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High school to present book weeding and a student request to restart Turning Point USA club
Summary
High school staff told the board they are weeding outdated library titles and will ask the board Tuesday to ratify several high school items, including discarding old textbooks, approving a Turning Point USA student club, creating an auxiliary account and appointing an advisor.
High school administrators told the board they will present several consent and approval items at the Tuesday voting meeting, including proposals to discard outdated science and family and consumer science textbooks and library material, and a petition from students to re‑establish a Turning Point USA club.
Dr. Smelko (high school administrator) said the textbook and library discards represent routine "weeding" of old or outdated materials. He said librarian Miss Peterson conducts review and removes titles that are no longer relevant; some acquisitions being removed date back more than a decade. "We have books that we get in on, like, rotation through one of their companies... we are getting new books," he said when asked about new acquisitions. Staff said they can provide circulation data showing checkout frequency as part of the library review.
On the Turning Point USA request, staff said a small group of students asked to revive the club. The items on the Tuesday agenda include forming the club, creating an auxiliary account for the club’s finances and appointing Mr. Doolittle as the faculty advisor. Administration said Turning Point USA had existed previously at the high school and that past advisers included Mr. Shangle and Ms. Trussell; the students are now seeking to reconstitute the group.
Why it matters: textbook and library weeding affects classroom resources and student access to current materials; the Turning Point USA club request raises standard questions about extracurricular club formation and faculty sponsorship. The board will vote on the listed items at the upcoming meeting; no action was taken during the meeting summarized here.
