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Policy 201: Learning Resources for Classroom Use
Revised: September 25, 2001
Revised: October 15, 2019
 

Policy

The Board of Education promotes the development of a resource-rich learning environment in its schools by providing a wide variety of learning materials to meet student needs.
 
For purposes of this Policy and the Administrative Procedures, “learning resources” will refer to print and non-print materials that are curriculum-related, age-appropriate and accommodating to a wide range of learning abilities and interests.
 
The Board of Education will provide a variety of learning resources, which shall be fair, objective and free from bias, propaganda, discrimination and gender stereotyping, except where the use of such materials promotes critical thinking about these issues.
 
The selection of learning resources in the North Vancouver School District shall be in accordance with the following criteria:
    • Specified in a previous Ministry of Education provincial curriculum program guide or
    • Recommended by the Ministry of Education or
    • Approved by Focused Education Resources (formerly ERAC) or
    • Identified as authentic First Peoples Resources from the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) or
    • Developed by the North Vancouver School District or
    • Approved by the North Vancouver School District.
 

Administrative Procedures