St. Ignatius School District #28
2060
STUDENT INSTRUCTION
Instructional Materials
The Board is legally responsible to approve and to provide the necessary instructional materials used
in the District. Textbooks and instructional materials should provide quality-learning experiences
for students and:
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Enrich and support the curriculum;
Stimulate growth in knowledge, literary appreciation, aesthetic value, and ethical
standards;
Present opposing sides of controversial issues;
Depict in an accurate and unbiased way the cultural diversity and pluralistic nature of
American society.
Basic instructional course material in the fundamental skill areas of language arts, mathematics,
science, and social studies should be reviewed at intervals not exceeding five (5) years or in a
manner consistent with the state’s standards revisions schedule. All instructional materials must be
sequential and must be compatible with previous and future offerings. Textbooks and instructional
materials, both print and non-print, are selected based upon their quality and educational value.
Instructional materials shall be recommended by committees established by the Superintendent.
Specific criteria for selection shall be developed by each committee. Textbooks shall be provided
for use to students at no cost. Students may be charged for lost or damaged textbooks based on the
replacement value of the textbook.
Teachers are encouraged to limit the use of supplemental media material to only that which will
enhance, or otherwise illustrate, the subjects being taught. All supplemental media material must be
age-appropriate. Additionally, no movie shall be shown to students unless prior approval is received
from the Building Principal. No movie rated X or NC-17 shall be shown to students under any
circumstances. All use of media material for non-classroom purposes shall have the prior approval
of the Building Principal.
The District may receive and/or provide distance, online, and technology-delivered learning
programs to supplement instruction within the District. These programs may be utilized in the
same manner as other supplementary resources, and all programs and/or courses shall meet the
learner expectations as adopted by the District and must be aligned with state content standards
and content-specific grade-level learning progressions.
Except as provided by state regulation, teachers of distance, online and technology delivered
learning programs shall be licensed and endorsed in Montana or elsewhere in the area of instruction
taught with such license granted as a result of the completion of an accredited professional educator
preparation program. The District shall appoint a distance learning facilitator for each course.
Legal References:
§ 20-7-601, MCA
§ 20-7-602, MCA
Free textbook provision
Textbook selection and adoption
2060
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10.55.603, ARM
Cross References:
Policy History:
Adopted on:
Revised on: 9.17.13
Curriculum and assessment