FCS Selection Policy
The school media center is staffed by media personnel in accordance with SBOE Rule No. 160-5-1-.22 (CGB). The facility, staff and resources are available for student and teacher use for instructional purposes through-out each instructional day of the school year.
Selection, Evaluation and Utilization of Instructional Materials
Every effort will be made to provide materials that present all points of view concerning the problems and issues of our times, international, national and local.
Books or other reading matter of sound factual authority shall not be prescribed or removed from library shelves or classrooms because of partisan, doctrinal approval or disapproval.
No parent or group of parents has the right to determine the reading matter for students other than their own children.
The Board does, however, recognize the right of an individual parent or guardian to request that his/her child not be required to read, view or listen to a given instructional material provided a written request is filed by the parent or guardian with the appropriate School District personnel.
Students and school personnel are accountable for proper care of instructional resources provided through the media center.
How the Process Works
Selection of instructional materials and media center resources located in the media center program is overseen by the certified school library media specialist with input from the school media committee. (See Policy IFA) Materials and resources are selected to support curricula, instruction, and academic success for all students. Opportunities are provided for staff input for the evaluation of instructional media center resources by the appropriate grade level, content area specialist, or department chairperson.
- All school-owned instructional resources are organized and managed through an electronic library media management system EXCEPT textbooks, deployed mobile devices, and ancillary materials purchased and used specifically with a textbook adoption.
- Worn or out-of-date items will be replaced as needed. Withdrawn materials will be sent to the ware-house for disposal.
- Fees may be charged for lost or damaged instructional materials and resources.
- Gift/donated items will be judged for appropriateness to the grade level and/or content area.
- Students shall be provided instructional opportunities that are collaboratively planned, implemented, and assessed by a certified school library media specialist, in partnership with a classroom teacher, in order to increase information literacy skills and communication/technology skills for all K-12 learners. Each school shall provide all students with opportunities to develop information literacy skills.
- The media specialist shall have the primary responsibility for planning with the teacher to link information resources and developing opportunities for students to apply these skills during instruction in the media center.
- The media specialist shall have the responsibility for providing opportunities for instructional staff to acquire, develop, and improve their own information access skills and those of their students.
- The classroom teacher shall have the primary responsibility for introducing to students all units of study in which the media specialist is involved.
- The media specialist shall have the primary responsibility for planning with the teacher to link information resources and developing opportunities for students to apply these skills during instruction in the media center.
- Non-school-owned materials may be used in the instructional program at the discretion of the local school administrator.