15-722. High schools; course of study;
textbooks; definition
A. The governing board shall approve for high schools the course of study, the
basic textbook for each course and all units that are recommended for credit under each
general subject title prior to implementation of such course.
B. If any course does not include a basic textbook, the governing board shall
approve all supplemental books that are used in such course prior to usage.
C. If any course includes a basic textbook and uses supplemental books or
instructional computer software, the governing board may approve all supplemental books
and instructional computer software that are used in such course prior to usage.
D. If the course includes a basic text and uses supplemental books that have not
been approved by the governing board at the time of approval of the course, a teacher may
use such supplemental books at any time during the school year. Use of such supplemental
books shall be brought to the attention of the governing board during the school year in
which they are added for ratification.
E. The governing board shall prescribe up to five textbooks for each course and the
teacher, with the consent of the governing board, may use any one of the prescribed
textbooks for the purposes of the teacher's course.
F. For the purposes of this section, "textbook" means printed instructional
materials or digital content, or both, and related printed or nonprinted instructional
materials, that are written and published primarily for use in school instruction and
that are required by a state educational agency or a local educational agency for use by
pupils in the classroom, including materials that require the availability of electronic
equipment in order to be used as a learning resource.
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