P6105 Experimental Instructional Materials

Teachers desiring to use experimental instruction must obtain permission from the department chairs, building principal, and the curriculum coordinator if the activity will alter classroom instruction, deviating from current curriculum adoptions. 

Administrative Implemental Procedures: 

1. Classroom teacher, department chair, principal, or curriculum coordinator may initiate experimental projects or materials in schools. 
2. School principals will be responsible for notifying and obtaining approval from Learning Services when deviations of the accepted pattern are desired. If a project is considered to be a research activity, it must be reviewed in advance by submitting it to the district Research Council via the Executive Director of Assessments and Research. 
3. Professional employees may seek financial assistance from Learning Services if experimental items must be purchased. Experimental materials purchased from Unified School District 259 funds will be processed in the usual manner. 
4. Learning Services may authorize a publisher to place resources in the classroom for evaluation. 
5. Teachers using the sample materials will submit to the selection committee a written evaluation and may be asked to give an oral report. 
6. After the materials have been evaluated, they may remain in the classroom as part of the school’s inventory. If the materials are found to be unsuitable, they will be returned to the Supply Center for discard. 

Administrative Responsibility: Learning Services 

Latest Revision Date: October 2011 

Previous Revision Date: September 2006 P6105 

Updated administratively for alignment purposes: October 2016 

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