Common use of Textbooks Clause in Contracts

Textbooks. A. The Committee will provide sufficient textbooks to ensure that each pupil in a classroom has textbooks for his/her own use. B. When a recommendation for a new textbook at the secondary level is about to be made to the Superintendent, a meeting of all teachers concerned will be called; and at that meeting, the teachers concerned will be given an opportunity to express their opinions and to vote on the textbook desired. A summary of such comment and vote shall be presented to the Superintendent. C. When a recommendation for a new textbook at the elementary level is about to be made to the Superintendent, the following procedure will be used. Notification of a textbook selection meeting will be included in the Superintendent's monthly calendar. The committee is to be comprised of the assigned Director, assigned Principals, and volunteer affected elementary teachers representing each grade and each school. A Chairperson and recording secretary shall be elected from this group. Posted meetings shall be held regularly. If the Committee so decides, and if funds, where needed, are available within the constraints of the budget, textbooks can be piloted at each grade level by members of the committee after which time the piloting teachers will present opinions related to curriculum.

Textbooks. A. The Committee will provide sufficient textbooks to ensure insure that each pupil in a classroom has textbooks for his/her his own use. B. When a recommendation for a new textbook at the secondary level is about to be made to the Superintendent, a meeting of all teachers concerned will be called; and at that meeting, the teachers concerned will be given an opportunity to express their opinions and to vote on the textbook desired. A summary of such comment and vote shall be presented to the Superintendent. C. When a recommendation for a new textbook at the elementary level is about to be made to the Superintendent, the following procedure will be used. Notification of a textbook selection meeting will be included in the Superintendent's monthly calendar. The committee is to be comprised of the assigned Director, assigned Principals, and volunteer affected elementary teachers representing each grade and each school. A Chairperson and recording secretary shall be elected from this group. Posted meetings shall be held regularly. If the Committee so decides, and if funds, where needed, are available within the constraints of the budget, textbooks can be piloted at each grade level by members of the committee after which time the piloting teachers will present opinions related to curriculum.