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Teacher Library Resources: Book & Video Approval Info

Book and Video Approval Process

  • Complete Attachment A

  • Send Attachment A to your department chair for approval

  • Department chair sends the request to Mimi Marquet (mbmarquet@fcps.edu) 

  • The Book and Video Approval Committee follows the procedure for reviewing the material

  • If approved 

    • Attachment A is returned to the department chair with a signature from the Administration

  • If not approved 

    • department chair and teacher will be notified and provided with the reasons

  • Please note: R rated movie approval requests require Attachments C & D found in Regulation 3007.3

Video Approval Process

Check with the library staff to see if a book or video has been approved for use in the classroom.

General Rules for Video selection and approval

  • Videos that are under 20 minutes in length  - are left to the teacher’s discretion
  • 20 minutes or longer needs approval

Exceptions:

  • All R rated movies require approval & parental permission - EVEN if you are showing a short clip
  • The physical DVDs in the library have been approved for the classes for whom they were purchased
  • SWANK is a digital platform to stream videos for classroom purposes.  Videos contained within SWANK require approval.

Regulation 3007.3 is the baseline for all recommendations made by the Book and Video Approval Committee to the Principal regarding the approval of videos. The forms needed to process a request for approval are contained within the regulation.

Important to note:

  • Regulation 3007.3 states that an R rated movie can not be shown in its entirety
  • Furthermore you can not show any part of an R rated movie that points to the R rating
  • Even a scene from an R rated movie requires parental permission
  • If showing a scene from a R rated movie - teachers must have an alternative assessment available to any students whose parents opt out.

Regulation 3011 & Regulation 3280  are mentioned within Regulation 3007.3. Last revised in 2015, these regulations require us to think critically about our instruction to ensure that we are consistently making culturally responsive choices.