Teacher-selected materials are selected by individual teachers for use as part of a particular lesson or portion of the teaching day. Materials include, but are not limited to literature, media, and online productions. Materials selected will follow District and State laws and rules, including Utah Code Ann. Section 53G-10-103. Materials will follow professional judgment and align with grade-level standards and subject matter. Duchesne County School District recognizes the influence a teacher has, and that students may feel obligated to participate in given classroom media even if no obligation is required. For this reason, teachers must consider media carefully before including it in classroom instruction or entertainment. Teacher choices must adhere to the Duchesne County School District Reading/Viewing Standards. It is recommended that teachers have a colleague or administrator review materials to ensure appropriateness for student use in the classroom. 1. Instructional material deemed inappropriate for classroom use for any reason may be removed by the Principal or a District administrator. 2. While staying within the Utah State Core Standards, teachers should consider alternative materials at the reasonable request of parents and/or individual students. This includes whole-class presented material, individually assigned material, read-alouds, and any other media that is assigned or may induce a feeling of obligation from students. 3. Literature or media selected for individual reading or viewing by students does not fall under the guidelines of this policy. 4. Parents wishing to pull materials from the school as a whole should follow the review process outlined in the 4.0540.04 LIBRARY MATERIALS REVIEW PROCESS 5. Materials shown or distributed should comply with copyright law. 6. Presentations from individual classroom guest speakers must be approved by the school principal. 4.0411.02 DUCHESNE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT READING/VIEWING STANDARDS Issue Date: 10/9/08 Updated: 2/8/24 In DCSD, required literature/media selections whether presented orally or individually will meet the following criteria. 1. The selection is age appropriate for students. 2. The selection presents themes and material that coincides with the maturity level of students. 3. The selection illustrates and teaches specified objectives for learning and follows curricular framework as outlined in the Utah State Core Standards. 4. The selection will help the students better understand the content, themselves or others. 5. The selection has identifiable literary or curricular merit. 6. The selection complies with relevant state laws applicable to literature/media use in schools. (Section 53-G-10-103, Utah Code Ann.§ 76-10-1201, Utah Code Ann.§ 76-10-1201, Utah Code Ann.§ 76-10-1201)
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