BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1620 W. Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Respondent: Susan R. Sell
This report covers the research findings presented in "How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study," as well as those reported in Fast Facts No. 180 from the Library Research Service, which show that CSAP reading scores increase with improvements in school library programs. Various predictors of academic achievement are reported for the school and its peers. Note that these predictors cannot be explained away by school or community differences. For more information visit:
http://www.lrs.org/data-tools/school-libraries/impact-studies/ and http://www.lrs.org/documents/fastfacts/180NRSxIL.pdf
The data reported here reflects your school's responses to the Annual Colorado School Library Survey.
BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grade Level: Elementary
Enrollment Range: Under 300
Grade Level: Elementary
Enrollment Range: Under 300
Prepared by Library Research Service
Colorado State Library/Department of Education
201 East Colfax Ave., Suite 309
Denver, CO 80203-1799
Tel.: 303.866-6900 - Fax: 303.866-6940
Web site: www.lrs.org
Weekly Service Levels
School Library Visits per Week| Your School | Average for Elementary Schools | Average for Schools < 300 Students | |
| Individual Student Visits | 200 | 277 | 216 |
| Ind. Visits per Student | 1.01 | 0.76 | 1.31 |
| Class/Group Visits | - | 21 | 14 |
Choosing to visit the School Library as an individual, separate from a class visit, is a strong indicator of higher test scores.
Information Skills Instruction per Week
| Your School | Average for Elementary Schools | Average for Schools < 300 Students | |
| Individual Instruction | 75 | 75 | 52 |
| Ind. Instr. per Student | 0.38 | 0.20 | 0.30 |
| Class/Group Instruction | 10 | 15 | 10 |
When access to school libraries is scheduled flexibly, reading scores improve 13-22%. Flexible scheduling allows students to visit the school library individually.
| Your School | |
| School Hours Open | 35.0 |
| Hours Open After 4pm | 0.0 |