Varner Elementary School Media Center Policies and Procedures Handbook Spring 2011 Stephanie Warmoth table of contents
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Appendix 20: Form to Submit Requests for Reconsideration (to remove materials)  Cobb County School District Form IJK-3
“Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials” Author Print Non-print Title Publisher (if known) Request initiated by Address Street City State Zip Opinions represent: □ Self □ Other 1. To what in the material do you object? (Please be specific; cite sections or pages) 2. What do you feel might be the result of reading/viewing/listening to this material? 3. For what age group would you recommend this material? 4. Did you read/view/listen to the entire material? □ No □ Yes If no, what sections did you review? 5. What did you find acceptable about this material?___________________________________________ 6. Are you aware of the judgment of this material by qualified critics or review sources □ No □Yes If yes, please give citation 7. What do you believe to be the theme of this material?_______________________________________ 8. What would you like your school to do about this material? □ Do not assign it to my child □ Place material at another school level □ Withdraw from all students □ Other 9. In its place, what material of equal quality would you recommend? Signature __________ Appendix 21: Sample letter of Acknowledgement/ Instructional Materials Appeal Date Ms. Jane Doe 1000 West Drive Marietta, GA 30062 Dear Ms. Doe: The purpose of this letter is to inform you that I have received the completed Instructional Materials Appeal form that you have submitted for the book (name of book) by (author). I appreciate your taking the time to share with us your concerns about having this material in the media center. Following Cobb County School Board Policy and Administrative Rule IJK, we will proceed by convening the (name of school) Appeal Committee to review your appeal. Within 45 working days of receiving your appeal, the committee will read the entire book and carefully review your objections. A decision will be made to remove or retain the book in the media center collection or to place it at another school level. I will send a letter to notify you of the decision. On the Cobb County School District website http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us, there is a link to the Board Policy Manual. From there, you may view a copy of Administrative Rule IJK that provides an explanation of the process of responding to objections to supplemental resources. Please contact me at (school phone number) if you have questions about this process. Sincerely, (Name of Media Specialist) Media Specialist
pc: (name of principal), Principal Andy Spinks, Supervisor of Library Media Education Rob Benson, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Appendix 22: Appeal Hearing Ballot Date
The Cobb County Media Programs and Supplementary Materials Selection procedures state your choices are:
If action recommended is to remove title, please select one of the following recommendations:
Appendix 23: Notice of Decision/ Appeal Date Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 488.64 Kb. Share with your friends:
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