- What do you do about late fees and lost books?
Students pay for these things throughout the school year, but they are all due by the time books are due (usually the second week of May). If fines are not payed then students cannot participate in end of school activities like PBS Rewards Day and Woodaroo. Also, the office holds their report cards.
- Do you give any grades for students?
The teachers set their own goals and give their own grades, but I run the reports for AR.
- How does AR work?
Every 9 weeks the students have a goal to reach and they get a grade based on that goal. We administer STAR at the beginning of every year to determine students' reading level. AR gives the amount of points for each reading level.
Today started out a bit hectic again as students came in to pay for more library fines. There were also students from a teacher's class working on Classworks on the library computers. It was the students who discovered that the air conditioner was leaking on the computers. We turned the air conditioner off and dried off all the computers then went back to helping students with fines, AR tests, etc. Little did we know that just because we turned the air conditioner off did not mean that it had quit leaking. The next group of students came in to take AR tests and this time two of the computers were in a puddle! We cleaned up again, called maintenance, and spent the rest of the day without air conditioning. The most difficult part of the day was moving books from the shelves time and again to make room for more books...without any air conditioning. The best part of the day was talking to students and learning about some of their reading interests. I made a list of a few new books to read so that I really know what they are about and can share them with future students/patrons.
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