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District explains media-technology advisory committee process and book-reconsideration steps
Summary
District staff described the MTAC (Media Technology Advisory Committee) process for reviewing instructional materials and software, explained how parents file reconsideration requests, and said district-level submissions are redacted; the board noted HB 805's searchable catalog requirement.
District staff briefed the board on the Media Technology Advisory Committee (MTAC) process used to select and review instructional materials, library media and software. Assistant superintendent for technology and digital learning described school-level and district-level procedures for handling parent or student challenges to materials and the route for appeals.
Under the described process, a parent or student who objects to material first speaks with the classroom teacher or the school media specialist. If unresolved, the parent may file a…
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