FILE:  DOA-R*

TEXTBOOK DISPOSAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
The following procedures shall be observed in disposing of non-usable, out-of-date textbooks:

  1. Building administrators shall submit requests for textbook disposal to the Superintendent or designee. The request shall state the reason for the suggested disposal and the number, kind, and age of the textbooks.
  2. An official list of organizations interested in text-books shall be maintained by the office of the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Support Services.  Charitable and nonprofit organizations may be notified of such availability. Also any community education programs in the district shall be contacted and offered the textbooks for distribution.
  3. All textbooks shall be disposed of on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  4. If charitable organizations or community education programs fail to respond within ten days of notification, the district shall dispose of the text-books in an appropriate manner, as determined by the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction.
REVISED: 11-12-96
 

The Benton Harbor Area Schools, Berrien County, Michigan