(3) |
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND CONTENT.
(a) |
As used in Code Section
20-2-1017,
the term "locally approved instructional materials and content" means
instructional materials and content, as defined by the State Board of Education
pursuant to Code Section
20-2-1010,
which constitute the principal source of study for a state funded course, not
including supplementary or ancillary material, which is adopted by a local
board of education or used by a local school system. Supplementary or ancillary
material includes, but is not limited to, articles, online simulations,
worksheets, novels, biographies, speeches, videos, music, and similar resources
in any medium, including both physical or digital. |
(b) |
Each local board of education shall
establish a review and recommendation process for any locally approved
instructional materials and content that are adopted or used by the local
school system. Such process shall include notice to parents and guardians by
the most practical means, which may be accomplished in the same manner as other
notices to parents and guardians, and the opportunity for public comment and
parental input prior to the adoption or use of any proposed instructional
materials and content. As part of such process, the local board of education
shall post in a prominent location on its website, and make available for
review in print form upon request, a list of proposed instructional materials
and content for public review, including the version or edition number, if
applicable; the state funded course number for which the instructional resource
will be used, if applicable; and the identification number, in accordance with
any guidelines established by the State Board of Education. |
(c) |
(1) |
Each local board of education shall make all proposed and locally approved
instructional materials and content used by the local school system available
for review on site upon request. Each local board of education shall make any
supplementary or ancillary material used by the local school system at a school
available for review upon request by any parent of a student in the school or
who will be matriculating to such school. The local board of education may
specify reasonable hours for review. |
(2) |
Each local board of education shall
designate at least one employee to serve as the contact person for any
inquiries related to or requests for review of locally approved instructional
materials and content and supplementary or ancillary material and to coordinate
its efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under this Code
section. |
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(d) |
In
addition, each local school system and each school which maintains a website
shall post in a prominent location on such website a list of the locally
approved instructional materials and content that are used by such school
system or school. For each locally approved instructional resource, such list
shall include the version or edition number, if applicable; the state funded
course number for which the instructional resource will be used, if applicable;
and the identification number, in accordance with any guidelines established by
the State Board of Education. |
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