FILE:  IFAA

Cf:  IFA

 

TEXTBOOK SELECTION AND ADOPTION

 

 

The DeSoto Parish School Board shall authorize the Superintendent to develop and maintain an appropriate process for evaluating and selecting all textbooks and other instructional materials that support the needs of students.  Textbooks and other materials may be selected from a list provided by the Louisiana Department of Education, or the System may select textbooks or materials not on the list, provided those textbooks or materials have been reviewed by committee(s) appointed by the Superintendent, composed of classroom teachers or other educators who are employed in Louisiana public schools, parents of Louisiana public school students, and other persons in Louisiana who have an interest or knowledge of the curriculum or subject matter under consideration.  The School Board shall provide an opportunity for parents and patrons to review and provide input of textbooks and materials under consideration prior to adoption by the School Board.

 

Approved:  May, 2004

Revised:  February, 2016

 

 

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยง17:351.1

Board minutes, 2-10-16

 

DeSoto Parish School Board