IF - R T e xt bo ok s, I nst ru cti on al Mat eri als a n d M edi a C ent er s IF - R
S el ecti on Crite ria: T e xtb oo ks an d In struct io nal Mat eria l s
T e xtb oo ks an d i n s t ruct i o nal mat er i a l s shall p ro vid e : A n e f f ec t i ve e du catio n for a l l s t u de nts;
F ac t ual kn ow l ed ge , l i t e r ar y ap prec i a t i o n , aest het i c val ue s an d e t hical s t an dar ds;
P r a c t i c e fo r s t ud en t s t o d e velo p ab i l i t i es i n cr i t i c a l t hin ki n g, c o mmu n i c a t i o n , ma t he ma t i c s an d scie nc e s ki l l s .
In f o r mati on whi ch hel ps s t ud ent s de vel op a n ap pre c i a t i o n of A me r i ca n
c ul t ural , e t h nic a nd r a c i a l d i ve r s i t y an d bal an ce d vie ws c on cern i n g i nte rna t i o nal , n a t i ona l , s t a t e a nd l oc a l i s s ues a nd p ro blems ; a nd
S uf f i c i ent f l e xib i l i t y f o r me e t i n g t h e sp eci a l ne eds o f i ndivi d uals a nd
gr o up s .
T h e s upe r i nt en de nt o r d esi gn ee shal l d eve l op sele c t i on pro ce du r es w hich
me e t t he a bo ve cr i t e r i a whi ch sh a l l i n c l ud e a r e vi ew of a vai l ab l e mate r i a l b y
i nstr ucti on a l s t a f f me mb er s .
S el ecti on Crite ria: M edi a Ce nter M aterial s
M a t er i a l s sh a l l b e c ho se n fo r ac cu r acy, a r t i s t i c qu a l i t y , f or ma t a nd
a ut horit a t i ven es s . Mat er i a l s sh a l l be ch os en o n vari ous r e adin g l e vels pr ese nt i n g d i f f e r en t poi nts o f vie w , i nc l u din g cur r ent i s sue s .
B o o ks an d oth er me dia mat er i a l s sh a l l be e val uat ed b efore p urc ha se ,
e i t he r t hr ou gh dir ect ex a min a t i o n or b y usi n g r ep uta ble , un bias ed , pr ofes s i o nal l y
p r e pare d sel ecti on t oo l s .
T h e me dia c ent er( s ) sh a l l o btai n , pr oc es s an d c i r c ulat e mate r i a l s and
e qu i p me nt a nd pr o vi de r ef ere nc es an d o t h er s er vic es t o s t u de nts a nd f acu l t y .
M edi a spe c i a l i s t s s hal l w or k t o war d pr o vi din g r es ou r ce s so t hat s t u de nts h a ve a n
o p port uni t y t o a chi eve hi gh l e vel s of perf or ma nce .
C ol lect io n De vel op me nt
T h e me di a co l l ect i o n s hall be d e velo pe d s yst e mati call y , be wel l b a l an ced i n c o ve r a ge of s ubje c t s , i ncl ude va r i o us t ypes of ma t er i a l s an d a var i e t y of c on t ent i n vari o us for ma t s .
T h e co l l ec t i o n s hall r ef l e c t , enr i ch an d c o mpl e me nt t h e b ro ad i nt erests r epr ese nte d i n t he cu r r i c ul u m. T he colle c t i o n s ho uld be l a rge e no u gh t o a l l o w
ma t er i a l s t o b e pla ced i n c l a s s r oo ms f or ex t e nde d pe r i o ds of t ime .
C h alle n ges of Ma terial s ( Se e IK D , K N)
A n y p er so n ha vin g a c o mpl a i nt a bo ut t e xt bo o ks , me di a c ente r or oth er i nstr ucti on a l ma t er i a l s sh a l l me e t wit h t h e p r i n c i p a l . I f t he ma t t e r ca nn ot be r eso l ve d t h e pr i nc i pal sh a l l n ot i f y t h e su pe r i nt en de nt a nd a sk t he co mp l a i na nt t o u se a r eq ues t f or r e vie w fo r m w hi ch i s a vai l ab l e t hr ou gh b ui l di n g pri nci pal s o r a t
t he dist r i c t offi ce . A f t er r ecei vi n g t he c o mpl e t e d f or m, t h e s up er i nte nde nt sha l l
me e t wi t h t h e co mp l a i na nt t o di sc uss t he c o mpl a i n t .
I f t he c o mpla i nt i s n ot r e sol ve d a t t he me e t i n g w i t h t he sup er i nte nd ent , t he c o mpl a i n ant ma y r e qu est t h a t t h e bo ar d co nsi der t he c o mpla i nt . I f t he b oard c ho os es t o co nsi de r t h e c o mp l a i nt , i t s hall f or war d a l l ap pr opr i a t e written
ma t er i a l s t o a r e vie w co mmi t t e e .
R e vie w C o mmi tt ee
W he n a r e vie w c ommi t t ee i s e s t a bl i sh ed b y t he b oar d t o ha ndle c o mpl a i n t s c on cer nin g t e xt bo o ks , me dia c ent er or i nst ruc t i o na l ma t er i a l s , t he r e vi ew c o mmi t t ee shal l be c o mp ose d of:
T h e b ui l din g p r i nci pal , me d i a sp ecial i s t , t w o s ubj ect ar ea sp eci a l i s t s and t w o c o mmu n i t y me mb ers .
T h e c o mmi t t ee’ s char ge sh a l l b e :
T o r e vie w t he mate r i a l a nd pre par e a writt en r ep ort c ont a i ni n g c on c l u s i o ns a nd r e comme n d a t i o ns wit hin 3 0 da ys;
T o di r ect a writt en r e po r t t o t h e boa rd; an d
T o se nd t he co mp l a i n an t a c op y of t h e r ep ort . T h e Re vie w Co mmi tte e Sh all :
E x a mine an d e val uate t h e mat er i a l as a w h ole ; c ons i de r t he dis t r i c t ’ s
p ol i c y , pro ced ur e a nd p hi l o so ph y f or s e l ecti on of t ex t b o o k , i nstr ucti o nal
ma t er i a l s an d medi a c ent er ma t e r i a l s ; an d
W e i gh s t r e n gt hs a nd w e a knes ses a nd f or m o p i ni ons b as ed u p on t he s e l e c t i o n cr i t er i a .
I f t he c o mpl a i n ant i s diss a t i s f i e d wit h t h e co mmi t t ee ’ s r e comme n d a t i o n , a n a pp eal of t h e d eci s i o n ma y b e mad e t o t h e b oar d f or a h ear i n g an d f i nal
d eci s i o n . I f a n a ppeal i s r e que s t e d b y t he c o mp l a i nan t , t he su pe r i nt en de nt sh a l l r eq uest t h a t t he b oar d s ch ed ule an a ppeal a nd sh a l l pr epa r e i n ad va nce of t h e a pp eal a l l a pp ro priate d oc u me ntati on f or t he b oar d’ s s t ud y .
R e mo vi n g Ch a lle n ged M ateri al s
C h a l l e n ged mat er i a l s s hall not b e r e move d f r o m us e du r i n g t h e r e vi e w
p er i od .
A p pr o ve d: 0 7 / 0 4 ; 0 4 / 1 0 ; 0 2 / 1 2 R et ur n t o Se ctio n I In de x
B a c k to Ma ster I n d ex
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