641 Policy: Alternative Instruction

I.    In accordance with M.S. 120B.20, parents/guardians/adult students may review the content of instructional materials to be provided to their minor child or themselves as adult students.

II.    For purposes of this Policy 641 – Alternative Instruction, content of instructional materials means content included in District approved core and supplementary textbooks, films, filmstrips, records, audio and video tapes, slides, and electronic media.  Content of instructional material, as used in this Policy 641 – Alternative Instruction, does not include spontaneous classroom discussion, current event or other incidental materials, or the mode of delivery (i.e., by whom, when, or where instruction is provided).

III.   If the parents/guardians or /adult students object to the content of instructional materials, they may make reasonable arrangements with school personnel for alternative instruction that meets the outcomes.

A.    Review

1.   Parents/guardians/adult students wishing to review instructional materials to be provided to their child or themselves as an adult student will present the request to the Principal or designee, being as specific as possible as to which materials they wish to review.
2.    The building Principal or designee will arrange an opportunity for review of the requested material.
3.    If the parents/guardians/adult students object to the content for the child or themselves, they are to notify the Principal or designee of the specific objection.

B.    Alternative Instructional Plan

1.    School personnel will propose alternative instruction that is reasonable within available resources.
2.    Alternative instruction may be provided by the parents/guardians/adult students if the alternative instruction offered by school personnel does not meet the concerns of the parents/guardians/adult students.  The District is not required to pay for the costs of alternative instruction provided by parents/guardians/adult students.
3.    School personnel may evaluate and assess the quality of the student’s work produced as part of alternative instruction.
4.    School personnel will not impose an academic or other penalty on a student merely for arranging alternative instruction under this policy.
5.    Neither objection to the content of instructional materials nor provision of alternative instruction for any one student is to interfere with the rights of others to receive the regular instructional content.

Adopted/Revised
Adopted:  6/19/01 (formerly Policy 6415)
Adopted:  4/20/93    

Legal References
M.S. 120B.20 – Parental Curriculum Review