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District staff reviews updated media handbook; changes include textbook delivery procedures and donation rules
Summary
At a Sept. 9 workshop the school district reviewed an updated media handbook that moves textbook delivery responsibility to school administrators, tightens donated‑book rules toward new books only, and clarifies a committee review process required by state statute for adopted instructional materials.
Kelly Downey, supervisor of literacy intervention and elementary academic programs, presented an updated Hernando County School District media handbook at the Sept. 9 workshop and asked the board to review changes driven by staff feedback and recent state‑level legislative updates.
Downey told the board the handbook’s key operational changes include making school administrators responsible for accepting and counting textbook deliveries (instead of custodial staff), updated procedures for accepting book donations that prioritize new books over used donations, and a requirement that donated materials proposed for library inclusion be approved by an existing school committee that includes parent representation, per state statute.
"It was last school year we met with principals and assistant…
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