Common use of TEXTBOOK AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL SELECTION Clause in Contracts

TEXTBOOK AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL SELECTION. A. Elementary Textbook and Materials Adoptions 1. The curriculum director (or superintendent’s designee) shall select from volunteers a core committee of teachers representing each grade level and building involved in the adoption (may include tutors and special education instructors). a. The core committee shall be provided release time during the school day to evaluate materials. b. Arrangements will be made for credits or CEU’s to be available, if possible, as part of the professional development. 2. Over the course of a year, this core committee shall decide the use of pilots, additional training, and additional personnel needed to adequately evaluate available materials. 3. This core committee will evaluate available materials according to the educational needs and will recommend the final set of choices to the staff. 4. Prior to the vote, an adequate amount of time for teachers to review and evaluate materials will be provided in each building. Possible presentations or other training opportunities will be made available if deemed valuable by the core committee. 5. The core committee will schedule opportunities outside of the student day for each grade level to provide input which would be disseminated to all grade levels involved in the adoption. 6. The materials receiving the most votes will be recommended to the superintendent by the Curriculum Director. The Superintendent will recommend the adoption to the Board of Education. B. Middle School/High School Textbook and Materials Adoptions 1. Development of a core committee to evaluate text books for adoption will consist of subject area department’s chairperson, teacher(s) currently teaching the subject(s) being considered, interested department members, or other volunteers, Curriculum Director (or Superintendent designee) and Director of Technology when appropriate. 2. The core committee would evaluate text book(s) or supplemental material to meet standards for the course selections and determine if new materials need to be adopted. The committee would also determine staff development needed and evaluation criteria used for the selection process and the implementation process after materials are purchased. 3. The committee would, by consensus, make a recommendation to the Superintendent who would in turn recommend the material’s adoption to the Board of Education.