Textbooks

Issuing Students Textbooks

 * For a student to be issued a textbook for the entire school year, they must fill out the [[file:Textbook Form.pdf|textbook form]] and have clearance from an administrator. No student will be allowed to check out a book for the entire school year if they have a balance on their student account (i.e. laptop fines, textbook charges, etc.). Students with a balance will be allowed to check out a book for one to two days, but no more. If they are consistently late returning the book, they will not be allowed to check out another book.
 * Since we have the laptop initiative, we need to encourage students to use the textbook that is downloaded on their laptop. This was the intention and the main reason for the initiative. At the beginning of the year teachers will be issued a USB with textbooks, teachers will download textbooks onto student laptops.
 * The [[file:Textbook Form.pdf|textbook form]] will be filled out by the teacher for students who need a book for 5 days or less**. REMINDER: Authorization for a student to have a book for the entire school year will only come from an administrator.** If they need a book for a short period of time, you may issue the textbook form for them to take to the library.
 * Any time a student needs to check out a book they will need to do so through the library.

Classroom Sets Textbooks

 * Teachers have the option of checking out textbooks for their classroom. All classroom sets will be checked out through the library at the beginning of the year.
 * Classroom sets should not leave the classroom, if a student needs to checkout a textbook this will be done through the library.
 * Classroom sets are the responsibility of the teacher, any missing or damaged books at the end of the year will come out of departmental funds.
 * We suggest that department leads check with teachers on damages and repair books monthly to keep books in the best possible condition.
 * Inventory will be done at the beginning of year, middle of year and again at the end of year when textbooks are checked back in.

eBook Textbooks

 * Teachers will be issued a USB with textbooks loaded on them. It is the teacher’s responsibility to place textbooks on student laptops within the first two weeks of school.
 * Students that deny the use of a laptop can checkout textbooks for the school year if they do not have any pending fines. At the beginning of the year parents/students complete the eBook agreement form or the eBook denial form. The front office will run a report during the first week of school and create a list of agreements and denials each student must have one of these forms completed. The list of denial forms will be given to the librarian check for fines, if no fines are attached to the student they will be issued textbooks for the year.

Teacher Editions
Teacher editions will be checked out through the library at the beginning of the year and checked back in at the end of year. If a teacher would like to keep a book over the summer they will need to check it in at end of year and recheck it out for inventory purposes.