The board has sole discretion to approve instructional materials for the school district.  This authority is delegated to the licensed staff to determine which instructional materials, other than textbooks, will be utilized and purchased by the school district.

In reviewing current instructional materials for continued use and in selecting additional instructional materials, the licensed staff shall consider the current and future needs of the school district as well as the changes and the trends in education and society.  It shall be the responsibility of the administration to report to the board the action taken by the licensed staff.

In the case of textbooks, the board shall make the final decision after receiving a recommendation from the administration.  The criteria stated above for selection of other instructional materials shall apply to the selection of textbooks.  The administration may develop another means for the selection of textbooks.  Textbooks shall be reviewed as needed and at least every three years.

Educational materials given to the school district must meet the criteria established above.  The gift must be received in compliance with board policy.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§279.8, 280.3, .14, 301 (1991).
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 12.5(22).

Cross Reference:  505    Student Scholastic Achievement
                                       602    Curriculum Development
                                       605    Instructional Materials

Approved:  4-13-92              
Reviewed:  5-13-19              
Revised:  6-10-96

Parents and other members of the school district community may review instructional materials used by the students. 

The instructional materials must be viewed on the school district premises.  Copies of material may be obtained according to board policy.

It shall be the responsibility of the administration to develop administrative regulations regarding the inspection of instructional materials.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§279.8, 280.3, .14, 301 (1991).
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 12.5(22).

Cross Reference:  602    Curriculum Development
                                       602.4  Pilot – Experimental – Innovative Projects
                                       605     Instructional Materials

Approved:  4-13-92              
Reviewed:  5-13-19              
Revised:  6-10-96

Members of the school district community may object to the instructional materials utilized in the school district and ask for their use to be reconsidered.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent, in conjunction with the principal, to develop administrative regulations for reconsideration of instructional materials.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§279.8, 280.3, .14, 301 (1991).
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 12.5(22).

Cross Reference:  505    Student Scholastic Achievement
                                       602    Curriculum Development
                                       605    Instructional Materials

Approved:  4-13-92              
Reviewed:  5-13-19              
Revised:             

The board supports the use of innovative methods and the use of technology in the delivery of the educational program.  The board encourages school district personnel to investigate economic ways to utilize instructional television, audiovisual materials, computers, and other technological advances as part of the curriculum.

It shall be the responsibility of the administration to develop a plan for the use of technology in the curriculum and to evaluate it annually.  The administration shall report the results of the evaluation and make a recommendation to the board annually regarding the use of technology in the curriculum.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§256.17, 279.8, 282.14 (1991).
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 12.5(10).

Cross Reference:  602   Curriculum Development
                                       605    Instructional Materials

Approved:  4-13-92              
Reviewed:  5-13-19              
Revised:  6-10-96

Students are encouraged to use the media center for quiet study.  The students shall have an opportunity to be exposed to a variety of media resources.  The school district shall maintain a media center in each building, staffed by a qualified school media specialist, for use by school district personnel and by students during the school day.

It shall be the responsibility of the principal of the building in which the media center is located to oversee the use of materials in the media center.

It shall be the responsibility of the administration to develop procedures for the selection and replacement of both library and instructional materials, for the acceptance of gifts, for the weeding of library and instructional materials, and for the handling of challenges to either library or classroom materials.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§279.8, 280.3. .14, 301 (1991).
                                       281 Iowa Admin. Code 12.5(22).

Cross Reference:  505    Student Scholastic Achievement
                                       602    Curriculum Development
                                       605    Instructional Materials

Approved:  4-13-92              
Reviewed:  5-13-19              
Revised:  6-10-96