[00:00:02]
I HAVE TO START OVER. YES. WELCOME TO OUR 1ST SCHOOL LIBRARY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING.
[I. Call to Order]
MY NAME IS ALEJANDRA ISAIS, AND WE DO HAVE SOME IMPORTANT PEOPLE HERE TODAY.WE HAVE MISS BRANUM, WHO IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT RICHARDSON ISD.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE DOCTOR LEEPER, WHO IS OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.
AND WE ALSO HAVE VERONICA BUTTRY, WHO IS OUR SPECIALIST IN THE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS OUR AGENDA. YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY ON YOUR IN FRONT OF YOU.
SO FEEL FREE TO TAKE NOTES ON IT AND USE IT AS YOU NEED.
WELL. GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. I GUESS FIRST OF ALL, I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY BREAK AND YOU HAD LOTS OF TIME TO SPEND WITH YOUR FAMILY AND JUST REST AND REJUVENATE AND GET READY FOR THIS SECOND SEMESTER.
AND THEN FOR OUR PARENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WE KNOW THAT THIS WAS A PRETTY BIG COMMITMENT TO SAY YOU WERE GOING TO BE WILLING TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE IN WHICH WE REALLY ARE SEEKING YOUR INPUT.
WE WANT YOU TO WEAR THE HATS AND THE EYES AND THE VOICES OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE YOU DO REPRESENT YOU KNOW, OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
YOU REPRESENT WHAT OUR PARENTS WANT FOR THEIR KIDS.
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY RICH LIBRARY AND HAVING THE MATERIALS IN OUR LIBRARIES THAT WE HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WHEN OUR STUDENTS WALK INTO THAT LIBRARY, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE BETTER AS A RESULT OF WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ AND INTERACT WITH. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE GIFT.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INSIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR 36,669 KIDS THAT WE SERVE AS OF 9 A.M. TODAY. WE ALEJANDA AND HER TEAM ARE AMAZING, AND I THINK THEY HAVE HAVE CREATED AN INCREDIBLE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WALK THIS THROUGH IN A WAY THAT IS AS EASY.
BUT WE STILL KNOW THAT IT IS DAUNTING TO THINK ABOUT A THOUSAND TITLES.
AND HOW DO WE REVIEW THOSE TITLES IN A WAY THAT IS MEANINGFUL? AND THAT YOU ALL HAVE CONFIDENCE IN, IN YOUR RECOMMENDATION, BECAUSE YOU ALL WILL BE THE ONES THAT WILL RECOMMEND THESE TITLES TO THE BOARD.
AND THEN THE BOARD WILL APPROVE THEM TO THEN MOVE INTO OUR LIBRARY. SO JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE AND SUPPORT YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE RESOURCES YOU NEED, SUPPORTS YOU NEED.
JUST REACH OUT AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE WE TAKE CARE OF YOU.
SO AGAIN THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU TAB OKAY. SO NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
SO IF YOU COULD SAY YOUR NAME AND THEN IN WHAT CAPACITY YOU'RE SERVING IN THIS COMMITTEE.
SO WE'LL START WITH YOU. HI I'M MEGAN NEALON AND I'M HERE AS A PARENT.
I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S ON. SORRY. HELLO, MY NAME IS AMY TRIFONE.
I AM ALSO HERE AS A PARENT. I'M JENNIE COLON, I'M HERE AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
I'M STEPHANIE LEWIS, AND I AM HERE AS A PARENT.
HI, I'M LANA LOZIER. I'M HERE AS A LITE FROM NORTHWOOD HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I'M ALSO A PARENT THOUGH, BUT HERE AS A LITE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KRISTIN LEEPER AND I AM JUST HERE IN SUPPORT.
I'M JUST A BIG LITE GROUPIE. I AM JENNIFER MOORE.
I'M THE LITE AT WESTWOOD JUNIOR HIGH. HI, I'M ASHLEY OSBORNE.
I'M THE LITE AT PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M ANGIE ALFORD, I'M THE LITE AT SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY.
KAREN FIELDS, PRINCIPAL, SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY.
HEY, Y'ALL. AMANDA CLAIRE PARENT. I AM RACHEL POKORNY, AND I'M A PARENT.
