2520A - SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

In accordance with the policies of the Board of Education for selection of resource materials, the following guidelines should be followed:

1. Criteria for Selection of Instructional Materials
    
   1. technical quality of the publication/production
   2. readability and appeal to students
   3. authoritativeness
   4. completeness, accuracy, clarity
   5. Absence of gender stereotyping and racial or ethnic bias
   6. reputation and significance of the author, artist, composer, and/or producer
   7. format and price
   8. relationship to a course of study
   9. extent to which the scope/content of the material makes it possible for students to accomplish the objectives and goals of the program
   10. appropriateness of the content and/or presentation relative to the maturity and/or comprehension level of the students
   11. needs of an individual school program based on requests from administrators and teachers
   12. needs of individual students based on requests by teachers, parents, or students
2. Criteria for Selection of Equipment
   
        The evaluation and selection criteria for instructional equipment should include:

1. relevance to the school curriculum;
2. needs of staff and/or students;
3. technical quality;
4. reliability;
5. ease of repair and maintenance;
6. compatibility with existing District equipment, when applicable.