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INSTRUCTIONAL  RESOURCES
AND  MATERIALS

Supplies

All students in the elementary (K-8) schools will have required textbooks and supplies furnished by the District.

The Governing Board shall furnish free required textbooks and related printed subject matter materials for high school students in grades nine (9) through twelve (12).

"Textbook" means printed instructional materials or digital content, or both, and related printed or nonprinted instructional materials, that are written and published primarily for use in school instruction and that are required by a state educational agency or a local educational agency for use by pupils in the classroom, including materials that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used as a learning resource.

A student or parent may purchase, at the price paid for the books, such books as are necessary for high school students.  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.

The District shall obtain signed, written consent from a student's parent or guardian before using video, audio or electronic materials that may be inappropriate for the age of the student.

Access  to  Instructional  Material
by  Parents  and  Guardians

The Superintendent shall establish procedures that permit parents or guardians of students enrolled in the District to have advance access to the instructional materials, learning materials and activities currently used by, or being considered for use by, the District in accordance with the terms of this policy.  A parent who objects to any learning material or activity on the basis that the material or activity is harmful, because of sexual content, violent content, or profane or vulgar language, may request to withdraw that student from the activity or from the class or program in which the material is used and request an alternative assignment.

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 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:  September 21, 2021

LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-102
15-113
15-341
15-342
15-721 to 15-730

CROSS REF.:
ABA - Community Involvement in Education
IJND - Technology Resources
KB - Parental Involvement in Education