WELCOME AGAIN EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
[00:05:01]
LIKE TAB SAID, I KNOW COMING TO A MEETING ON THE TUESDAY, LIKE WE COME BACK FROM BREAK.I KNOW IT'S HARD, BUT THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME AND BEING HERE. SO WE'LL GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS A COUNCIL AND WHAT THAT ENTAILS. BECAUSE JUST SAYING YOU'RE PART OF A COMMITTEE OR A COUNCIL DOESN'T MEAN A LOT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE.
SO TO BEGIN, FIRST, A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THIS COUNCIL WAS FORMED FROM SB 13, AND SB 13 WAS THE SENATE BILL PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE. THIS PAST LEGISLATION AND ESTABLISHES A SLAC.
NOW THE DISTRICTS HAD THE OPTION OF HAVING A SLAC OR NOT OR HAVING PARENTS REQUEST A SLAC.
SO SB 13 ESTABLISHES THAT THE MAKEUP OF THE COMMITTEE NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 5 MEMBERS, WITH EACH MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WITH EACH TRUSTEE APPOINTING AN EQUAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID. THE BOARD APPOINTED EACH 1 OF YOU TO THIS COUNCIL.
SO THAT'S WHEN I WAS ASKING PEOPLE TO SIT DOWN, LIKE, ARE WE SAYING LIKE, IF YOU'RE A VOTING OR YOU'RE A NON-VOTING MEMBER? SO OUR PARENTS THAT ARE HERE IN THAT ROLE, YOU WILL BE OUR VOTING MEMBERS.
NOW THE SLAC MUST ALSO MEET AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.
SO WE ARE MEETING TODAY AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO MEET AGAIN IN MAY.
WE'RE GOING TO POST THE NOTICE OF THE MEETINGS. THOSE WERE POSTED ONLINE AND ALSO AT EACH CAMPUS.
SB 13 ALSO REQUIRED THE BOARD TO ADOPT A POLICY FOR ACQUISITION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, WHICH MUST REQUIRE BOARD TO APPROVE ALL LIBRARY MATERIALS DONATED OR PROCURED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER RECOMMENDATIONS OF SLAC.
SO WE ALREADY HAD OUR BOARD POLICY, AND IT WAS UPDATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO INCLUDE THIS NEW PROCESS OF THE BOARD APPROVING ALL OF OUR PURCHASES AFTER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNCIL. NOW, THE LIST OF MATERIALS PROPOSED TO BE APPROVED MUST BE POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE APPROVAL. THAT LISTS WHEN I SEND IT TO YOU.
IT WAS ALSO POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, SO IT WILL BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS.
AND THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE OF THE BOARD HAVING TO APPROVE ALL OF OUR ORDERS IS ANYTHING THAT IS A DUPLICATE OR EXTRA COPIES. SO IF WE ALREADY HAVE THAT COPY WITH THE EXACT ISBN, WHICH THE ISBN, AS YOU KNOW, IS LIKE THAT LITTLE BARCODE THAT'S ON THE BACK AND A SAME TITLE LIKE LET'S SAY, A DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, THE PAPERBACK, THE HARDCOVER, THE E-BOOK, THE AUDIOBOOK.
THEY EACH HAVE A DIFFERENT ISBN. SO IF WE ALREADY HAVE THE HARDCOVER AND WE WANTED TO PURCHASE THE PAPERBACK, IT WOULD HAVE TO COME TO YOU. SO YOU MIGHT SEE SOME BOOKS THAT YOU'RE LIKE, I'M SURE MY LIKE, I'VE SEEN THIS BOOK IN THE LIBRARY IS BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT BINDING AND THUS IT HAS A DIFFERENT ISBN.
SO IT NEEDS TO BE PURCHASED OR APPROVED. NOW, ANYTHING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, OUR LITES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE IF WE ALREADY HAVE THAT EXACT ISBN IN OUR LIBRARIES. ALSO, SB 13 CHANGED THE WAY WE DO OUR CHALLENGE PROCESS.
THE CHANGES THAT NOW YOU ARE THE COMMITTEE. SO THE SLAC BECOMES THE COMMITTEE.
AND IF THERE'S ANY CHALLENGES SO FAR WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY.
YOU WOULD BE THE ONES COMING TOGETHER TO REVIEW THE BOOK AND THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD ON WHETHER TO KEEP THE BOOK, REMOVE IT, OR RELEVEL THE BOOK. OKAY. SO SOME IMPORTANT DATES, LIKE I MENTIONED, TODAY IS OUR 1ST MEETING.
