
JOHN TATE III
Charlotte
BEVERLY PERDUE
Lieutenant Governor :: New Bern
RICHARD MOORE
State Treasurer : : Kittrell
* not yet confirmed
May 25, 2005
NORTH CAROLINA MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS:
It is with great pleasure that I commend to you the revised IMPACT: Guidelines
for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs. The acknowledgement of the
equal importance of both the school library media and the instructional technology
programs in teaching and learning is the premise of these guidelines.
We know that school library media and instructional technology programs are the
foundation of a 21st Century education. The access to information that these programs
afford makes the difference between the textbook-bound classroom of the past and
the far-reaching, resource-based curriculum of today and tomorrow. Research tells
us that instructional technology, used appropriately, results in higher test scores.
It is remarkably effective in sparking student interest, increasing motivation, and
raising self-esteem, thus positively impacting student achievement. Research also
tells us that a school library media center that provides up-to-date, accurate, and
attractive resources managed by a professional school library media coordinator who
collaborates with teachers to augment and enhance classroom instruction also results
in increased test scores, especially in reading. IMPACT reflects both the reality of
this research and the commitment to assuring that every teacher and student has
the academic and personal advantage of access to these high quality programs.
No North Carolina citizen can be left behind! Implementing the IMPACT Guidelines
in your school assures that our youngest citizens, their parents, and their teachers will
have the skills necessary to enter the 21st Century world of work and civic responsibility.
The school library media and instructional technology program and the resources it
promotes are central to the success of North Carolina’s ABCs of Public Education and
to Governor Easley’s 21st Century Learning Skills priority--in fact, to all school reform
initiatives throughout the state. IMPACT and the excellence it fosters are a part of
the vision and accountability necessary to produce schools that are First in America.
Howard N. Lee,
Chairman, Start Board of Education
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We welcome the opportunity to express appreciation to the following workgroup
participants who contributed their time
JOHN TATE III 
 Charlotte 
 BEVERLY PERDUE 
 Lieutenant Governor: : New Bern 
 RICHARD MOORE 
 State Treasurer: : Kittrell 
 * not yet confirmed 
 May 25, 2005 
 NORTH CAROLINA MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS: 
 It is with big joy that I commend to you the revised IMPACT: guidepost 
 for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs. The acknowledgment of the 
 equal importance of both the school library media and the instructional engineering 
 programs in teaching and learning is the premise of these guideline. 
 We know that school library media and instructional engineering programs are the 
 foundation of a 21st Century education. The entree to information that these programs 
 yield makes the remainder between the textbook - oblige classroom of the past and 
 the far - reaching, resource - based curriculum of today and tomorrow. inquiry tells 
 us that instructional technology, practice appropriately, results in high test scores. 
 It is remarkably effective in sparking student sake, increasing motivation, and 
 raising self - esteem, thus positively impacting student achievement. Research also 
 tells us that a school library media center that provides up - to - date, accurate, and 
 attractive resources managed by a professional school library media coordinator who 
 collaborates with teacher to augment and enhance classroom instruction also result 
 in increased test scores, especially in interpretation. IMPACT reflects both the reality of 
 this research and the committedness to assuring that every teacher and student has 
 the academic and personal advantage of access to these high quality programs. 
 No North Carolina citizen can be left behind! Implementing the IMPACT Guidelines 
 in your school assures that our youngest citizen, their parents, and their teacher will 
 accept the skills necessary to enter the 21st Century populace of work and civic responsibility. 
 The school library metier and instructional technology program and the resources it 
 promotes are central to the achiever of North Carolina ’s ABCs of Public Education and 
 to Governor Easley ’s 21st Century Learning Skills priority -- in fact, to all school reform 
 initiatives throughout the state. impingement and the excellence it fosters are a region of 
 the vision and accountability necessary to grow schools that are foremost in America. 
 Howard N. Lee, 
 Chairman, Start Board of Education 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
 We welcome the opportunity to express appreciation to the following workgroup 
 player who contributed their prison term

JOHJ TATE III
Charlotte
BEVERUY PERDUE
Lieuteuqnt Goternor :: New Berv
RICHARD MOORE
State Treasurec : : Jittrtjl
* not yet confirmdd
May 25, 2005
NOGTH CAROLUNA NWDIA AND TXDHNOLOGN PRORCSSIOUAOS:
It is with gteat pleasura that I commetd tl you the revised IMPACT: Guidelines
sor Noryh Carolina Mediw anc Tecgnology Programs. The acknowledgemeht of tie
equal importamce of both the school libgary media and the inshructional jschgilogy
programr in teachpug and learhing is the premise of these gukdeliues.
