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What was once known as the library is now the Media Center. It is not only filled with books, but computers and other digital equipment. The media specialist is the gate keeper to all of these valuable educational goodies. These days some teachers seem to forget it's still a library.

The media center is for research, checking out books, computer testing if terminals are not available in the teacher's classroom. It is not a student dumping ground. Teachers need to find out from the Media Specialist how many students is acceptable to send at one time. Perhaps the media specialist would like

If students have not already learned how to behave in a media center they need to learn now. It is a place for concentration and students who concentration should not be running around, goofing off and talking loudly. Although elementary school is the time for students to learn what a 'library' voice is, teachers may have to remind them in the early days of school, before they attend the media either individually or as a class. If you feel your students need assistance in further understanding the media center and its function, most media specialists are happy to help.

Keep in mind that teachers are in responsible for the students in their class whether they are physically in the classroom or not. It is important to be sure that students are monitered at all times. A media center visit is not time to bone up on one's reading.
Information Technology Advisor i.e. the I.T. Guy

The amount of digital technology in your school is equal to the amount of funds your district is willing to put into it. However, all schools today have technology of some sort or another and there is usually an IT person who can help you out with everything from serious crashes to simple password losses. A middle school may have a full time IT person, a part time person who covers more than one school or it may be another teacher who has an added stipend and an extra planning period to get the job done.

Regardless, the IT person usually has to be in more than one place at a time. Making sure that the IT guy only gets called when absolutely necessary. There is nothing more maddening for a middle school IT guy to have to take time out of his day to go to your classroom for a crashed computer, only to find it is not plugged in. If teachers are not familiar with the basics of computer hookups and the software they'll be using than they need to learn. If teachers use the media center guy for every blip or beep, they may be put on the bottom of the IT guys list when there's a true digital emergency.
Support Staff

In Florida schools bonus dollars, otherwise known as A+ money, is awarded to schools who perform well on standardized testing. How the funds are distributed is voted on by staff. If, by a certain date an agreement cannot be met, the entire amount goes to the teachers. It is unfortunate, but it happens that in some Florida schools the teachers will, or many would like to get the entire amount. Rationales are based mainly around 'we did all the work'.

Even books and websites on teaching rarely consider support staff. If you want to know just how important they are to you, just take a look around your classroom. Someone made sure it was clean. Someone made sure your students had enough desks and moved them in the classroom for you. Someone ma