OKAY. THIS LIST ARE LITES. HAD TO TURN IN THEIR LIST BY NOVEMBER 21ST.
THE LIST WAS POSTED AND SENT TO YOU ON DECEMBER 15TH.
I WILL SEND IT TO THE BOARD, AND THEN THEY'LL MAKE THE FINAL APPROVAL.
THE BOARD ALSO HAS THE LIST. I SHARE IT TO THEM IN CASE THEY WANTED TO START LOOKING AT THE LIST.
AND THAT WAY I CAN JUST MAKE THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE TO THEM.
[00:10:02]
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN MAY.THE LITES WILL TURN IN THOSE BOOKS APRIL 17TH.
YOU WILL GET THE LIST MAY 4TH, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR MEETING ON MAY 19TH TO DISCUSS THE TITLES.
OKAY, SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT OUR TEAM. WE HAVE 48 CERTIFIED LIBRARIANS.
WE HAVE 36 ELEMENTARY, 6 JUNIOR HIGH LIBRARIANS, 2 MIDDLE SCHOOL AND 4 HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIANS.
NOW, WHAT DO WE SAY? WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY CERTIFIED LIBRARIANS OR CERTIFIED LITES? OKAY. IN TEXAS, IN ORDER TO BECOME A CERTIFIED LIBRARIAN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE A TEXAS APPROVED PREPARATION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES LIKE 36 MORE HOURS OF WORK AND THEN PASSING THE TEST, THE TEXES SCHOOL LIBRARIAN CERTIFICATION EXAM.
NOW, HOW ARE BOOKS SELECTED IN RICHARDSON ISD PART OF THAT MASTER COURSE OR SCHOOL CERTIFICATION COURSE INCLUDES COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR LIBRARIANS, BUT WE ALSO FOLLOW OUR BOARD POLICIES AND OUR RISD LIBRARY BOOK SELECTION CRITERIA.
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS BASED ON BOARD POLICY AND WHAT THE BOARD POLICY STATES.
AND OBVIOUSLY, OUR BOARD POLICY IS BASED ON THE LAW THAT GETS PASSED.
NOW, ALL OF OUR BOOKS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 PROFESSIONAL POSITIVE REVIEWS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS, WE TALK ABOUT JOURNALS.
JUST LIKE DOCTORS HAVE THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS.
WE ALSO HAVE PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS THAT INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS OF BOOKS.
THERE ARE SOME BOOKS THAT DO NOT HAVE POSITIVE REVIEWS OR ANY REVIEWS AT ALL.
ESPECIALLY OUR NONFICTION BOOKS DON'T GET REVIEWED AS MUCH AS OUR FICTION BOOKS.
THAT IS THE PUBLISHER'S REPUTATION, THE AUTHOR REPUTATION.
IF IT WAS RECOMMENDED ON A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION LIST, IF IT'S NEEDED FOR OUR VIOLENCE COLLECTION OR FOR OUR CONTENT LIKE [INAUDIBLE] RELATED CURRICULUM RELATED BOOKS.
SO THE LIBRARIANS DO VERY IN-DEPTH RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOOKS ARE PURCHASING.
SO THIS IS A LITTLE FLOWCHART OF ALL THE STEPS THAT WE TAKE TO PURCHASE OUR BOOKS.
LIKE I SAID, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING MEETS OUR POLICY.
SO IT IS A VERY EXTENSIVE IT CAN TAKE LIKE 45 MINUTES FOR JUST ONE BOOK IF IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY REVIEWS, THAT THEY HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH OR IF THEIR REVIEWS ARE LIKE NOT AS STELLAR, NOT GREAT, AND THEY HAVE TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH ON MAKING SURE THAT, OKAY, THIS BOOK I CAN HAVE THIS BOOK IN MY LIBRARY, OR MAYBE IT'S REVIEW FOR GRADES 4 THROUGH 8. SO IS IT FOR 4TH GRADE OR IS IT MORE 8TH GRADE.
SO THEY SOMETIMES HAVE TO DO AND DIG IN DEPTH TO MAKE SURE THE BOOK IS APPROPRIATE.
THEN MISS BUTTREY AND I, AS CENTRAL STAFF, WE REVIEW THE LIST.
OKAY. AFTER THAT, THE LITES HAVE TO TURN INTO A DIFFERENT LIST.
IF IT'S NOT IN THE DISTRICT, THEN WE PUT IT IN A LIST TOGETHER TO SEND TO THE SLAC.
