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The Elizabeth Redwine Ramsey Media Center

The Elizabeth Redwine Ramsey Media Center provides a number of resources for the students, faculty, and staff at Cleveland Elementary. The Media Center operates on an open flexible schedule which means that it is open throughout the school day for multiple activities. Teachers can schedule their students for research, library skill instruction, and book checkout.

The Accelerated Reader Program

The Accelerated Reader (AR) program is an important facet of the Media Center. At the beginning of the academic year, each student takes a reading assessment called STAR (Standardized Test for Assessment and Reporting) which works hand-in-hand with AR. Using the scores on STAR, teachers determine a reading range and establish a yearlong goal defined in points for each student. A student selects books on his/her reading level, reads the book at his/her own pace, and then takes a short computerized quiz on that book. Books have an AR point value with the more difficult books commanding more points. The book point value plus the quiz total equals a total number of points earned per test. The AR program tabulates points throughout the year for each student. The goal is for the student to strive for his/her goal with the greatest percent accuracy on the tests. When a student reaches his/her 100% goal, the student appears on CES’s school wide closed-circuit television program to receive recognition and an award. A picture is taken of the student and placed on the “Wall of Fame” outside the media center. Cleveland Elementary holds a kick-off event at the beginning of the school year and a closing celebration at the end of the year for the AR program. The two students who have accumulated the highest number of AR points from each class, the student who has achieved the highest number of AR points from each grade level, and the classes that have 100% achievement of AR goals are recognized during the ceremony. All these activities are provided in an effort to get students to read for the fun of it and become better readers at the same time.

Book Fairs

Throughout the year, the media center sponsors several book fairs. This gives the students and their families the opportunity to purchase books that will keep students excited about reading.

Closed-Circuit Television Broadcast

WCCB is the closed-circuit television program and is produced by fifth grade students each morning. The students audition for the anchor positions and are recommended for the tech positions at the beginning of each school year. Students look forward to participating as part of the fifth grade curriculum.

Questions and Information

Should you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help out in the Media Center, please contact Barbara Gilzean, Media Specialist, at gilzean.barbara@fcboe.org.

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