The school district shall maintain a media center in each building for use by students and employees during the school day.
Materials for the centers will be acquired according to board policy, "Instructional Materials Selection." The district shall provide access to all parents and guardians of students enrolled in the district an online catalog of all books available to students in the school libraries. This access will be displayed on the school district’s website.
It shall be the responsibility of the principal of the building in which the school library is located to oversee the use of materials in the school library.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent and curriculum director to develop procedures for the selection and replacement of both library and instructional materials, for the acceptance of gifts, for the weeding of library and instructional materials, and for the handling of challenges to either library or classroom materials.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code 279.8; 280.3, .14; 301 (2003). 281 I.A.C. 12.5 (22).
Cross Reference: 602 Curriculum Development
605 Instructional Materials
Approved Jan. 14, 2009
Reviewed November 20, 2023
Revised November 20, 2023