Curriculum/Textbook
Textbook Adoption Community Review
It is the legal responsibility of the Board of Education to approve all textbooks used as part of the educational program of this District. No such textbook will be approved which is not on a list duly filed in the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (2510)
The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines for the selection and maintenance of all educational and instructional materials and equipment. The guidelines shall include a plan for the review of instructional materials by staff and parents. (2520)
In an effort to engage parents and community members and following board policy, the Vandalia-Butler City Schools has created a section of our website detailing curriculum and textbooks being considered for use in our schools. All items up for adoption will be posted on this site and made available for public review. We welcome your feedback on these materials.
To be a part of this process, community members can review the items for 21 days at the Board of Education offices, 500 S. Dixie Dr. during normal business hours (M-F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.). Upon reviewing the materials, comments can be sent to Brandon Hartley, Director of Curriculum at brandon.hartley@vbcsd.com
We welcome your input as we continue to research new sources and types of classroom materials to provide our students with the very best educational experience.
September 2020 - Media Collections List for Demmitt ES, Helke ES, and Smith MS - Public Viewing September 9 - October 27
June 2020 - Supplemental Text for Butler High School - Public Viewing June 1, 2020 - June 23, 2020
March 2020 - Media Collections List for Demmitt ES, Helke ES, and Smith MS - Public Viewing Feb. 26, 2020 - March 24, 2020.
February 2020 -
Media Collections List for Demmitt ES, Helke ES, and Smith MS - Public Viewing
Jan. 14, 2020 - Feb 25, 2020
Textbook List for Butler HS
January 2020 - Media Collections List for Demmitt ES, Helke ES, and Smith MS - Public Viewing Dec 11, 2019 - Jan 13, 2020
December 2019 - Media Collection LIst for Demmitt ES and Helke ES - Public Viewing Nov 18 - Dec 19
November 2019 - Media Collection List for Smith MS - Public Viewing October 22 - November 19
October 2019 - Books to approve for Smith Middle School
September 2019 - Media Collection and Instructional Novel - Public Viewing September 6 - October 14, 2019
July 2019
- Helke Author Donation – Media Collection on display 7-12-19 to 8-12-19 for BOE consideration on 8-12-19
- Smith Scholastic Dollars Purchase – Media Collection on display 7-12-19 to 8-12-19 for BOE consideration on 8-12-19
- ELA Trade Book List 1 – Instruction Materials for use at Butler and Morton – on display 7-12-19 to 8-12-19 for BOE consideration on 8-12-19
- ELA Trade Book List 2 – Instruction Materials for use at Butler and Morton – on display 7-12-19 to 8-27-19 for BOE consideration on 8-27-19
May 2019 - Novels/Materials Recommended for BOE Approval June 2019 -
Public Viewing May 3 through June 10
April 2019 - Media Collections List for Helke ES and Smith MS - Public Viewing March 28 through April 23
April 2019 - Textbooks/Materials Recommended for BOE Approval 2019
March 2019 - Textbooks/Materials Recommended for BOE Approval March 2019
- Media Collections List - March 2019 Morton MS
February 2019 - Media Collections List for Smith MS - Public Viewing Jan. 24 through Feb. 26
November 2018 - Media Collections LIst for Smith MS - Public Viewing Oct. 25 through Nov. 27
October 2018 - Media Collections List for Demmitt ES - Public Viewing Sept. 26 through 23
September 2018 - Media Collections List for Smith MS - Public Viewing Aug. 30 through Sept. 25
August 2018 - Media Collections List - August 2018 Demmitt & Smith (Public viewing July 19 - Aug. 28)
June 2018 - Textbook Materials for Public Review May 30 - June 26, 2018
May 2018 - Public viewing April 27 - May 29, 2018
- Donated Book for Helke Elementary School Media Center from Helke student:
Title Author Copyright
The Not So Quiet Library Zachariah Ohora 2016
- Latin Textbook for Morton Middle School, grade 8:
Title Publisher/Copyright
Ecce Romani I Pearson Prentice Hall/2009
- Supplemental Text for Butler High School, Spanish I:
Title Publisher/Copyright
Larousse Basic Spanish Dictionary Larousse Mexico: Esencial ed./2007