LMC Staff Handbook - Clow Elementary School - Indian Prairie ...

INDIAN PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT 204
POLICY STATEMENT: Learning Resources Selection
Learning resources* are selected by the school district to implement, enrich, and support the
educational program for District 204 students. Materials must serve both the breadth of the
curriculum and the needs and interests of the students. It is the obligation of 204 to provide
for a wide range of abilities and to respect the diversity of many differing points of view. To
this end, principles must be placed above personal opinion and reason above prejudice in the
selection of learning resources of the highest quality and appropriateness.
*For the purposes of this selection policy, the term "learning resources" will refer to any
material (whether acquired or locally produced) with instructional content or function that is
used for teaching/learning purposes. Learning resources include but are not limited to:
textbooks, library books, other books, supplementary reading and informational materials,
charts, dioramas, filmstrips, flash cards, games, globes, kits, maps, pictures, models, realia,
slides, audio recordings, transparencies, video/recordings, computer software, agencies and
organizations, and community resource people.
The selection of learning resources is delegated to appropriate certified personnel who will
discharge this obligation consistent with the following standards:
A. Learning resources will be purposely selected to support the educational, emotional and
social development of the students consistent with the adopted curriculum.
B. Learning resources will objectively present the concerns and build upon the
contributions,-- current and historical, --of both sexes and members of various religious,
ethnic and cultural groups.
C. Learning resources will be appropriate for the subject area, age, ability level and learning
style of the students for whom the materials are selected.
D. Learning resources will be provided to promote lifelong learning and active citizenship.
F. Learning resources will be selected because of their literary and/or artistic value.
F. Learning resources will clarify historical and contemporary forces by presenting and
analyzing intergroup tension and conflict objectively, placing emphasis on recognizing
and understanding social and economic problems.
G. Learning resources will be selected for their strengths rather than rejected for their
weaknesses.
H. Learning resources may present controversial issues when related to the subject matter of
a specific curricular field at a given grade level. Reasonable effort will be made to effect a
balance of biases, divergent points of view, and opportunity for exploration of conflicting
viewpoints.
I. Learning resources will be obtained and utilized in compliance with current copyright law, a
copy of which is appended and made a part of this policy. (see appendix p. 1.1-1.8)
J. The presence of any learning resource does not indicate endorsement of its content.
Adopted: 12-16-91 District 204 6140