FILE:  IFAAA

 

 DISTRIBUTION OF FREE TEXTBOOKS

 

 

1.

Textbooks to be loaned to students shall be distributed to any private school in Iberville Parish that is incorporated in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana.  Said school shall have duly elected officers, governing board, and be approved by the Louisiana Board of Education.

 

2.

Any private school requesting textbooks shall submit such a request in writing to the Iberville Parish Superintendent.  Such request shall contain a copy of the charter of the corporation, the names of the officers, Board of Directors, and the name of the Principal or headmaster.

 

3.

Textbooks shall be distributed in accordance with Iberville Parish School Board policies after the private school requesting books can show evidence of operating an organized instructional program and approval by the Louisiana Board of Education.

 

4.

After the initial request for textbooks is approved, the Superintendent shall furnish to the private school principal or headmaster the necessary forms for requisition of textbooks.  The Superintendent shall then ful­fill requisition in accordance with Parish and state policies.  Only requisitions made on official School Board forms will be considered.

 

5.

The Iberville Parish Superintendent will honor only requests made by the Principal or headmaster.  At no time will books be issued to anyone else.  The Principal or headmaster of the private school receiving free textbooks will be required to submit an annual inventory of all books in his/her school as well as an accounting of all books lost or damaged.  When a book is not returned by a student at the end of the session or when he/she drops out of school, or if a book is willfully lost or damaged beyond use, the Principal or headmaster shall call upon the student or parent for payment of the original value less twenty percent for each year the book has been in use.  All collections must be reported and remitted by the principals to the Iberville Parish Superintendent and said collections shall be credited to the textbook account of each directive school.

 

6.

The books distributed by Iberville Parish shall be limited to the available basal textbooks adopted for use by the public schools of Iberville Parish.

 

7.

The Iberville Parish Superintendent shall have the authority to require a school to return unused books to his/her office.

 

8.

The Iberville Parish Superintendent and members of his/her staff shall have the authority to require that the private school furnish attendance reports and such other reports as may be necessary for the securing of allotments in connection with State owned free textbooks.

 

9.

The Iberville Parish Superintendent shall withhold distribution of books to any school failing to adhere to the above policies, which policies have been and will continue to be in existence for public schools.

 

10.

After a private school has been in operation for one full school session, the following rules and regulations governing allotments to public schools shall apply:

 

a.

Allocations will be made for the next school session on a per student basis according to State Allotments.

 

b.

Annual inventories of all books in the school shall be submitted by the Principal on date or dates required by the central office as well as an accounting of all books lost or damaged.

 

c.

When a book loaned to a student is not returned by said student at the end of the session or when a student leaves the school for any reason whatsoever, or if a book is willfully lost or damaged beyond use, the Principal shall require the student and/or parent to pay the original value of said book less 20% depreciation for each year the book has been in use.  All collections must be reported and remitted to the Iberville Parish Super­intendent.  Said collections shall be credited to the textbook account of each respective school.

 

d.

Orders shall be submitted by the principals on date or dates designated by the central office.  Orders shall be limited to allocations made to schools and shall be on forms  furnished for that purpose.

 

e.

No school will be allowed to exceed the amount of allocation.

 

f.

Any school showing a shortage of needed books when school opens shall be required to show reason for the shortage before any additional books are issued to the school.  Therefore, it is strongly recommended that all schools keep accurate records and accounting of books issued to the school and that students and parents be made aware of the necessity of taking good care of books loaned to students.

 

Adopted:  October 23, 1978

 

Iberville Parish School Board