I-5800     ©     IJJ  
TEXTBOOK / SUPPLEMENTARY 
MATERIALS 
SELECTION  AND  ADOPTION

The Board will approve the budget for the purchase of new textbooks and supplementary books.  The Superintendent shall establish textbook selection procedures that shall provide for the appropriate involvement of staff members, students, and community members.  Written notice to parents and other community members will be provided and parents will be involved in the instructional materials adoption process.  Also, public notice regarding the instructional materials adoption process will be provided.  Each Board member is encouraged to recommend at least one (1) parent/community member for inclusion on the adoption committee.  The textbook and supplementary materials selection process must include a review of options available on the multiple list provided for in Section 22-15-8 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated.  The procedures established may provide for textbook selection committees.  Recommendations from such textbook selection committees will be forwarded to the Superintendent.

In recommending books, committees will strive for continuity of textbooks that support continuity of standards-based instruction.

Objectives  of  Selection

It is the responsibility of the school textbook committees to:

•     Recommend resources that will support and enrich the curriculum, taking into consideration the varied interests, abilities, learning styles, and maturity levels of students served.

•     Recommend resources that will stimulate growth in factual knowledge, critical analysis of differing sides of issues, literary appreciation, aesthetic values, and recognition of various societal values.

•     Place principle above personal opinion and reason above prejudice in the recommendation of resources of the highest quality in order to assure a comprehensive collection of resources appropriate for the complete education of all students.

The Superintendent will establish procedures for the purchase and distribution of all necessary textbooks, supplemental books, and other related instructional materials from the adopted list free of cost to students.

Removal  of  Textbooks/Supplementary  Materials

Textbook selection committees may recommend to the Superintendent that certain previously adopted textbooks or supplementary materials be deleted from the approved list.

Adopted:     December 14, 2021

LEGAL REF.:     22-15-8 NMSA (1978)

CROSS REF.:     DN - School Properties Disposition

     IJ - Instructional Resources and Materials

     IJL - Library Materials Selection and Adoption

     KEC - Public Concerns/Complaints about Instructional

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