<Supervisor's Resource Bank

Supervisor's Resource Bank:
Administrative Policies and Procedures

General Policies for School Libraries: Collection Management & Development, and Technology Planning

Instructional Materials Policies: Selection, Discard, Challenges to Materials

Internet Policies: Acceptable Use, Filtering Policies, Copyright Policies

	SECTION IV: ADMINISTRATIVE, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
	General Policies for School Libraries (including Educational Technology)
	Policies and Procedures which impact School Library Media Programs		A frameworks guide produced by WLMA/OSPI for library media directors, to develop policies for Selection, Fines & Loss Replacement, Copyright, Electronic Access & Acceptable Use, Interlibrary Loan, Patron Confidentiality, and Intellectual Freedom. Includes position statement from AASL, ALA, AECT, NCTE.
	Surplusing Materials in Washington State RCW 28A.335.180		The law in Washington State that guides district policies in discarding unused materials.
	Bellingham-Library Collection Management Manual		Collection Management and Development policies and procedures for Bellingham's K-12 school libraries organized in 4 sections: Assess, Acquire, Maximize Access, and Maintain.
	U.S. Office of Educational Technology		A key part of the teacher librarian's role in school is to facilitate the use of educational technology. Goals are to provide leadership in the use of technology for student achievement, recommend policies to promote increased use of technology, and support the National Education Technology Plan.
	Washington State Educational Tech Plan		Per RCW 28A.650.015, OSPI is directed to "develop and implement a Washington state K-12 education technology plan", which must be updated "on at least a biennial basis", and which should be developed "to coordinate and expand the use of education technology in the common schools of the state".
	Instructional Materials Policies: Selection
	Edmonds School District Procedures for Selection of Instructional Materials		Includes procedures for selection of Internet-accessible information, library materials and the district media collection, and the reconsideration process.
	Everett School District Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials		Includes controversial materials and reconsideration of materials and checklists for detecting bias, etc.
	Baltimore, MD Selection Policies		Stated purpose is to ensure that all instructional materials extend the knowledge and understanding of the Essential Curriculum.
	American Library Association (ALA) Workbook for Selection Policy Writing		Includes step-by-step template for writing a selection and reconsideration policy
	Instructional Materials Policies: De-Selection or Discarding Materials
	Bellingham Public Schools Discard Procedures		These procedures are found in the teacher librarian's Collection Management and Development Manual.
	Shoreline School District Disposal of Surplus Equipment and/or Materials - Policy 7251 / Procedure 7251P (.pdf)		District policy on discarding materials.
	Edmonds School District Policy and Procedures for Disposal of Instructional Materials		District policy on discarding materials. Procedures for teacher librarians are listed in .doc format.
	Sunlink Weed of the Month Club		Provides both general and specific guidelines for weeding materials from the library.
	Instructional Materials Policies: Challenges to Materials
	Bellingham School District Instructional Materials Policy 2311		This policy includes Requests for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials, and is supported by Procedures 2311P, and the Request for Reconsideration form.
	Edmonds School District Procedures Related to Public Requests for Removal of Instructional Materials		Includes procedures for reconsideration of any type of material.
	Norris School District "Request for Reconsideration of Books, Learning Activities, or Teaching Presentations "		A form used for reconsideration of materials
	Internet Policies: Acceptable Use Policies
	K-20 Network Acceptable Use Policy		K-20 Conditions of Use, Sample School Board Agreement, Sample School Board Policy on Network Use, Guidelines Internet Safety Policy, Sample Parent Letter and Permission Form, and a restatement of the OSPI mission.
	Filtering Policies
	ALA Filters and Filtering		Provides philosophy, issues and policies on filtering.
	Copyright Policies
	Bellingham Public Schools Copyright and Web Publishing		Guidelines for student and classroom publishing on the web and District copyright compliance policy and procedures.
	Kent School District Copyright Information		District policies on copyright law and links to other copyright information.

Resource Bank authors: Elaine Twogood (Tacoma), Chris Keyes-Back (Edmonds), Geneva Norton (Shoreline), Vicki Bates (Kent), Betty Marcoux (University of Washington), Sallie Hartman (Everett), Kris Vestad (Yakima), Rob Witcraft (Prosser), Karen Farley(Puget Sound ESD), Cynthia Shulz(ESD 189), Carol Mackey(Evergreen), Kathy Kugler (Tukwila) Teri Litt (Puyallup), Mary Berry (Issaquah), Eileen Andersen and Nancy Messmer (Bellingham). Editing & Web page: Eileen Andersen, Linda St. Andre, Nancy Messmer (Bellingham).

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