HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PARENTAL REVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
POLICY # 607


Parents, guardians, or an adult student, 18 years old or older, may review the content of the instructional materials used in the instruction of a minor child or an adult student.  If the parent, guardian, or adult student objects to the content, they may contact the school district to make reasonable arrangements for alternative instruction.  Alternative instructive may be provided by the parent, guardian, or adult student if the alternative instruction, if any, offered by the school board’s designee does not meet the concerns of the parent, guardian, or adult student.  The school district is not required to pay for the costs of alternative instruction provided by a parent, guardian, or adult student.


School personnel may not impose an academic or other penalty upon a student merely for arranging alternative instruction under the provisions of this policy.  School personnel reserves the right to evaluate and assess the quality of the student’s work.


Exemptions from this policy are:  spontaneous classroom discussion which is not intended as part of the planned content of instruction, current events or other materials that are used incidentally; and that the request relates to the content of the instructional materials only and does not include who, when, or where it is provided.


Learning expectations in the alternative instruction are clearly stated and that the evaluation is based upon those expectations.


A parent’s right to decline certain instruction for their own child will not interfere with the rights of others to receive that instruction.


To review instructional materials, the parent , guardian, or adult student must contact the building principal.


SOME OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTION:

1. Individual study during that class period which accomplishes the learner outcome(s).
2. Home study utilizing materials provided by the district.  If alternative materials are used that are not available in the district, the district will require that they be provided at the parent’s expense.
3. Instruction provided by another agency such as a church or community organization.  Districts may not participate financially in sectarian instruction.
4. Other alternatives which accomplish the learner outcome(s) which are proposed by the parent, after rejecting a district proposal, and paid for by the parent.
5. Accomplishing the learner outcome(s) in another class through integration of the curriculum.

PROCEDURE:

1. A parent, guardian, or adult student wishing to review instructional materials make written request to the building principal of the school for the instructional materials they wish to review and the reason they want to review the materials.
2. The principal will contact the teacher, who is in charge of the instruction, to obtain the materials.
3. Upon examination of the instructional materials the parent, guardian, or adult student, who wishes alternative instruction, must contact the BUILDING PRINCIPAL and state in writing their objections to the materials.
4. The BUILDING  PRINCIPAL, will arrange a meeting to make arrangements for the alternative instruction, if alternative instruction is appropriate.
5. If the alternative plan offered by the school is unsatisfactory to the parent, guardian, or adult student, they may propose their own plan in writing to the BUILDING  PRINCIPAL.
6. The school (BUILDING  PRINCIPAL) reserves the right to accept or reject the alternative plan.
7. The school may evaluate the quality of the student’s work in the agreed plan.  If the work is not completed to a satisfactory level, the school may withhold credit.  Quality must be the same as expected in the classroom.
8. The school district is not required to pay for the costs of alternative instruction provided by a parent, guardian, or adult student.

Re-Approved 02/12/2018


STATEMENT OF CONCERN REGARDING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
 
Request initiated by ___________________________________________________________


Address _____________________________________________________________________


Telephone (w)_____________________  (h) _______________________________________






1.     District learner outcome addressed by the material in question:
       _________________________________________________________________________


       __________________________________________________________________________


       _______________________________________________________ __________________


2.     Specific description of instructional material in question:
       __________________________________________________________________________


       __________________________________________________________________________


       __________________________________________________________________________


3.     Have you examined the material in its entirety?  Yes _____  No _____
       If no, please explain.  _______________________________________________________


       __________________________________________________________________________


       __________________________________________________________________________


4.     What is your concern(s) about this material?  Please be specific.
       __________________________________________________________________________


       __________________________________________________________________________


       __________________________________________________________________________


       __________________________________________________________________________








_________________________________________              ________________
Signature of Concerned Person(s)                                           Date





ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTION CONTRACT


Date _______________                                                                     _____ Parent Proposal


                                                                                                       _____ School Proposal


Person initiating request _______________________________________________________


Student name ________________________________________________________________


School student is attending _____________________________________________________


Course/subject affected by request ______________________________________________


Specific content or materials in question: _________________________________________
 
______________________________________________________________________________


Learner outcome to be addressed: _______________________________________________


______________________________________________________________________________


Materials to be used: ___________________________________________________________
 
______________________________________________________________________________


Method of instruction: _________________________________________________________


______________________________________________________________________________


Method of assessment of the student’s work (to be completed by school personnel):


______________________________________________________________________________


Completion date: ______________________________________________________________


Agreed to by:
Parent, guardian, or adult student __________________________________   Date _______


Instructor _______________________________________________________    Date _______


Principal ________________________________________________________   Date _______