| St. Henry Consolidated Local School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
2520 - SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
The Board of Education shall provide instructional materials and equipment, within budgetary constraints, to implement the District's educational goals and objectives and to meet students' needs. The primary objective of such instructional materials and equipment shall be to enrich, support, and implement the educational program of the school.
The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines for the selection and maintenance of all educational and instructional materials and equipment. In addition s/he shall periodically, provide for a systematic review, by the Board, of the District's educational resources in order to ensure that they are appropriate for the current educational program. Any revisions that occur should be a result of the school-improvement process.
Students shall be held responsible for the cost of replacing any materials or property which are lost or damaged through their negligence.
Cost of materials may be charged for materials used in those activities beyond the basic curriculum in which a student elects to participate, particularly in shop activities where the product becomes the property of the student.
The Board believes that it is the responsibility of the District to provide:
| A. | materials that will enrich and support the curriculum taking into consideration the varied interests, abilities, and maturity levels of the students served; | |
| B. | materials that will stimulate growth in factual knowledge, literary appreciation, aesthetic values, and ethical standards; | |
| C. | a background of information that will enable students to make intelligent judgments in their daily lives; | |
| D. | a diversity of viewpoints so that young citizens may develop, under guidance, the practice of analytical reading and thinking; | |
| E. | materials representative of the many religions and ethnic and cultural groups, showing their contributions to our American heritage. |
The above principles, adopted from the School Library Bill of Rights, will serve as a guide in the selection of all instructional and library materials, textbooks, supplementary books, library books, filmstrips, films, and recordings.
R.C. 3329.05
A.C. 3301-35-03 (B)