NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06D .0206
Plain English summary
This regulation establishes the structure and operation of Regional Textbook Evaluation Advisory Committees appointed by the Textbook Commission for each educational district. Committee members must be qualified by training and experience, serve one-year terms from January 1 to December 31, and are responsible for evaluating textbooks for potential adoption using forms developed by the Curriculum Review Committee. Members perform their duties between June 15 and August 1 and receive compensation based on their employment status.
Key requirements
- The Textbook Commission shall appoint Regional Textbook Evaluation Advisory Committees for each of the state's educational districts defined in G.S. 115C-65.
- Members shall serve a one-year term that begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of each year.
- The Textbook Commission shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
- All persons appointed to these committees by the Textbook Commission shall be qualified by training and experience to evaluate textbooks for use in the public schools.
- The Textbook Commission shall consider the textbooks scheduled for adoption during that year, and shall ensure appointment of specialists in the content and grade levels of the areas for which textbooks are to be adopted.
- Before beginning to evaluate textbooks, each member of the regional committee shall participate in a comprehensive orientation and training session approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the chairman of the Textbook Commission and presented under the direction of the Superintendent.
- Each regional committee, under the direction of a member of the Textbook Commission assigned by the Chairman of the Textbook Commission, shall meet and evaluate the textbooks presented for adoption.
- These committees, using the criteria and forms developed by the Curriculum Review Committee and approved by the SBE, shall meet, discuss and formalize their recommendations to the Textbook Commission.
- Members of the regional committees shall perform all of their prescribed duties between June 15 and August 1 of each year at times and places designated by the Chairman of the Textbook Commission.
- Members of the committees who are not under contract with a local school administrative unit for the period between June 15 and August 1 shall receive a salary of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for not more than ten days, plus reimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses as allowed for state employees.
- Committee members who are under contract with a local school administrative unit between June 15 and August 1, are employed by the Department of Public Instruction, or are employed by another state agency, will receive their regular salaries and will be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses only.
- The Superintendent will assign to members of the Department the responsibility of assisting the regional committees in the performance of their duties.
Affected parties
- Textbook Commission
- Regional Textbook Evaluation Advisory Committee members
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Department of Public Instruction staff
- Local school administrative units
- State agency employees serving on committees
- Public school students (indirect)