605.02 - Instructional and Library Materials Inspection and Display
605.02 - Instructional and Library Materials Inspection and Display
Parents and other members of the school district community may view the instructional and library materials used by the students. All instructional materials, including teacher's manuals, films, tapes, or other supplementary material which will be used in connection with any survey, analysis, or evaluation as part of any federally funded programs must be available for inspection by parents.
Instructional and library materials may be viewed on school district premises.
The district will publish on the district’s website a comprehensive list of all books available to students in libraries operated by the school district.
It will be the responsibility of the superintendent to develop administrative regulations regarding the inspection of instructional materials.
Legal Reference: Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Pub. L. No. 103-227, 108 Stat. 125 (1994).
Cross Reference: 602 Curriculum Development
605 Instructional Materials
901.1 Public Examination of
Approved: 11/01/2004
Reviewed: 04/21/2008, 01/21/2013, 03/19/2018
Revised: 06/15/2009, 02/20/2023, 09/21/2023
605.02R1 - Instructional and Library Materials Inspection Guidelines
605.02R1 - Instructional and Library Materials Inspection GuidelinesThe Board of Education has established the following guidelines to govern the inspection of instructional and library materials.
Parents and/or other community members who request to inspect materials should:
- Contact the building administrator so a time can be arranged to review the material on school property, except in special circumstances as determined by the superintendent.
- Review the criteria selection process as outlined in 605.01R1 Selection of Instructional Materials found in the board policy manual.
- Receive a copy of standards and benchmarks to review alignment of materials.