April - May 2001 3. The coordinator of Educational Services uses the reconciled inventory to revise the outstanding book charges report and determine which books must be replaced for the following school year, then submits a detailed report to the assistant superintendent for Instruction and Human Resources for review and approval. May 2001 4. The assistant superintendent for Instruction and Human Resources identifies funding to pay the replacement charges and presents a report to the superintendent for review and approval. The fiscal impact of this recommendation can be accomplished with existing resources.
Principals use a variety of textbook management strategies with varying degrees of success.
Some schools do not allow students to take books home, others allow books to be checked out for home use at a parent's request. Still others have adopted instructional series that discourage taking books home. Recent recounts conducted by the coordinator of Educational Services' staff have revealed inaccuracies in the annual inventories conducted at the school level. To improve controls over textbooks, the district has implemented new procedures to include a standardized textbook check form. The forms are issued to principals, who conduct book checks every nine weeks and submit the completed forms to the coordinator of Educational Services.