8. Librarian and Laboratory Staff
Librarian and Laboratory staffs have the responsibility to keep the facilities in the library, such as books and magazines, and in the laboratory,
such as human internal organs statue, etc. They are also responsible to give services to the students who need the facilities to support the teaching-
learning activities. 9.
Cleaning Service Staff The staff is responsible for keeping the school environment clean. The
staff is also responsible in preparing logistics such as making tea for the teachers and administration staff and buying things needed at school, such as
brooms and dusters. 10.
Security Officer Security officer is in charge of keeping the school environment secured
and conducive for the teaching-learning process.
3. Facilities
There are several facilities which support SMP N 1 Gatak to reach its expected goals. They are library, science laboratory and computer laboratory,
electronic laboratory,
musholla
and student health unit. a.
Library Library is a place to keep books collections of the school both academic and
non-academic books to support the teaching-learning activities in the school. The library is located in the south of teacher room right in front of IX grade
classes. The library is 7x12 meters in width. The books in the library are
grouped into six groups. They are fictious books, non-fictious books, schoolbooks, school magazines, school reports and references. There is also
newspaper like
Solopos
. b.
Scientific Laboratory The laboratory is built in 1972. It is located besides VIII F. The
coordinator of the laboratory is the Physics teacher. The laboratory has 45 chairs, 10 tables, one unit TV and OHP, a whiteboard, a clock, a light bulb,
3 fans and several brooms and dusters. It has also pictures of plant tissue, human respiratory system and human digestive system. There are many
types of equipment used to support the teaching-learning process in Biology and Physics classes. The equipments are kept in two balance boxes and
seven wooden cupboards. There are six planetarium models, two globes, several human body anatomies in the balance box. There are also
microscopes, aquarium, stopwatches, loupes, thermometers, prism, etc. c.
Computer Laboratory The laboratory is located behind VII F, right besides electronics
laboratory. Its function is to support the teaching-learning activity especially for Communication Information Technology TIK class. There are many
types of equipment in the laboratory, such as 20 units of computer, one printer, one whiteboard, one clock, three fans, 22 tables, 45 chairs, two
cupboards, two lamps, five brooms and one student’s board. The condition of the laboratory is conducive enough for teaching-learning activities.
d. Electronics Laboratory
Electronics Laboratory is located right beside computer laboratory. The function of electronics laboratory is to support the teaching and learning
process especially for electronics class. There are also many types of equipment in the laboratory, for example 21 tables, 40 chairs, one fan, two
lamps, one whiteboard, one place for electronic tools, two brooms and many electronic tools such as multitester, etc.
e. Musholla
One of the missions of SMP Negeri 1 Gatak is engrafting the religious value to the students in order to form the pious and faithful students. To
achieve this mission, the school needs the facility, which is a place for praying such as a mosque or musholla for Muslims. The musholla in SMP
Negeri 1 Gatak is located in front of the down stair hall near the teachers and headmistress office. The musholla is used for praying together every
afternoon. f.
Student Health Unit Students need to be in a good condition to be able to absorb knowledge
well. If there are students who do not feel well, the students can take a rest or take some medicine in the student health unit provided by the school. It is
located between VII E and VII F. There is a bed in the students’ health unit and some other equipment.
4. Extracurricular Activities
