The Board of Education shall provide instructional materials and equipment, within budgetary constraints, to implement the County School's educational goals and objectives and to meet student needs. The primary objective of such instructional materials and equipment shall be to enrich, support, and implement the educational program of the school.

The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines for the selection and maintenance of all educational and instructional materials and equipment. In addition s/he shall periodically, provide for a systematic review, by the Board, of available educational resources in order to assure that they are appropriate for the current educational program. Any revisions that occur should be a result of the school-improvement process.

Students shall be held responsible for the cost of replacing any materials or property which are lost or damaged through their negligence.

Costs may be charged for materials used in those activities which are beyond the basic, required curriculum and in which a student elects to participate, particularly in shop activities where the product becomes the property of the student.