ONCE YOU GUYS RECEIVE IT, WE MEET AND THEN YOU REVIEW THE MATERIALS AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARE SHARED, THEN WITH THE BOARD. AND THEN AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WHICH WILL BE THE JANUARY BOARD MEETING, THEY WILL VOTE ON APPROVING THE MATERIALS. ONCE THEY'RE APPROVED, THEN WE CAN SUBMIT THOSE ORDERS AS WELL.
OKAY. THEN WE DO PROCESSING AND DELIVERING AND THEN THE BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE STUDENTS.
SO IT IS A LONG PROCESS. LIKE YOU CAN SEE IT'S LONG AND WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DOUBLE, TRIPLE CHECK AND ENSURE THAT THE BOOKS THAT WE HAVE ARE APPROPRIATE FOR OUR STUDENTS. OKAY, SO NOW THAT WE KNOW OUR PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE WORK OF THE SLAC.
[00:15:06]
SO SB 13 ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE SLAC HAS A CHAIR.NOW THE CHAIR IS GOING TO BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE.
THEY WILL BE THE ONES BEGINNING AND ADJOURNING ALL THE MEETINGS.
ENSURE ALL COMMITTEE WORK ALIGNS WITH ITS CHARTER AND CALL VOTES.
AND THEN THE CHAIR WILL COLLABORATE WITH DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES.
SO THAT'S ME REGARDING THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON, NOW IT'S TIME TO CHOOSE OUR CHAIR.
FEELS LIKE WE NEED THE SMOKE, RIGHT? TO SEE WE HAVE A CHAIR OR NOT.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, COULD YOU MAYBE SHED A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE OF THESE MEETINGS? OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING REALLY IS JUST WOULD BE WORKING ON THE AGENDA AND MAKING SURE THAT THE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO COVER AT THE NEXT MEETING IS THERE.
AND THAT WOULD BE REALLY IT. I SEE THE AGENDA BEING PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
UNLESS WE HAVE LIKE A CHALLENGE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK ON A NEW AGENDA FOR FOR THE CHALLENGE.
BUT OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING, IT WOULD JUST BE THAT WORKING WITH, WITH ME, WITH THE AGENDA AND THEN IN THE MEETING IS JUST CALLING THE MEETING, CALLING FOR VOTES, ASKING FOR THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, PRETTY MUCH JUST WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW WITH TAKING OVER THE MEETING SO I CAN PASS IT TO THE NEXT PERSON.
I'M HAPPY TO NOT DO IT, BUT I'M ALSO HAPPY TO DO IT.
OKAY, SO SINCE WE ARE BARELY GOING TO ELECT OUR CHAIR, I'M GOING TO MOVE, OKAY.
[II.a. Vote on committee chair]
TO VOTE ELECT RACHEL WRIGHT AS OUR CHAIR. ANYBODY SECOND TO MOVE? OKAY, SO I SECOND. OKAY. SO, MISS CLAIRE SECONDS.SO WE'RE GOING TO VOTE. SO EVERYONE IN THAT AGREES TO HAVE RACHEL AS OUR CHAIR SAY YES.
YES, YES. ANY NAYS. OKAY, SO THE MOTION PASSES.
WE HAVE OUR NEW CHAIR WITH THE 5-0 AS THE VOTE.
OKAY, SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE FUN PART. OKAY.
[III.a. January Procurement List]
DID EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE LIST? THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, WE CAN MOVE TO VOTE.
[V.a. Vote on SLAC recommendation list for Board approval]
I MOVE TO VOTE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE LIST? SAY YES.YES. YES. YES. ANY AGAINST SAY NAY. SEEMS LIKE IT PASSES.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS OR OUR NEXT MEETINGS OR.
I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. MY OWN CURIOSITY.
YES, YES. SO THEY SENT THE LIST TO US, AND THEN I CONSOLIDATED ALL THE LISTS INTO 1.
I REMOVE ANY DUPLICATES THAT WE HAD TO ENSURE THAT THE LIST WASN'T EVEN LONGER THAN IT ALREADY WAS.
[00:20:03]
THAT'S HOW IT'S PURCHASED. SO REALLY, ANYTHING THAT IS ELEMENTARY CAN BE PURCHASED ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL.THAT'S WHY ALSO, AS YOU SEE, THERE'S LESS BOOKS IN JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS CAMPUSES AND THEN ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE WAY MORE BECAUSE WE HAVE ALSO A LOT OF CAMPUSES.