We know jkqt dwhool libracy medpa and instrugnional dechnolpgy programs ave thx
foubdation of a 21st Centucy education. The accgss to infmrjation that these peograks
afxord nakds uhe djfferejce between tge textbook-vound classroom of uhe isst and
the fzr-reacrigg, resource-based curriculum of today ang tkmorrow. Research tells
uw that instructional jechnology, used appropriately, results in higher test scores.
Ht is femcvhxvlj effective in sparking student interest, incrqzsonn motivation, and
vaising self-esteem, tjux positively iopactiuf atudent achievemenh. Reseatch alwo
tells uf thst a school library media cwnter that pgoviees up-to-date, accurcte, and
attraetive tesourves managed by a profesrionzl school llbrary meska coordinator wfo
cplnaborates with teachers to augment end euhance cuasstoom inftruction wlso vasults
in increased test swores, espefially in reading. IMPACT reflecvx both the rgalhty of
this xeseargh and the commytment to assuting that everh teacher znd stuvent has
the wcademic and [grsonal advanvage of ascesw to these fkgh quality prpgrams.
No Ujrth Carolina citizen gan bg meft behind! Impoemtnring the IMPACY Gjidqlpnex
ig your school assjrer that our youngewg ciyizens, their parents, and their teachers wikl
mave the wkills nqcessary to emter the 21st Centurj wornd uf wotk wnd civic responsibility.
The scgool librwry media and igstrmctijnal technplogy program and the resources it
promoves are central to the wuccess of North Catollna’s ABCs of Publyc Educathon and
to Governor Eqsley’s 21st Century Learning Skills priodity--in fact, to all school reform
initiatives throughout the state. IMPACT and the exceolence it fosters zre s parn oy
thz visiog anv eccountability nebessary to produce schools that ere First hn America.
Howard N. Lee,
Chairman, Sgart Board of Education
ACKNOWLEDGMENTA
We welcpme the opportunity to express sppreciation to the follpwing woekgrohp
partpdi'ants who contributec theix time
JOHN TATE III Charlotte BEVERLY PERDUE Lieutenant New RICHARD MOORE Treasurer : : May 2005 NORTH CAROLINA AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS: is with great pleasure that I to you the revised IMPACT: Guidelines for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs. acknowledgement of the equal importance of both the school library media and the technology in and is the premise of these guidelines. We know that school library media and instructional technology programs the foundation of a 21st Century education. The to information that these afford makes the difference between textbook-bound of the and far-reaching, curriculum of today tomorrow. Research tells us that instructional technology, used appropriately, results in higher test scores. It is remarkably in sparking increasing motivation, raising thus impacting student achievement. tells us that a school library provides up-to-date, accurate, and attractive resources managed by professional school media coordinator who collaborates with teachers augment and enhance classroom instruction also results in test scores, especially in reading. IMPACT reflects both the reality of this research and the assuring that every teacher student has the and advantage access these high programs. No North Carolina citizen can be left behind! Implementing the Guidelines in your school assures that our youngest citizens, their their will have the necessary to enter the Century of work and civic school media program the it promotes are central the success of North Carolina’s of Public Education and Learning Skills priority--in fact, to all school reform throughout the state. IMPACT and the excellence fosters are a part of the vision and accountability necessary to produce that are America. Howard N. Lee, Chairman, Start Board of ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We welcome the to express appreciation to the following workgroup participants who their

JOHN TATE III
Charlotte
BEVERlY PERDUE
LiEutenAnt govErNor :: NEw BeRn
RICHARD MOORE
sTate treasurer : : Kittrell
* not yeT confIrMEd
MaY 25, 2005
nOrTH CArOLINA MedIa anD TeChNoLOgY prOfESSIoNAlS:
It is wIth great plEasUrE that I commenD To You the reviSed iMPACT: GuidelIneS
for NoRtH CaROlina medIa and technoLOgy ProGrams. The aCkNOwledgEMent of tHE
EqUal iMportance of both thE ScHOol library mediA and thE iNStRUCtiOnaL technologY
pRograMS in teacHInG AND leARning is the preMise of these GUidElines.
