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Germantown launches yearlong inventory and curation of school libraries after DPI complaint; district to report results in May
Summary
Following a citizen complaint to the Department of Public Instruction, Germantown administrators said they will inventory and audit all library collections across six buildings, using digital tools and grade-band alignment reviews to identify gaps or age-inappropriate items. The district said it has provided DPI documentation but that the complaint remains open because of DPI staffing turnover and lack of response from the complainants.
The Germantown School District on Tuesday outlined a yearlong process to inventory and review library materials across all six district libraries after the district received a formal complaint from a local parent group and discussed the complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
Scope and process: Director-level staff and school librarians will inventory every item in school collections (print, digital and media) and import records into a cataloging system to run collection-analysis tools. The planned cycle begins with inventorying and verification (scanning each item) and proceeds to…
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