SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAMS > ABOUT EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND LIBRARY BOOKS About Evaluation and Selection of Instructional Materials and Library Books
Evaluation and Selection serves as a coordinating unit for the evaluation of instructional materials and library books by professional staff. These materials support the curriculum and instructional strategies in the schools to meet the diverse learning needs of students.
What Evaluation and Selection Does:
Coordinates the evaluation of instructional materials for school purchase.
Coordinates the evaluation of content area textbooks for school purchase.
Maintains an examination center where school staff may review materials prior to selection for use in schools.
Maintains a collection of evaluation tools to provide to schools.
Provides guidance for weeding library collections.
Facilitates collection development meetings for library media specialists for the review and evaluation of library books and instructional materials.
Selects initial collections for new schools.
Plans an exhibit for the review of new materials.
Facilitates committees and appropriate citizen advisory committees
Secures the appointment of an ad hoc evaluation committee to reevaluate materials whose appropriateness has been questioned by parents or staff of the school community.
