DRAFT Alvarado ISD Resource Reconsideration
Begin at your scholar’s school campus
If you have a question about a campus library book, please reach out to your scholar’s campus. An attempt will be made at the campus level to informally resolve the issue. If not satisfied with the campus resolution, a formal request must be submitted on the Request for Reconsideration of an Instructional Resource form available online. Upon receipt of the form, the Director of Literacy shall appoint a reconsideration committee and notify the campus administrator of the request. The requester will also be notified of the receipt of the request.
The Reconsideration Committee of five members may include:
Campus educators
Library educators
Administrative educators
The principal, teacher(s), or librarian involved with the reconsideration shall not be a review committee member.
What is the process for the reconsideration of a resource?
The Reconsideration Committee will review the material as soon as possible. Members may share copies of the book and will read the book in its entirety before passing on to the next member. Please note that some requests may take four to eight weeks to complete. The review committee members will take the following steps after receiving the Reconsideration Request.
Secure a copy of the material for each committee member if available. If additional copies are not available, the committee members can read and pass on to the next member.
Read, listen to, or view the material in its entirety
Check general acceptance of the material by reading reviews and consulting recommended lists/awards
Ensure the material meets the Alvarado ISD Selection Guidelines
Weigh the value and faults of the material against each other and form opinions based on the material as a whole
The committee must meet either face-to-face or virtually to vote.
The committee must discuss and decide on one of the following courses of action:
Retain the resource
Relocate the resource to a different campus
Remove the resource from all Alvarado ISD library collections
The committee’s written decision shall be presented to the requestor, district librarian, the Superintendent, and board of trustees.
Any resource that has gone through the reconsideration process and remains in the collection, a school district may not be required to reconsider the item within two calendar years of the final decision.