Designed to be used for planning, developing and evaluating media programs that will support the competency based curriculum delineated in North Carolina's Teacher Handbook, this third edition of Media Program Recommendations contains guidelines and criteria for the school and system-level media services and resources that are essential for quality education. An overview of the school media program covers the teaching of information skills and the management and evaluation of the school media program; a management tool form for timeliness and planning is included. Recommendations also present the specifics of the personnel, budgeting, resources, facilities, and system-level services essential to a quality media program. Quantitative guidelines are included to enable North Carolina schools to develop short-range and long-range goals. Additional guidelines, check lists, and evaluation instruments are appended, and a subject index is provided. (DJR)