Committee backs recommendation to review new audiovisual-materials policy
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Summary
The Policy Committee recommended that the full Germantown School District board consider draft policy 2524 to clarify when and how movies and other audiovisual materials may be used in classrooms; administration will supply administrative guidelines and a fuller form capturing title, rating and release/version.
The Germantown School District Policy Committee on Aug. 11 recommended that the full board consider a new policy, 2524, governing the classroom use of audiovisual materials.
Dr. Reuter presented the draft, saying the policy is intended to "develop clear guidelines, for not only teachers and principals at the site level but also parents to understand, the purpose of how we can use audiovisuals in the classroom to enhance instruction versus supplement or replace instruction." He emphasized the policy text is concise and that most operational detail will live in administrative guidelines that can be updated by administration.
Committee members asked about who helped craft the guidelines; Dr. Reuter said he and Mysiak wrote the first draft and shared guidelines with the district leadership team (building principals and assistant principals) for feedback, but that teaching staff were not consulted on the administrative guidelines because those guidelines are subject to change without board approval.
Members suggested small changes to the proposed full-length movie form: replace a generic "name" field with "Movie title," and add fields for movie rating and release/version to distinguish older ratings from more recent remakes or edited cuts. The committee also discussed whether the form should capture the exact release or edition being shown.
The committee moved to send a positive recommendation to the full board to adopt policy 2524 and accompanying materials; administration will provide the finalized administrative guidelines to the board when the item is presented.
Next steps The full board will review the recommended policy (2524) at its upcoming meeting; administrative guidelines and the final form will be available to the board in advance.
