Instruction Procedure 2313P: Free or Inexpensive Instructional Materials

Care must be exercised in evaluating and using free or inexpensive materials for instructional purposes. Such materials must support and enrich approved courses of study and satisfy the same criteria as outlined in the instructional materials policy as well as the following special criteria:

1. Materials shall be suited to the varied interests, abilities, reading and maturation levels of the students to be served.
2. Where possible, materials shall provide major opposing views on controversial issues so that students may develop critical reading and thinking skills. Any expression of a single point of view should be clearly identified.
3. Where possible, materials shall represent the many ethnic and cultural groups and their contribution to the American heritage.
4. Materials shall be factually accurate and of genuine literary or artistic value. Any advertising that appears on or with any material should be in good taste and unobtrusive.
5. The source of all material should be clearly identifiable.

ADOPTED: March 24, 1997
REVISED: November 22, 2004