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Supplemental Materials Review Committee

Supplemental Materials Committee

Purpose

To review, evaluate, and recommend any supplemental materials to be added to the supplemental materials list  or to review, evaluate, and recommend any material suggested for review by a parent/guardian of a student in SUSD schools.

Objectives

1. Review materials that are brought to the committee

2. Evaluate material based on a rubric that has been created by the committee for academic merit and potential sensitive issues

3. Using the rubric, discuss the material’s value for academic merit, instruction of standards, and content

4. By consensus, recommend the addition or removal of material as a supplement to the core curriculum

Time Commitment

Time Commitment is on an as needed basis, especially when:

  • A teacher or the teaching and learning department suggests materials  to be added to the supplemental materials list.
  • A review is suggested by a parent of current supplemental material that is part of the supplemental materials list.

Committee Members

 

Parents

Rachel Holsteen-Bruyere
Arcadia Learning Community  
Carrie Kerscmar  
Desert Mountain Learning Community
Patricia Pellett
Desert Mountain Learning Community 
Jan Voelkel
Chaparral Learning Community  
Carine Werner
Saguaro Learning Community        


 

SUSD Staff

Dr. Karen Benson, Associate Superintendent
Dr. Kim Dodds Keran, Director of Teaching and Learning  
Dr. Janelle Danskey, Arcadia High School Principal    
Andrea Blanchet, Teaching and Learning
Doreen Thomas, Mohave Teacher/Librarian
Jonna Wallis, Teaching and Learning

Meetings