No one is officially employed in our media center during the summer, but our media center secretarial staff can earn comp time in the summer to be applied during the school year. One secretary works during those busy days before school officially starts because we know teachers working in their rooms will want to use media center resources. It's important to get summer arrivals unpacked and out to people quickly. Provide Advance Scheduling Have the media center schedule ready well in-advance so that teachers can schedule for fall as they are doing summer curriculum writing and yearly planning. Perhaps teachers did not always feel they got good service or have a perception that we are not there to help them.
Staff receive continuing education credit . . .
In a larger system or school, new staff may feel lost and extra touches will be appreciated. A favorite topic is always showing people their new e-mail accounts. Many teachers appreciate the orientation and send thank-you notes. The tradition began several years ago when we became a middle school and acquired a large influx of new 6th grade teachers. Initial concern was introducing the teachers to flexible schedule, a contrast to the set schedules and media center access they had in their elementary buildings.