Software is a curricular material.
Therefore, some thought process should be put into purchasing software to ensure that it is in line with the district's curriculum and philosophy. Software purchasing should not be an individual decision. It needs to be a decision made by a group of people including the appropriate experts in the area of curriculum or administrative software. Software purchases need to work with the network, workstations, and other software currently installed in the district. The district needs to develop a district-wide inventory of all software including proof of legal licensure.