笔耻谤辫辞蝉别:听

  • Implement administrative policy and procedure 2020.
  • Establish and/or update instructional materials screening criteria.
  • Identify and eliminate bias in instructional materials.
  • Act upon requests for instructional materials approval and removal.
  • Act upon citizen/staff requests for reconsideration of instructional materials.
  • Communicate and make public all meeting agendas and minutes.
  • Make recommendations to the superintendent per policy and procedure.

Basis for Establishment:聽

  • To assure a clear process and procedure for the approval, reconsideration and removal of instruction resources per policy and procedure 2020 and state laws and .

Decision-Making Process:

  • Microsoft Forms ballots will be used for materials presented for action at meetings.聽 A quorum is preferred and in the case where a quorum is not available, members may be invited to vote by proxy.聽 The IMC serves as an advisory to the superintendent.

Plan of Work:聽

  • Act upon requests of staff for approval, reconsideration or removal of instructional resources.
  • Director of Teaching and Learning shares agenda items with the Department of Teaching and Learning (DTL) prior to the IMC meeting.
  • Director of Teaching and Learning shares outcome of the IMC meeting with DTL team following IMC meeting.
  • Present recommendation to the superintendent.

惭别尘产别谤蝉:听

    • Primary teachers:
    • Intermediate teachers or resource teachers:
    • Middle school teachers or resource teachers:
    • High school teachers or counselor: Allison Neils-Lemoine, Bellingham High School, Maryann Kuhn, Options High School, Bellingham Virtual Learning
    • Elementary library media specialist: Kristin Cleary, Silver Beach Elementary
    • Middle school library media specialist:聽
    • High school library media specialist:
    • School administrators:聽
    • Parents/community members:
    • Executive Team member: Mike Copland, Deputy Superintendent, Ex-officio
    • Chair: Bill Palmer and Tom Gresham,聽 Directors of Teaching & Learning

Meeting Dates:

2024-25 School Year: all meetings are 4:15-5:30 p.m. via Zoom

  • October 1, 2024
  • February 4, 2025
  • May 6, 2025

2023-24 School Year: All聽聽meetings are 4:15-6:00 pm via Zoom

  • May 21, 2024

2022-23 School Year: All聽聽meetings are 4:15-6:00 pm via Zoom

2021-22 School Year:

2020-21 School Year

No IMC meetings held during the 2020-21 school year due to pandemic

2019-20 School Year: All meetings are 4:15 – 5:30 pm at the District Off – canceled

  • May 18, 2020 – canceled

2018-19 School Year: No Meetings

2017-18 School Year: No Meetings

2016-17 School Year:聽 All meetings are 4 to 6 p.m. at the District Office

2015-16 School Year聽– All meetings are 4 to 6 p.m. at District Office Room 205

  • March 28, 2016 鈥 Meeting Cancelled
  • April 26, 2016 – Establish committee purpose; understand policy, procedure and state regulations; review committee/teacher forms
  • May 9, 2016 鈥 Act upon staff recommendation of staff for approval of resources.
  • June 7, 2016 鈥 Act upon staff recommendation of staff for approval of resources.

Responsibilities:

  • Review meeting materials (including reading some proposed items such as novels) prior to meetings when made available, attend meetings and vote on recommendations.

罢颈尘别濒颈苍别:听

  • 2015-16 school year:聽 one meeting to establish committee purpose; additional meetings as needed to receive materials recommendation from schools and/or team(s) and/or any requests for reconsideration.
  • 2016-17 and beyond: IMC meets quarterly/as needed.聽 Meeting schedule developed and communicated to the members and on this site.