Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to provide for the adoption and selection of quality instructional materials for use in elementary and secondary schools and requires each governing board of a school district to provide for substantial teacher involvement in the selection of instructional materials and to promote the involvement of parents and other members of the community in the selection of instructional materials. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, when adopting instructional materials for use in school, to include relevant technology-based materials, defined for these purposes to mean basic or supplemental instructional materials that are designed for use by pupils and teachers as learning resources and that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used as a learning resource, as provided.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to increase transparency and oversight over the procurement of technology-based supplemental instructional materials and to provide stakeholder input prior to a local educational agency approving an expenditure to license software that provides instructional materials or assessments.