The Escambia County Public Schools Innovation Center program seeks to promote a culture of literacy and learning to foster independent readers, self-directed learners, and responsible digital citizens. 

The mission of the school Innovation Centers and school Innovation Specialists is to amplify the classroom experience. It is a place where students, teachers, administration, and staff can explore, learn, create and collaborate. Innovation Specialists also foster a love of reading and learning in addition to modeling current technologies to assist students in becoming proficient, successful, and ethical users of information.

• To support the reading habits and curiosities of students, teachers, and families by providing access to updated print and digital resources that represent diverse perspectives.

• To provide students, teachers, and families opportunities to innovate and create through imagining, tinkering, playing, and experimenting in flexible and inviting learning spaces.

• To collaborate with classroom teachers to design learning experiences that enhance curriculum and support student achievement.

• To empower students voices through teaching and modeling digital citizenship using the Internet, social media, online tools, and global virtual connections.

• Numerous studies report the positive impact of school libraries on student achievement.

•  American Association of School Libraries' (AASL) report School Libraries Count! A National Survey of School Library Media Programs 2012.