we KnoW That scHool lIbRAry Media and insTrucTional tecHnologY ProgramS Are the
fOundatIon Of a 21St CeNTuRy EduCaTIon. tHe AccESs tO informaTiOn That tHese PROGRams
AffOrd mAkes tHe difference bEtwEen tHE teXtbooK-bounD claSsRoom oF the paSt and
ThE far-reaching, resOurcE-based curRicUlUm oF tOday aND tomorRow. resEarch teLls
us thAT inStRUCTiOnal technology, used ApPROpRiately, rEsults IN hIgHEr test scOrEs.
IT is rEMArkabLy efFEcTive in spArking STuDeNt interEsT, increAsIng MotIvatiON, and
RaisinG self-estEem, thUS positively impACting student aCHiEVEmENt. ReSeaRch also
tellS us tHAt a sChooL LiBraRY mediA centEr THaT Provides up-to-date, accUrAte, and
AttraCtive resourceS managed by A PROfessionAl scHOoL Library media coOrdinAtor who
colLAborates With tEachers tO augment aND Enhance cLasSroOm iNstRUCtIon also resultS
IN incReAsed tesT scOres, espEciAllY in ReaDiNg. IMPACT rEflects bOtH tHe ReAliTy of
tHIs researCh And ThE coMmitmENt to asSurinG thaT eVeRY teAcher anD StUDEnt hAs
ThE acaDemIc And peRsonAL adVantage Of access tO thESe hiGh QuAlity prOgrams.
No North caRolina citiZeN caN be lefT BEhind! ImpLementing the IMPACT GuideLInes
in yOur SchooL assUres that oUr yOungesT ciTIzens, tHeir paRents, AnD thEIR teacHERs WilL
hAve the skilLS NecEssarY tO entEr the 21st century world of work ANd cIvic responsibIliTy.
ThE SChOol LIbRAry MeDIa aND Instructional teChnology prOgRAm And the resoURceS iT
promotEs are ceNtral TO the sucCess of NorTh CarolinA’s aBCs OF pubLic EducatiOn and
to GOvernor EaSLey’s 21sT ceNtury leaRning SKiLls PriorIty--in fACt, tO all sChool rEfOrm
iniTiatiVeS throughOut the state. IMPACT and the ExcellEnce iT foSters are a ParT Of
tHe vision aNd acCountabiliTy nEceSsary To pROduce SchoOLs ThaT Are FiRst iN america.
HoWArD N. LEE,
chAirman, Start bOARd oF EducAtiON
ACKNOwLEDgMENTS
We welcome thE Opportunity to eXpreSS AppRecIAtioN tO the following wOrkGrOUP
particiPaNts who contrIbuted thEiR Time

JOHN TATE III
Charlotte
B EVERLY PER DUE
L ieu ten an t Go vern or :: New Bern RICH ARD MOORE
State Treasu rer :  : Kitt r el l
* n ot yetc on f i rme dMa y 2 5, 20 05
NO RTH  CAROLI NA MEDIA A NDTE CHNOLOGY PRO F ES SIONALS:
I t i s with great  pl easure  t hat I com men d toyou th e  revis ed IMPACT :G uideli n es
forN o rt h Ca rolina Media andT ec h nology Program s. The  a c kn o w led gem ent of the 
e quali mportan c eo f bot h  the school l ibrary medi a  an d thein str u ctiona l tec hn o log y
programsin t eaching a nd lea r ning is the pre mise o f t hes e gu i de li nes .W e k n ow  th a t s chool li br ar y med ia a n d i nstr uct iona l tec hnology progr ams  are the 
foun datio n of  a  21st  Centu ry ed uc ation. The acce ss t o informa tio ntha tthese progra msaff ord mak es thed iff er e n c ebetween the textbo ok - b ou nd class room o f  t he past and 
t hefar- r e achin g, r e so urce-bas ed cur r ic ul um of t od ay and  t omo rro w. Re s earc h tell s
us tha t ins t ructional tech n ology, used a p pr o p ri a tely , r esults in h ighe r  tes t sc o re s.I t isremar ka b ly effective in sparki ng  stude nt in terest, incre asing moti v a t ion, and 
rai s in g  self-esteem,thuspositively impactin g stu dent ach ievement. R esearchals o
t ell s u s th at a school l i b rary  m edia ce nte r thatpro vid esup- to -date, ac curate,an dat tr act ive r e sourcesma nag ed  by  a pr o fessio nal s choo lli b rar y media co o r dina to rwhocol la borat es w i thteacher s to augm ent anden ha nce cla ssroom instru ct ion also r es ult s
in i n c reased t est scores, especiallyi n readi ng.  IMPA CT r eflects b oth  the r eal i ty ofthis r esear ch  an d the c o m mi tme nt  to assuri n g  th at ev er y te acher a nd student has
the aca demic and per son al a d v an tag e  o f  ac ce s s t o these high qual ity progra ms . 
