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
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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.
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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.