Original Statement: The mission of the Windsor Forest High School media center is to create an environment that produces information literate lifelong learners who evaluate the reliability and validity of multiple resources to effectively produce and communicate their own knowledge and understanding.
Analysis: The mission statement is missing the connection to the local learning community. Johnson states that the mission statement of a school library should include wide ownership in order to involve more stakeholders in the planning process. The statement could be modified to include a broader range of ownership into the library’s mission, so that there are more stakeholders invested in the success of the library’s mission and beliefs. A revised mission statement that would include more ownership might sound like this:
“The mission of the Windsor Forest High School media center is to create an environment that produces information literate, lifelong learners, including students, parents, staff, and community members, who evaluate the reliability and validity of multiple resources to effectively produce and communicate their own knowledge and understanding.”
This mission statement is promoting an information literacy program.
Analysis: The mission statement is missing the connection to the local learning community. Johnson states that the mission statement of a school library should include wide ownership in order to involve more stakeholders in the planning process. The statement could be modified to include a broader range of ownership into the library’s mission, so that there are more stakeholders invested in the success of the library’s mission and beliefs. A revised mission statement that would include more ownership might sound like this:
“The mission of the Windsor Forest High School media center is to create an environment that produces information literate, lifelong learners, including students, parents, staff, and community members, who evaluate the reliability and validity of multiple resources to effectively produce and communicate their own knowledge and understanding.”
This mission statement is promoting an information literacy program.