SPAULDING HIGH SCHOOL UNION DISTRICT #41 CODE: IIA
POLICY MANUAL
1st READING: 11/7/94 2nd READING: 12/5/94
3rd READING/ADOPTED: 1/2/95
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SELECTING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

Instructional materials will be selected by professional staff in accordance with the following criteria and procedures.

1.0 Instructional materials should enrich and support the current curriculum, taking into consideration the varied interests, abilities, and maturity levels of students served.

2.0 Instructional materials should stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary appreciation, aesthetic values, and ethical standards.

3.0 Instructional materials should provide a background of information which will enable students to make intelligent judgments in daily life.

4.0 Instructional materials should present opposing sides of controversial issues so that young citizens may develop, under guidance, and practice of critical thinking and reading.

5.0 Instructional materials should be representative of racial, religious, ethnic, and cultural groups, emphasizing their valuable contributions to American heritage and should be free from sex-role stereotyping to the extent possible.

6.0 Books and instructional materials should be chosen from values of interest and enlightenment of all the students of the community. A book will not be excluded because of the race, nationality, or the political or religious views of the author.

7.0 Since books and instructional materials are selected to provide for the interest and needs of the school community and the school program, they may be selected cooperatively by teachers, principals, and librarians, sometimes with the assistance of students and parents.

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CODE: IIA


8.0 In the selection of books and other instructional materials, consideration should be given to factual accuracy, authoritativeness, balance, and integrity. Aesthetic values also must be considered in selection of materials.

9.0 Books and instructional materials will be viewed by members of the staff to assure their timeliness and continued appropriateness.

10.0 The superintendent has ultimate authority to preview and approve instructional materials.


REF: 16V.S.A. par. 563 (14)

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