BP 6161.1 — SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Instruction BP 6161.1(a)
SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The Board of Education desires that District instructional materials, as a whole, present
a broad spectrum of knowledge and viewpoints, reflect society’s diversity, and enhance
the use of multiple teaching strategies and technologies. The Board shall adopt
instructional materials based on a determination that such materials are effective learning
resources to help students achieve grade-level competency and that the materials meet
criteria specified in law. Textbooks, technology-based materials, and other educational
materials shall be aligned with academic content standards and the District’s curriculum
to ensure that they effectively support the District’s adopted courses of study.
(cf. 0440 - District Technology Plan)
(cf.6000 - Concepts and Roles)
(cf. 6011 - Academic Standards)
(cf. 6141 - Curriculum Development Implementation and Evaluation)
(cf. 6143 - Courses of Study)
(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements)
(cf. 6161.11 - Supplementary Instructional Materials)
(cf. 6162.5 - Student Assessment)
(cf. 6163.1 - Library Media Centers)
The Board shall select instructional materials for use in grades K-8 that have been
approved by the State Board of Education (SBE) or that have, during the District’s review
process, been determined to be aligned with the state academic content standards
adopted by SBE. (Education Code 60200, 60210)
The Board shall adopt instructional materials for grades 9-12 upon determining that the
materials meet the criteria specified in law and administrative regulation. (Education Code
60400)
The Board’s priority in the selection of instructional materials is to ensure that all students
are provided with standards-aligned instructional materials in the core curriculum areas
of English/language arts, mathematics, science, and history-social science.
Public Hearing on Sufficiency of Instructional Materials
The Board shall annually conduct one or more public hearings on the sufficiency of the
District's instructional materials, including textbooks, and technology-based materials.
The hearing shall be held on or before the end of the eighth week from the first day
students attend school for that year. (Education Code 60119)
The Board encourages participation by parents/guardians, teachers, interested
community members, and bargaining unit leaders at the hearing. Ten days prior to the
hearing, the Superintendent or designee shall post a notice in three public places within
the District containing the time, place, and purpose of the hearing. The hearing shall not
BP 6161.1(b)
SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS (cont.)
take place during or immediately following school hours. (Education Code 60119)
(cf. 9322 - Agenda/Meeting Materials)
At the hearing(s), the Board shall determine, through a resolution, whether each student
in each school including English learners, has sufficient textbooks or instructional
materials that are aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant to Education Code
60605 or the Common Core Standards adopted by SBE and are consistent with the
content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks adopted by SBE in each of the following
subjects: (Education Code 60119)
1. Mathematics
(cf. 6142.92 - Mathematics Instruction)
2. Science
(cf. 6142.93 - Science Instruction)
3. History/Social Science
(cf. 6142.94 - History/Social Science Instruction)
4. English language arts, including the English language development component of
an adopted program
(cf. 6142.91 - Reading/Language Arts Instruction)
(cf. 6174 - Education for English Language Learners)
5. World language
(cf. 6142.2 - World Language Instruction)
6. Health
(cf. 6142.8 - Comprehensive Health Education)
The Board shall also determine the availability of science laboratory equipment, as
applicable to science laboratory courses offered in grades 9-12. (Education Code 60119)
In making these determinations, the Board shall consider whether each student has
sufficient textbooks or instructional materials to use in class and to take home. This does
not require that each student have two sets of materials. However, materials shall not be
BP 6161.1(c)
SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS (cont.)
considered sufficient if they are photocopied sheets from only a portion of a textbook or
instructional materials copied to address a shortage. (Education Code 60119)
If the materials are in a digital format, they shall be considered sufficient as long as each
student, at a minimum, has and can access the same materials in the class and to take
home as all other students in the same class or course in the District, and has the ability
to use and access them at home. (Education Code 60119)
If the Board determines that there are insufficient textbooks or other instructional
materials, the District shall provide information to classroom teachers and to the public,
setting forth, for each school in which an insufficiency exists, the percentage of students
who lack sufficient standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials in each subject
area and the reasons that each student does not have sufficient textbooks or instructional
materials. The Board shall take any action, to ensure that each student has sufficient
materials within two months of the beginning of the school year in which the determination
is made. (Education Code 60119)
The degree to which every student has sufficient access to standards-aligned
instructional materials shall be included in the District's Local Control and Accountability
Plan. (Education Code 52060)
Complaints
Complaints concerning instructional materials shall be handled in accordance with BP/AR
1312.2 – Complaints Concerning Instructional Materials or AR 1312.4 – Williams Uniform
Complaint Procedures, as applicable.
(cf. 1312.2 - Complaints Concerning Instructional Materials)
(cf. 1312.4 - Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
220 Prohibition against discrimination
1240 County superintendent, general duties
33050-33053 General waiver authority
33126 School accountability report card
35272 Education and athletic materials
44805 Enforcement of course of studies; use of textbooks, rules and regulations
49415 Maximum textbook weight
51501 Nondiscriminatory subject matter
52060-52077 Local control and accountability plan
60000-60005 Instructional materials, legislative intent
60010 Instructional materials, definition
60040-60052 Requirements for instructional materials
60060-60063.5 Requirements for publishers and manufacturers
BP 6161.1(d)
SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS (cont.)
60070-60076 Prohibited acts (re instructional materials)
60110-60115 Instructional materials on alcohol and drug education
60119 Sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials; hearing and resolution
60200-60206 Elementary school materials
60226 Requirements for publishers and manufacturers
60350-60352 Core Reading Program Instructional Materials
60400-60411 Instructional materials, high schools
60510-60511 Donation or Sale of Obsolete Instructional Materials
60605 State-adopted content and performance standards in core curricular areas
60605.8 Common Core Standards
60605.86-60605.88 Supplemental instructional materials aligned with Common Core Standards
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
9505-9530 Instructional materials
Management Resources:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Instructional Materials FAQ
01-05 Guidelines for Piloting Textbooks and Instructional Materials, rev. January 2015
Standards for Evaluating Instructional Materials for Social Content, 2013
WEBSITES
California School Boards Association: www.csba.org
Association of American Publishers: www.publishers.org
California Academic Content Standards Commission, Common Core Standards:
www.scoe.net/castandards
California Department of Education: www.cde.ca.gov
Chino Valley Unified School District
Policy adopted: August 21, 1997
Revised: June 18, 2009
Revised: May 20, 2010
Revised: February 16, 2012
Revised: March 21, 2013
Revised: November 17, 2022