We are a MUCH smaller school - but I think our method might still work
for you. It will seem like a lot of paperwork - but using forms will
help you, and ultimately it will get the message across and reduce your
work in the long run.
We have 4 very clear rules:
1. Students must be researching/reading/doing homework most of the
time
2. Students must use quiet voices
3. Students may not "table-hop" or talk across tables
4. Students must have a pass to enter or to exit
5. Disruptive/
We share those rules at 9th grade orientation and with new students as
they enter.
Students who break the rules are generally not given a warning. We
feel that if we have shared the rules, it is the students'
responsibility to remember them. Rule breakers are sent out IMMEDIATELY
- no ifs, ands, or buts. They get 10 school days out of the library.
We use a form to write in the student's name and we write down the rule
# they break. A few brief notes if necessary. Then we put the form
into a binder. If the students returns to full library priveleges and
breaks one of the 4 rules again
Jacquie
"The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for
poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American
way."
From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jacquie Henry, MLS
Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS)
Gananda Central School District
3195 Wiedrick Road
Walworth, NY 14568
jhenry@gananda.org
http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/indexgcl.htm
>>> Anne Immediato <anni@PASSAIC-CITY.K12.NJ.US> 03/24/04 07:24AM >>>
We are a large urban high school with approximately 2900 students with
five lunch
periods. Every day the Library Media Center is bombarded with a heavy
influx of
study hall and lunch students (we have no limit on the number). Many
come to the
LMC just to hang around, talk and often cause disturbances. I am
looking to
revamp the system, eliminating those who waste time while still
accommodating
those students who genuinely need to do school work.
Any suggestions?
Anne Immediato
Library Media Specialist
Passaic High School
170 Paulison Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055
973-470-5984
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