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School board presses staff for clearer rules after disputed library orders and gaps in weeding process
Summary
Board members at the Indian River County superintendent workshop asked staff for a fuller accounting of how library materials are vetted, how removed titles are prevented from being reordered, and how the district ensures media specialists and SAC reviewers complete required training; staff said peer reviews, state training and annual inventories are in place but agreed to return with codified procedures.
Board members pressed district staff on Wednesday for clearer, codified procedures for vetting and ‘weeding’ library materials after several titles prompted concerns during the twice‑annual book‑order review.
Rosario, a member of the board, said the district should provide a fuller update on how recommendations from media specialists, school advisory councils (SAC) and parent reviewers are aligned with titles previously removed from shelves. He said the gap can lead to inadvertent reorders and asked staff to return to a future workshop with a written process.
Dr. Shafty, the superintendent, said the district requires media specialists and…
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