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=Welcome to Angie Morgan's Portfolio!=

About my internship:
** I completed my internship and employed at Southern Nash Middle School in Spring Hope, NC. I completed 15 hours of my internship at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Nashville, NC. **

Southern Nash Middle School [] Cedar Grove Elementary []

Mission
SNM Media Center is the hub of the -academic curriculum by relevant media opportunities for students, providing up to date- and relevant materials for checkout, and securing technology services- for teachers and students.

Personal Philosophy Statement
School librarians provide a center in the spinning top. Teachers and administrators twirl around on the colorful top. As the center, we provide the school with information, resources, staff development, and support. The center of the spinning top must hold the balance just right or the top spins off balance. The library is the keeper of all things valuable, new, and trustworthy. I believe that as I continue in this profession, I am a reliable steward to continue this level of professionalism to the library in my school. I am a responsible piece of the literacy puzzle. Through leadership in staff development, class collaboration, and school leadership, a school librarian is the weight in the spinning top. I am up for the challenge.

Description of Setting
Southern Nash Middle School is located off NC 581 South between Bailey and Spring Hope, NC. The school serves approximately 1075 students in grades 6-8. The school has two full time media specialists among the 69 teachers.

The student body comprises of students from Bailey, Middlesex, Spring Hope and Nashville. It is a large school district that covers the southern half of Nash County. 52.5 % White 30.5% African American 14.8% Hispanic
 * Patrons**

54.5% is considered economically disadvantaged

The media center is large in size. Approximately 1700 square feet of student space. The library office has approximately 350 square feet of storage and staff work space.
 * Facility**

Attached to the media center, there is a large storage closet that houses books, televisions, overheads, and miscellaneous materials, a resource workroom that houses a copy machine, teacher magazines, test book sets, and novel sets for classroom use, and a small classroom used for teaching yearbook class and for tutoring.

Two distinct reading areas for students to read independently have upholstered chairs and couches. Two areas have 7 tables and chairs for classes to do research or work independently.

A mobile computer laptop lab is available. Document scanners, color printers, lamination, poster machine, and lamination are all available for teacher use. media type="custom" key="8990570"