2522 - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL CENTERS
The Board believes that school instructional material centers are a fundamental part of the educational process by providing a place to foster independent and collaborative learning and information-seeking skills in students and staff. This is accomplished through timely access to services and resources that both reflect the student body, the cultural diversity and pluralistic nature of American society, and represent perspectives held in the world more broadly. Therefore, the Board shall provide sufficient materials and staff for instructional material centers in each school in the District.
The District Administrator shall designate a licensed library media professional to direct or coordinate the District's library media program. The Board shall adopt a long-range plan for library media services developed by teachers and library and audiovisual personnel and administrators. The plan shall be reviewed periodically. The plan and any materials selection or review process shall be in accordance with Policy 2260 - Nondiscrimination and Access to Equal Educational Opportunity.
The major goals of the District's school instructional material centers are:
To support and enrich the District's standards and benchmarks;
To provide for personal interests, professional, educational, and recreational reading while promoting an appreciation of literature;
To provide a comprehensive and coordinated collection of current resources so that students and staff will conveniently and effectively use a wide variety of materials, including print and non-print media;
To provide the appropriate technology and equipment for information retrieval, resource sharing, classroom instruction, and student and teacher use;
To promote and support the appropriate use of technology for interpreting and communicating intellectual content;
To provide instruction that advances student and staff literacy of print, digital, and other emerging information resources;
To provide equitable and timely access to resources that support students' personal, academic, and life-long learning;
To foster a love of reading, curiosity, and investigation by providing a space that is well-maintained, up-to-date, welcoming, and safe for all users.
The District Administrator shall establish procedures related to the selection of materials, removal (weeding) of materials, inventory, and repair and/or replacement of materials. The use of the District's allocation from the Common School Fund for acquisitions, in accordance with DPI regulations, shall be a component of the foregoing procedures.
Gifts and Donations
Gifts and donations shall be handled in accordance with Policy 7230 - Gifts, Grants, and Bequests.
Reconsideration of School Library Materials
Parents of children attending school in the District and District residents may request formal reconsideration of the inclusion of specific material in a school library. Requests made under this policy relate to library materials and would follow the procedures brought forth in Policy 9130-Public Requests, Suggestions, or Complaints. Complaints concerning library materials and curriculum-related materials, such as textbooks, are governed by Policy 9130 - Public Requests, Suggestions, or Complaints.
Instructional Material Center Information
The Board respects the privacy rights of parents and their children. The Board is also committed to ensuring that parents are permitted to obtain information about the instructional material, resources and services students choose to use at the District’s instruction material centers.
Parents of a student under the age of sixteen (16) have the right to review, upon request (see Form 2416.01 F1),instruction material center records relating to the use of thecenter’s documents or other materials, resources or services by the student.
Upon request from a law enforcement officer investigating criminal conduct alleged to have occurred at a school library, the instructional materials center shall disclose to the officer records produced by a surveillance device under the control of the center that are pertinent to the alleged criminal conduct.
Other than the exceptions noted above, records indicating the identity of any individual who borrows or uses the library's documents or other materials, resources, or services may not be disclosed except by court order or to persons acting within the scope of their duties in the administration of the library, or to persons authorized by the individual to inspect such records.
Inter-Library Loans
The Board authorizes District participation in interlibrary loan programs. The District will loan school library books and other instructional materials that are not in immediate or constant demand by staff or students to another participating school district for use in the libraries of that district.
Fines
Students may be assessed fines for the late return of borrowed materials or damage or loss of materials in accordance with Policy 6152 - Student Fees, Fines, and Charges and the Student Handbook.
Revised 10/17/22
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