Bay Village City School District
Administrative Guidelines
 

2520A - SELECTION OF SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
 A.Criteria for Selection of Supplementary Materials
  1.technical quality of the publication/production
  2.readability and appeal to students
  3.authoritativeness
  4.completeness, accuracy, clarity
  5.absence of sexual stereotyping and racial or ethnic bias
  6.reputation and significance of the author, artist, composer, and/or producer
  7.format and price
  8.relationship to a course of study
  9.extent to which the scope/content of the material makes it possible for students to accomplish the objectives and goals of the program
  10.appropriateness of the content and/or presentation relative to the maturity and/or comprehension level of the students
  11.needs of an individual school program based on requests from administrators and teachers
  12.needs of individual students based on requests by teachers, parents, or students
 B.Criteria for Selection of Instructional Equipment
  The evaluation and selection criteria for instructional equipment should include:
  1.relevance to the school curriculum;
  2.needs of staff and/or students;
  3.technical quality;
  4.reliability.
  4.ease of repair and maintenance
 C.Procedure for Selection of Supplementary Materials
  1.Each working curriculum committee shall review and evaluate suggested resources, using the criteria listed on page 1, and make recommendations using the criteria listed on page 1 of the guideline.
  2.The assistant superintendent/Director of Curriculum will review the recommendations, and either approve each recommendation or refer them back to the committee.
 D.Procedure for Selection of Library or Media Center Materials
  1.The District's Media Specialist, in cooperation with building Library personnel and Working Curriculum Committee, shall submit a prioritized request list of materials to the building principal. The itemized list should include the purchase price and vendor.
  2.The selection criteria used by those recommending purchase of materials are to be the same as those used for the selection of basic text materials. (see AG 2510)
  3.All purchases should be approved by the principal.
 E.Procedure for Use of Non-District Materials
  1.No print, audio, video, or graphic materials which are not part of the District's basic or supplementary materials are to be used with students without prior review by the teacher.

  2.The critical criteria by which such materials are to be reviewed are:
   a.relationship to the course of study;
   b.the uniqueness of the content and/or presentation that is not adequately provided in District materials;
   c.the appropriateness of the content and/or presentation for the maturity and comprehension levels of the students;
   d.the extent to which the content or presentation could create controversy among students, parents, and community groups.