Board Policy
Responsible for selecting and acquiring instructional resources
Who are district professional staff (includes librarians)?
This item provides the process for instructional resource reconsideration.
What is local board policy?
Must receive a positive professional review from an approved source.
What are all books placed in library resource orders?
A selection resource available in the Librarian Intranet.
What is Booklist or School Library Journal?
These items implement, enrich, and support the district's educational program
What are instructional materials?
These parties may formally challenge instructional resources.
Who are parents of a District student, employees, or district residents?
Educator responsible for selecting library materials based on his/her professional judgement and in accordance with board policy and department expectations.
Who is the campus librarian?
These items are appropriate for the reading levels and understanding of students.
What are library selections?
On the basis of appropriateness.
What is the measure by which a material may be challenged?
What is grade level band appropriateness?
What is the Texas Library Association?
Guides the selection of instructional resources
What is selection criteria?
Used when a parent or other community stakeholder reaches out about a classroom library book or library book.
What is the response letter template?
One of the options for including a book on an order when no positive professional review is available.
What are personal reviewss, peer review, and exists in IISD collection (and is appropriate for grade level band of school)?
Selection resource award list named after the first Latina librarian in the NYC Public Library.
What is Pura Belpre?
Evaluates appropriateness for the subject area and for the age, ability level, learning styles, and social and emotional development of the students for whom they are selected.
Shall not be restricted during the reconsideration process
What is the challenged instructional resource?
Provides available professional reviews in online ordering catalog.
Who are Follett and Mackin?
What is recommended age or grade level according to professional review?