CD+Policy

** __ Mission __ **** __ Statement __ ** :   The Boonville Middle School Library Media Center strives for excellence in providing the information and resources needed to meet the needs of students and staff in the Library Media Center. By providing open access to information resources it will expand minds, empower individuals and enrich student and staff lives. **__ Objectives __** The school library media center strives to provide students with a wide range of educational materials on all levels of difficulty and in a variety of formats, with diversity of appeal, allowing for the presentation of many different points of view. The library media center provides books, periodicals, films, videocassettes, audiocassettes, CDs, DVDs, and web-based databases necessary to enrich or supplement classroom instruction and support the curriculum, and for recreational reading by students, staff and community. ( ** Kelliher **** Public School **** ) ** **__ Objectives for selection __**  · 1. To make available print and non-print materials that will implement and enrich the curriculum in all areas  · 2. To develop a life-long appreciation for reading, listening, and viewing  · 3. To provide opportunities for personal interests and recreational reading of students  · 4. To contribute to the development of the social, intellectual, and spiritual values of the students  · 5. To provide materials on opposing sides of controversial issues so that patrons may develop the practice of critical analysis  · 6. To place principle above personal opinion and reason above prejudice in the selection of materials of the highest quality in order to assure a comprehensive collection of educational materials (Iola-Scandinavia Middle School) **__ Selection of Materials __** Selection of materials is based on the following criteria, which include but are not limited to: • Content and value of the work as a whole • Educational significance • Integral to the instructional program • Interests and needs of students and faculty served by the library media center • Contribution to literary appreciation • Provide a balanced collection for the library media center • Favorable reviews and recommendations • Reputation and significance of the author, producer, or publisher • Currency and appropriateness of material • Representative viewpoints on controversial issues • High potential user appeal • High artistic quality and/or literary style • Accuracy and clarity of information • Fair and unbiased presentation of information • Value proportionate to cost and/or need • Timeliness or permanence • Selection by state and national book awards, including but not limited to: o Caldecott Medal o Children’s Book Award o Coretta Scott King Award o Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award o Michael Printz Award o Minnesota Book Awards o Newbery Medal ( ** Kelliher **** Public School **** ) ** The following are resources that may be used to assist in the selection process: 1. Reviews in professional, reputable sources such as //Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus// // Reviews, Horn Book, Bulletin for the Center for Children’s Books, Voice of Youth Advocates, // // AASA Science Books and Films, // and //American Film & Video Association//. 2. Recommendations by the CPS Department of Libraries and Information Services, the Chicago Public Library’s Department of Children’s and Youth Services, ALA’s Young Adult Library Services Association, and children’s literature experts such as Dr. Peggy Sharp, Michael Cart, Jim Trelease, Judy Freeman, and Hazel Rochman. 3. National and state awards such as Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Rebecca Caudill, Abraham Lincoln, Monarch, Alex, and Michael Printz. 4. Professional selection bibliographies such as //The Best in Children’s Books, Elementary School// // Library Collection, Books for the Teen Age, Best Books for Young Teen Readers, Senior High // // School Library Catalog, // and //Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog.// 5. Online collection development tools such as Follett’s //Titlewave// and Baker & Taylor’s //School// // Selection //. 6. Recommendations by faculty, administration, students or parents. (Chicago Public Schools) The school’s professional library staff has primary responsibility for selecting library materials in accordance with the school’s curriculum and instructional program. The selection process may include consultation with school administrators, other teachers, students and parents, and staff of the CPS Department of Libraries and Information Services. If the school does not have a properly certified school librarian, the teacher who staffs the library should consult with professional staff in the Department of Libraries and Information Services in selecting library materials. The following criteria shall be used in selecting school library materials: 1. Materials should support the schools and the District’s educational goals and policies, including the advancement of student literacy. 2. Materials should be selected to support, enrich and extend the school’s curriculum and to encourage informational, educational and recreational reading, viewing and/or listening. 3. Consideration should be given to diverse user interests, abilities, backgrounds, cultures, languages, and maturity levels. Materials intended for student use should be appropriate for the subject area and for the age, social development, ability levels, special needs, and learning styles of students served by the collection. 4. Materials should represent various viewpoints on controversial issues so that students learn to explore, analyze and make intelligent judgments. 5. The value of a work should be examined as a whole and given greater weight than individual words, phrases or passages contained in the work. 6. In order to assure quality selection the following additional factors will be weighed as they apply: a) Educational significance and/or contribution to the curriculum;   b) Informational or recreational interest; c) Reputation and significance of the author, producer, editor and/or publisher;   d) Degree of potential user appeal; e) Contribution to the variety in viewpoints offered on controversial issues;   f) Accuracy and currency of information; g) Arrangement and organization of the material (for example, indices, glossaries, tables of contents, chapter headings, etc.);   h) Artistic quality, literary style or production values; i) Readability levels;   j) Quality and variety of format; k) Need for duplicate copies of extensively used materials;   l) Need to replace essential/required worn, damaged, or missing materials; and m) Value commensurate with cost and/or need.  (Chicago Public Schools)  **__ Weeding __**   Weeding is essential to maintaining a relevant, attractive collection. Professional library staff should    periodically review the collection to determine which materials should be removed or replaced. Materials    to consider for weeding include items that are in poor physical condition or have been superseded by    more current information, and those containing subject matter no longer needed to support the    curriculum; receiving little use; providing wrong, inaccurate or dated information; or encouraging    stereotypes or biases. The CPS Department of Libraries and Information Services shall post specific    guidelines for weeding on its department web site. Weeding decisions should be made by the school’s    professional library staff, who may consult with school administrators, other teachers, students, parents,  and staff of the CPS Department of Libraries and Information Services. ( ** Kelliher **** Public School **** ) ** **__ Controversial Materials  __**  It is important to maintain intellectual freedom as expressed in the **// Library Bill of Rights //** , which is quoted on the second page of this document. The major areas of controversial materials are race, sex, politics, religion, literature, and economics. In selecting material from any of the above areas, the following criteria are given consideration:  The materials on controversial issues should be representative of a particular point of      view and a sincere effort made to select equally representative materials covering contrasting points of view.  The material does not unfairly, inaccurately, or viciously disparage a particular race or      religion. A writer’s expression of a certain viewpoint is not to be considered as a     disparagement when it represents the historical or contemporary views held by some persons or groups.  The materials on religion are chosen to explain rather than convince and are selected to      represent the field as widely as necessary for the school’s purposes.  The selection of materials on political theories and ideologies or on public issues is      directed toward maintaining a balanced collection representing various views.  In a literary work of established quality, the use of profanity or the treatment of sex is not an adequate reason for eliminating the material from the school library media center. (A     work of established quality may have any of the following characteristics: award winner,      good reviews, and educational value.)  Material on physiology, physical maturation, or personal hygiene should be accurate, in      good taste, and age appropriate.  Materials should be selected for their strengths rather than rejected for their weaknesses.  Materials should be selected that meet the students’ needs beyond the curriculum and encourage intellectual growth, critical thinking, problem solving, and information literacy.  Because literacy is a major priority of the district, the school library media center should select materials that encourage free voluntary reading.  ( ** Kelliher **** Public School **** ) ** **__ Reconsideration  __** Community members may occasionally disagree with some materials in the library media center despite the quality of the selection process. Community members have a right to ask that materials be reconsidered. The review of questioned materials will be treated courteously and calmly, and as an important routine action. Every effort will be made to consider objections, keeping in mind the best interests of the students, the school, the curriculum, and the community. In the event of a complaint, the following procedures are to be followed: 1. The complaint should first be addressed to the Library Media Specialist either verbally or     in writing. The Library Media Specialist will then review the material. 2. If the issue is not resolved satisfactorily for the complainant, requests for reconsideration are to be made in writing using the form attached to this policy. 3. The principal and Library Media Specialist shall be notified immediately upon receipt of     the complaint form. 4. Requests will be submitted to a committee appointed by the Superintendent of Schools. The committee shall consist of: o Principal o Superintendent o Library Media Specialist o Classroom teacher from the department the material most relates to     o Parent o Student 5. Materials may be removed from circulation while under consideration at the discretion of     the Library Media Specialist/committee. 6. The committee will read the material in question, read reviews from established professional selection tools, and make a judgment based on its total effect rather than the presence of words, phrases, or other isolated instances, which might by themselves be     objectionable. 7. If either the person making the complaint or the Library Media Specialist is not satisfied with the decision made by the committee, it may be appealed to the Superintendent of     Schools, who may forward the appeal to the Board of Education. The Board’s decision shall be final. ( ** Kelliher **** Public School **** ) ** **__ Instructions to the Reconsideration Committee  __** The committee should review the Library Bill of Rights quoted in the Collection Development Policy and base decisions on its principles. Read all materials completely, including the full text of the challenged material and available reviews. Checking for acceptance of the material at other schools, in the state or nation, will help determine overall suitability. Passages or parts should not be taken out of context. Weigh the values and faults carefully and base an opinion of the material as a whole. The final decision, presenting all opinions within the committee, will be presented to the person filing the complaint once all discussion has been completed and a judgment concerning the  material has been made. ( ** Kelliher **** Public School **** ) ** **__ Work Cited”  __** ** “Collection Development Policy School Library Media Center (KPS).” // Kelliheer //// Public School District ////. // Web. 28 Nov. 2010. ** ** []. **  "New Collection Development Policy for School Libraries." // Chicago //// Public School // Policy //Manual.// Chicago Public Schools, 22 Mar. 2006. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. [] “Chicago Public School Policy Manual.” //Chicago Public Schools.// CPS. 22 Mar. 2006. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. < []  >. District Selection Policy.” // Iola-Scandinavia Middle/High School Library. // Iola-Scandinavia SD. 10 Sept. 2001. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. <[]>.  
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