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[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-721 common schools; course of study; textbooks

Does the Governing Board approve for common schools the course of study, the basic textbook for each course and all units recommended for credit under each general subject title prior to implementation of such course?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

If any course does not include a basic textbook, does the Governing Board approve all supplemental books used in such course prior to approval of the course? (Does not apply to special education programs/courses.)

[ ] Yes [ ]No

If the course includes a basic text and uses supplemental books which have not been approved by the Governing Board at the time of approval of the course, a teacher may use such supplemental books at any time during the school year. Does the district assure that such use of supplemental books is brought to the attention of the Governing Board during the school year they are added, for ratification?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

For courses which do not require that each student have a book other than for classroom instruction, does the district provide a minimum of one textbook for each student in the largest group which would be receiving classroom instruction at any time?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the Governing Board enforce the curse of study and select all textbooks used in the common schools and require all meetings of committees authorized for the purposes of textbook review and selection to be open to the public as prescribed in Title 38, Chapter 3, Article 3.2?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the Board make available at the school district office for review by the public for a period of 60 days prior to formal selection of textbooks, a copy of each textbook being considered for selection?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-722 high schools' course of study; textbooks

Does the Governing Board approve each course of study, the basic textbook for each course and all units recommended for credit under each general subject title prior to implementation of such course? If a course does not include a basic textbook, does the Board approve all supplemental books used in such course prior to usage?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

If the course includes a basic text and uses supplemental books which have not been approved by the Governing Board at the time of approval of the course, a teacher may use such supplemental books at any time during the school year. Does the district assure that such use of supplemental books is brought to the attention of the Governing Board during the school year they are added for ratification?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the Governing Board prescribe up to five textbooks for each course and give consent to teachers to use any one of the prescribed textbooks for the purpose of the course?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-723 furnishing of free textbooks in common schools; supplementary books and instructional computer software

Does the district furnish textbooks, subject matter materials and supplementary books free of charge in the common schools?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Does the district furnish free required textbooks and related subject materials in the high schools, subject to Section 15-727?

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Source:  OpenStax, Arizona education law review: gary emanuel, northern arizona university. OpenStax CNX. Oct 09, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11123/1.6
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