Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

2520 - SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

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

Teachers are permitted to create instructional materials that are consistent with the curriculum adopted by the Board for use in the teacher’s classroom. The Superintendent shall verify the teacher-prepared instructional materials are consistent with the Board-adopted curriculum.

The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines for the selection and maintenance of all educational and instructional materials and equipment. The guidelines shall include a plan for the review of instructional materials by staff and parents. In addition s/he shall periodically, provide for a systematic review, by the Board, of the District's educational resources in order to ensure 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.

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

R.C.3313.21, 3313.212.  3329.05
A.C. 3301-35-03 (B)

Revised 11/10/14

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