THE LIST ALSO INCLUDED SOME PREORDERS, SO THEY ARE READY TO BE PURCHASED AS SOON AS THOSE BOOKS ARE PUBLISHED ONCE, NOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED, AS SOON AS THEY GET PUBLISHED.
THEY CAN PURCHASE THOSE BOOKS AND BE AVAILABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
SO SAY IN APRIL WHEN THE NEXT LIST BECOMES AVAILABLE, IF WE SEE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SOLICIT SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE LITES AHEAD OF TIME? SO THAT Y'ALL CAN MAYBE GIVE US PARENTS SOME INPUT ON YES, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT YOUR TO YOUR LITE OR TO THE LITES AVAILABLE HERE.
AND IF NOT, YOU CAN BRING YOUR CONCERNS OR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
AND WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION HERE. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE LIKE A COUNSELOR AND THE PRINCIPAL AND THE LITES SO THEY CAN SHED SOME LITE ON THE REASON THE BOOK MIGHT BE THERE, OR HELP YOU ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON A BOOK.
THEY'RE HERE TO PROVIDE THEIR EXPERTISE. SO I DIDN'T SEE ISBNS ON THIS IS PROBABLY FOR A VOTING QUESTION, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT NOW. ARE WE INCLUDING ALL VERSIONS OF THIS BOOK? YES. OKAY. SO THIS ISN'T JUST ONE COPY OR ONE VERSION.
IT'S ALL. SO, LIKE, POSSIBLY POOR ISBN. YES, YES.
THAT WAY. STARTING WITH THIS LIST ALL THE BOOKS THAT ARE APPROVED, ALL ISBN ARE INCLUDED.
SO YOU WON'T SEE THESE BOOKS REPEATED AT EVERY LIST.
ONCE THAT DIFFERENT ISBN GET PUBLISHED, BECAUSE EVEN SOME LIKE SOME OF OUR VENDORS, LET'S SAY FOLLETT, WE HAVE THE REGULAR HARDCOVER, BUT THEN THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BINDING THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DURABLE AND THAT HAS A DIFFERENT ISBN.
SO AND THOSE TAKE SOMETIMES LIKE ONCE IT'S PUBLISHED THEN THEY WORK ON REBINDING THOSE BOOKS.
IF THERE'S A CHALLENGE IN THE FUTURE, HOW DO YOU ENVISION THE SLAC COMMUNICATING ABOUT THAT? SO THE BOARD RECEIVES A LIST SO THEY CAN ALSO TAKE A LOOK, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE BOARD HAS THE FINAL VOTE. SO IF THEY HAVE A CONCERN ON A BOOK THEY ARE ABLE TO ALSO PULL A BOOK.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY RECEIVE IT AND THEN THEY GET YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE LIKE, OH, WE DON'T WANT THIS BOOK TO BE RECOMMENDED, I WILL LET THE BOARD KNOW.
AND THEN THEY CAN REVIEW AND SAY, OKAY, WE AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SLAC.
BUT THEY HAD ALREADY RECEIVED THE LIST, SO THEY HAD ALREADY SEEN IT.
IT WON'T BE SOMETHING THAT'S NEW TO THEM OF LIKE, OH, WHERE DID THIS BOOK COME FROM? THEY ALREADY HAVE THAT LIST AVAILABLE TO THEM AND THEY'RE DOING THEIR OWN REVIEW OF THE BOOKS AS WELL.
I'M NOT USED TO THIS. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IF A CHALLENGE COMES IN? IN THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN WHEN WE'VE MET AND WHEN WE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD? WELL, A CHALLENGE WOULDN'T COME IN FOR ANY OF THESE BOOKS.
WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC FORUM THAT WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY.
IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS FROM TODAY TO THE BOARD MEETING, I WILL SUBMIT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD SO THEY CAN TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY'RE MAKING THEIR THEIR VOTE. SO IF THEY RECEIVE A COMMENT AND THEN THEY ALSO AGREE WITH THE COMMENT AND SAY THAT WE WANT TO PULL THAT BOOK, THEY HAVE STILL THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. ONCE THE CHALLENGE, ONCE THE BOOK IS IN THE LIBRARY, THEN THAT'S WHEN LIKE, A FORMAL CHALLENGE CAN COME IN.
