I-5250     ©     IJ  
INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES 
AND  MATERIALS

Textbooks  and  Supplies

The Board shall furnish textbooks for each class that conforms to curriculum requirements and related printed subject matter materials as necessary for students in grades kindergarten (K) through twelve (12).  The Superintendent shall establish procedures to assure sufficient copies of textbooks so that a student in a class using a textbook may have access to and may take the book home to read assignments, do homework,  make up work, or use as necessary.

Students and their parents shall be held responsible for proper care of books and school property.  Books must be kept clean and unmarked.  Parents may be required to pay for any damage to school property.

The Superintendent is authorized to establish a replacement-fee schedule and make it available to students, staff members, and parents.  Students and parents will be advised of this replacement-cost policy upon enrollment or at the beginning of each school year.

Access  to  Instructional  Material 
by  Parents  and  Guardians

The Superintendent shall establish procedures that permit parents or guardians of students enrolled in the District access to the instructional materials currently used by, or being considered for use by, the District in accordance with the terms of this policy.  The request by the parent or guardian must be in writing and must specify the materials that the parent or guardian wishes to review.

Such procedures shall make available at least one (1) copy of the instructional materials for review by the parents or guardians.  Printed textbooks, printed supplementary books, and printed subject-matter materials may be checked out from the District premises by parents or guardians for periods not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours.  All other materials, including films, may be reviewed only on the District premises.

Parents or guardians will be notified when and where the instructional materials may be picked up or reviewed.  Materials will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Adopted:     date of manual adoption

LEGAL REF.:     22-15-8 NMSA (1978)
22-15-9 NMSA (1978)

CROSS REF.:     ABA - Community Involvement in Education

     DN - School Properties Disposition

     IJJ - Textbook/Supplementary Materials Selection

          and Adoption

     IJL - Library Materials Selection and Adoption

     KB - Parental Involvement in Education

     KEC - Public Concerns/Complaints about Instructional

          Resources