Supplementary Materials are defined as any book, fiction or nonfiction, that is used to supplement Tier One instruction that a student is assigned to read in its entirety. Supplementary materials must be approved by the Board of Education.
The following information outlines the Supplementary Materials approval process:
“Picture books” will no longer need to be Board approved. (Note: A graphic novel is NOT a picture book.) Instead, educators should continue to consider the following when making choices about what picture books to use with students:
Books in a series– Generally, if one book in a series is approved, all books in the series are approved. However, books within a series can be submitted individually when there are questions about the appropriateness of the content, maturity level of the readers, and perceived controversy of the book.
September 21, 2022
Learning & Teaching Office receives completed paperwork for Narrative and Informational Supplementary Books/Texts to be reviewed for approval recommendation.
September 23, 2022
Approval Committee meets to review titles being forwarded, distribute titles to read (email).
October 24, 2022
Approval Committee meets to recommend titles for approval.
November 17, 2022
Recommended Narrative and Informational Supplementary Books/Texts go to the Board as a Consent Item or Action Item.
December 16, 2022
Learning & Teaching Office receives completed paperwork for Supplementary Materials to be reviewed for approval recommendation.
January 27, 2023
Approval Committee meets to recommend titles for approval.
February 23, 2023
Recommended Supplementary Materials go to the Board as a Consent Item or Action Item.
March 8, 2023
Learning & Teaching Office receives completed paperwork for Supplementary Materials to be reviewed for approval recommendation.
March 10, 2023
Approval Committee meets to review titles being forwarded, distribute titles to read (email).
April 14, 2023
Approval Committee meets to recommend titles for approval.
May 11, 2023
Recommended Supplementary Materials go to the Board as a Consent Item or Action Item.
June 7, 2023
Learning & Teaching Office receives completed paperwork for Supplementary Materials to be reviewed for approval recommendation.
June 9, 2023
Approval Committee meets to review titles being forwarded, distribute titles to read (email).
July 14, 2023
Approval Committee meets to recommend titles for approval.
August 2023
Recommended Supplementary Materials go to the Board as a Consent Item or Action Item.
September 13, 2023
Learning & Teaching Office receives completed paperwork for Supplementary Materials to be reviewed for approval recommendation.
September 15, 2023
Approval Committee meets to review titles being forwarded, distribute titles to read (email).
October 13, 2023
Approval Committee meets to recommend titles for approval.
November 2023
Recommended Supplementary Materials go to the Board as a Consent Item or Action Item.