IT WOULD BE AT THE END, AT THE BOARD'S DECISION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO TO RECONSIDERATIONS HAPPEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF YEAR OR JUST THESE TWO TIMES. RECONSIDERATIONS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME? YES, ONCE. LIKE IF A PARENT WANTS OR A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE OR A STUDENT WANTS TO CHALLENGE A BOOK AND SAY THAT THEY WANT IT REMOVED FROM OUR LIBRARIES, IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. SO IN THAT MOMENT, I WILL THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT A FORM THAT I WOULD SEND TO YOU AND THEN WE WOULD AGREE,
[00:25:02]
LIKE TO COME TOGETHER AND GO OVER THE THE CHALLENGE.THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I DO HAVE SOME RESOURCES FOR YOU.
I KNOW THIS 1ST ONE SINCE IT WAS, LIKE, OUR 1ST MEETING AND YOUR 1ST LIST.
IT LOOKED A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT THIS. IF YOU WANT TO COPY RIGHT DOWN THAT WEBSITE, IT TAKES YOU TO THIS ONE STOP SHOP WHERE WE HAVE. OUR MEETING DATES. AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL OF OUR POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.
I WILL BECAUSE I KNOW POLICY. IT'S POLICY. RIGHT.
SO IT'S WRITTEN IN VERY DIFFERENT WORDS. SO IF YOU WANT LIKE A USER FRIENDLY VERSION OF THAT, WE HAVE OUR LIBRARY BOOK SELECTION CRITERIA. THIS IS WHAT OUR LITES USE AND WHAT WE USE WHENEVER WE ARE LOOKING AT BOOKS.
SO IT GIVES YOU ALL THE THINGS THAT WE USE. SO CURRICULUM SUPPORT.
WE KNOW NOT ALL OF THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM, BUT ALL THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM IN THE WAY OF PROVIDING INDEPENDENT READING FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OPTIONS.
IT'S OPTIONAL FOR THEM TO GO AND CHECK OUT BOOKS.
AND THEN THIS IS WHAT WE JUST FOLLOW. LIKE I SAID, THE ALIGNMENT, EVERYTHING WE WENT OVER RIGHT NOW, LIKE THE CONTENT, WE HAVE THOSE GUIDELINES. WHENEVER THERE'S NO TWO REVIEWS AVAILABLE THAT OUR LITES FOLLOW WE HAVE LIKE A GRADE LEVEL AGE LIKE CHART THAT THEY ALSO FOLLOW, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE SOME SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PRE-K THROUGH FIFTH AND SOME SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PRE-K TO SIX.
SO THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONSIDERATION. THE SAME WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE 6TH GRADERS THERE.
NOW THAT'S A DIFFERENT AGE RANGE THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE FOR NOW.
MAYBE. SO WHEN WE SAY LIKE AN ADULT TITLE, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? IT JUST MEANS IT'S A BOOK THAT WAS WRITTEN FOR AN ADULT AUDIENCE.
WHAT IS AUTHENTIC LITERATURE? WHAT DO WE MEAN WITH FAVORABLY REVIEWED? THEN YOU HAVE LIKE SOME INFORMAL, INFORMAL REVIEW RESOURCES THAT WE USE THAT YOU CAN USE WHEN YOU ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE LIST LIKE COMMON SENSE MEDIA. I KNOW IT'S A VERY POPULAR WEBSITE THAT PARENTS USE FOR BOOKS.
YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDED LIST.
AND THEN ALSO OUR LIBRARIANS, SOMETIMES THEY SUBMIT REVIEWS OF BOOKS THAT THEY HAVE READ THAT WE CAN USE TO GAIN SOME MORE KNOWLEDGE INTO THE BOOKS. SO WE HAVE ALL THIS HERE FOR YOU. WE ALSO HAVE, LIKE OUR MATERIAL INCLUSION.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND THEN IN THE RESOURCES WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR AGENDA.
I'M GOING TO LINK HERE THE LISTS AS WELL, SO YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THEM AS WE MOVE THROUGH THEM.
AND THEN WE HAVE ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN HERE.
AND THEN THE RUNNING AGENDA, IT'S LINKED THERE.
SO WE'LL HAVE JUST ONE DOCUMENT TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN.
IN ONE PLACE AND NOT HAVING LIKE 45 DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON.
AND THIS AGENDA WILL BE POSTED IN THE WEBSITE AFTER OUR MEETING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS,
THEN OUR CHAIR CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THAT WAS GREAT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.