandated by the state of Hawaii.  To support the efforts in the PBS program, the library has agreed to develop a school wide program aligned with each grade level’s curriculum and/or student interests.  The “People Who Shape the World” program will consist of library lessons that focus on biographies of people who have demonstrated positive traits and choices in their lives.  We believe that by presenting positive role models to our students we can encourage them to make positive choices for themselves and help them develop into productive and successful citizens.
Existing Biography Collection

The present biography collection numbers 413 and contains historical (i.e. presidents, discovers, artists, etc.) and some popular figures (i.e. Princess Diana, Michael Jordan).  According to an analysis of the collection using TitleWise (Follett Library Services) the Kapolei Elementary School Library’s biography collection ranges from 2.5% to 4% below the recommended percentage suggested by both Follett Learning Resources core collections and H.W. Wilson’s catalogs respectively.  The average copyright date of the current biography collection is 1992. The average copyright date does not mean that the books are outdated but does suggest that the collection does not contain newer materials on current figures.

Parameters of the Proposed Biography Collection

            Selection of biographies will be aligned according to curriculum topic areas but may include popular figures. We would like to expand the collection to include other areas of study such as science, math, culture, authors, etc. The selected biographies may be historical or current figures but must emphasize positive traits and choices. For example, fourth graders main focus of study is Hawaiiana.  Biographies detailing the lives of historical figures such as Queen Liliuokalani or current figures such as Nainoa Thompson (navigator of the Hokulea) may be selected.  Biographical material formats may include books, videos, CDs, or DVDs with no restrictions on date of publication. Books must be hardcover and of library quality.  Audio/visual material must grant public performance rights to show the program in a school environment.

Proposed Budget

The “People Who Shape the World” PBS committee’s goal is to purchase a total of 50 books and/or audio/visual materials for this project.  The number of audio/visual materials should number no more than 10% of the total number of materials.  All materials selected will be appropriate for the range of grades from kindergarten through five in terms of subject area, interest level and reading level. Because these books will be put into regular circulation it will be necessary to purchase sturdy, hardcover library quality books and audio/visual materials that allow for public performance.  A sampling of prices of possible biography titles was taken from current catalogs and online bookstores.  Average for library quality books is $17.85 per copy.  Pre-processing will speed up the processing time so that these books will be able as soon as possible. Average costs for pre-processed materials from vendors such as Baker and Taylor are available for $.70 per item.   A sampling of possible audio-visual biography materials from current catalogs averaged $32.95 per item.  The following chart details the anticipated costs for the proposed project.

Proposed Budget

CONCLUDING STATEMENT

The support of the Kashu Foundation would greatly benefit the Kapolei Elementary School learning community.  Acceptance of this proposal would support the school to implement the PBS school wide program focusing on providing positive role models for our students.  This in turn would help the school to carry out its mission to support the development of productive and successful citizens.  Additional benefits include providing the materials for integrated library instruction across grade levels and subject areas and increasing the size of the present library collection.