Jerome Joint School District No. 261

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 2540

Selection, Adoption and Removal of Curricular Materials

Curriculum committees will be responsible to recommend textbooks and major instructional materials for

consideration by the Board for curricular materials that are not covered by the state curriculum materials

committee. Recommendations will be made to the Superintendent, with a final decision being made by the Board.

The function of the committee is to ensure that materials are selected in conformance with stated criteria and

established district goals and objectives.

For dual credit courses offered through institutions of higher education, the selection, adoption, and removal of

curricular materials is handled by the provider. The District has no control over the selection, adoption and

removal of curricular materials and it is the responsibility of the parent to have knowledge of and/or review such

prior to student enrollment.

Selection and Adoption

The curricular materials adoption committee should develop, prior to selection, a set of selection criteria against

which curricular materials will be evaluated. The criteria should include the following along with other appropriate

criteria. Curricular materials shall:

•  be congruent with identified instructional objectives;

•  present more than one viewpoint on controversial issues;

•  present minorities realistically;

•  present non-stereotypic models;

•  facilitate the sharing of cultural differences;

•  be priced appropriately.

Removal

Curricular materials may be removed when they no longer meet the criteria for initial selection, when they are

worn out, or when they have been judged inappropriate through the Instructional Materials Review Process.

Cross Reference: 2530 Instructional Materials Review

Legal References: I.C. § 33-118A Curricular Materials – Adoption Procedures

I.C. § 33-512A District Trustees - District Curricular Materials

Adoption Committees

I.D.A.P.A. 08.02.03.128 Curricular Materials Selection

Policy History:

Adopted on: 02/27/2007

Revised on: 01/26/2021

Revised on: 10/25/2022