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MEDIA CENTERS Grades Standards Comments and Recommendations Spaces Square Footage K-12 Main Room 4'-67student(ADM) The school's media center should be located on the (RLV) but not less than 1,600 ground floor, be single story and be convenient to all See matrix in appendix. learning areas of the school.The plan arrangement should K-5 Support Areas 1,200 not result in the RLV room(reading,listening and view- 6-8 Support Areas 1,800 ing) becoming a major thoroughfare for student traffic. 9-12 Support Areas 2,000 Convenience to an outside entrance with access to K-12 Computer Room 850-1,000 restrooms allows the center to operate after hours and K-5 Video Production Room 300 facilitates the delivery of materials and equipment.The 6-12 Video Studio 400 media center's location should not preclude future ex- Control/Editing 260 pansion of the facility. Equipment Storage 80 A proposed furniture and equipment plan should be de- veloped during the early design development stage in Capacity Standard order to determine functional adequacy. The minimum 40 students or 10% of the membership(ADM). which- media collection must be equivalent to a school serving ever is greater. 400 students. Minimum support areas include offices,work/production rooms,conference rooms, periodical storage, audiovis- ual equipment storage and spaces for a professional col- lection. Audiovisual equipment storage rooms should have a second door leading into a corridor for the conven- ience of teachers checking out equipment for their class- rooms. Video production areas are sized for consumer-grade equipment. Most schools no longer include a computer room as part of the media program.The current trend is for the media center to house head-end equipment to serve computers located in the classrooms. The optional computer room requires additional electrical outlets (surge protection devices are recommended), a central electrical control switch,and a phone line(dedi- cated is recommended).Appropriate lighting,additional ventilation for equipment, and security are additional planning:considerations. Elementary schools should have a storytelling area for 29 pupils. Ceiling Heights Standards Varied ceiling heights in the main room(RLV)are Main Room(RLV) Minimum 12'-0" desirable as part of an aesthetic,acoustical and lighting Support Areas 9'-4" strategy. 17