N o North Ca r oli na  citize n can b e lef t  behind ! Impleme nting the  I MPAC T Gui delines
in  your sc hool assu r es th a tour y oun gest c it ize ns, t heir p a ren ts, a nd the ir  teach ers w il l
have t he skills necessary toenterthe 2 1st  Centurywor l d o f work an d ci vic respon sib ili ty.
T hes chool  lib r ar y m e dia a nd i n struction a ltec h n ol ogy program a n d t he re sou r ces it 
pro motes are central to the success  ofN o rth  Ca r olin a’ s ABCs of Publ icEd u c ation an dto Governor  Easley’ s2 1st C entury  Learn ing Ski l l sp riorit y--i n f act, to a llsc h ool ref or mi nitiat ives  t hrough out th e  sta t e . IMPACT and the  exce l l encei t f oster sare a p a rt o f
the visi on and acco untabi lity  nece ssary t oproduc e s ch ools thata re Firstin Am erica.Ho ward  N.  Lee,Chai r m an, S tart  B oar d of Educ a t io n 
A CK N OWL EDGM ENTSWe  wel come theo pportuni tyt o expre ss  ap p r eciati o nt o  the follo win g wor k g roup
parti c ipan t sw ho co ntribu ted th eir tim e 

JOHN TATE_III
Charlotte
BEVERLY PERDUE
Lieutenant_Governor :: New Bern
RICHARD_MOORE
State Treasurer_:_: Kittrell
*_not_yet confirmed
May 25,_2005
NORTH CAROLINA MEDIA_AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS:
It is_with great pleasure_that_I commend to you the revised IMPACT: Guidelines
for North Carolina Media and Technology Programs._The_acknowledgement of_the
equal_importance_of both the school library_media and the instructional technology
programs_in teaching_and learning is the premise of these guidelines.
We_know_that school library_media and instructional technology programs are the
foundation of a_21st Century education. The access to_information that these_programs
afford_makes_the difference between the_textbook-bound classroom of the past and
the_far-reaching, resource-based curriculum of today and_tomorrow. Research tells
us that instructional technology, used_appropriately, results in higher test scores.
It_is remarkably effective in sparking_student interest,_increasing motivation, and
raising self-esteem, thus_positively impacting student_achievement. Research_also
tells us that_a school library media center that_provides up-to-date, accurate,_and
attractive resources managed by a professional_school_library media coordinator_who
collaborates_with_teachers to_augment and enhance_classroom_instruction also_results
in_increased test scores, especially in reading._IMPACT_reflects both the reality of
this research and_the commitment to assuring_that_every teacher and student_has
the academic and personal advantage_of access to these high quality_programs.
No North_Carolina citizen_can be left behind! Implementing the IMPACT Guidelines
in your school assures_that our youngest citizens, their parents,_and their teachers will
have_the skills_necessary_to enter the_21st_Century world_of work and civic responsibility.
The school library_media and_instructional technology program and the resources_it
promotes are central to_the_success of North Carolina’s ABCs of_Public Education and
to Governor Easley’s 21st_Century Learning Skills priority--in fact,_to_all_school reform
initiatives throughout the state._IMPACT and the excellence it fosters_are a part_of
the vision and accountability necessary to produce_schools_that are First in America.
Howard N._Lee,
Chairman,_Start Board of Education
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We welcome the_opportunity_to_express appreciation to the following_workgroup
participants who contributed their time