Nickel and Dimed
REVIEW OF EASD ACTIONS
Overview of Concerns
Promotes specific political agendas
Promotes economic fallacies
Promotes the use of illegal drugs
Promotes vulgar belittlement of certain members of
the community
Committee convened on 12-21-2009
Jeff Corpora-EAHS teacher
Carolyn Evans-Retired EAHS teacher
Stephen Furst-Dir. Teaching and Learning
Kristen Hudak-EAHS teacher
Jill Nathanson-PTA president and librarian at Rutgers
University
Megan Murray, EAHS teacher
Gene Rubino-EAHS teacher
Chris Schiffert, Building principal
Ellen Selmasska-EAHS librarian
Vincent Spina-EAHS teacher
Berni Varela-EAHS teacher
Agenda Items
Reviewed policy #109
Review book’s classroom usage
Discussion and debate
Committee vote
Accept
Postpone
for addition information
Consider additional review
Committee Decision
Unanimous decision to recommend that the book
continue to be used at EAHS
Process and decision shared with superintendent as
per the policy
Other Information
Students have two options to read Nickel and Dimed
or The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe.
Opposing viewpoints are discussed with students who read
Nickel and Dimed via an essay in a Glenn Beck book that deals
with minimum wage.
Nickel and Dimed is used with 11th grade AP English Language
and Composition
12th grade students may enroll in the 11th grade AP class
These materials provide rhetorical composition and rhetorical
technique and are all non-fiction.
Policy 109: Reconsideration of Work Citizen's
Request For Reconsideration Of A Work
Written request for re-evaluation of specific
materials in a library media center shall be
accepted.
Completed forms shall be filled out and submitted to
the building principal.
The building principal will inform the
Superintendent or designee of all requests
submitted.
Policy 109: Reconsideration of Work Citizen's
Request For Reconsideration Of A Work
The Superintendent or designee will appoint a
committee to re-evaluate the specific material; the
committee shall decide whether the material should be
removed from the shelf until re-evaluation is completed.
The committee will read, view or listen to the material
in question, check professional reviews, and base a
judgment of the material on the whole and not on
passages taken out of context.
The committee will then submit a written report to the
office of the Superintendent and the parties concerned.
Final decisions regarding re-evaluation will be made by
the Board.
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