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It sounds like you've got this figured out :thumbsup

Check the label on your brooder plate, but most of them are fine in temperatures above 50 degrees (or some temperature close to that.) So I would probably use heat lamp + brooder plate for the first day or so, then just the brooder plate with no heat lamp or other heater. Do watch the chicks...

What is the temperature in the room, with no extra heat at all? That can make a big difference in how much other heat you need to provide. For shipped chicks, I would probably use the heat lamp for about the first 24 hours. That will help them all get warmed up, eating and drinking, and...