School Library Book Compliance

At a glance

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What: schools must keep titles on state and district removal lists out of media centers and classroom libraries, and principals are being held accountable.
Where it stands: the Oasis middle school media center is on hold, with students checking books out through a controlled process, until a scanning system is in place; no board vote was taken.
Next: pricing for a scanning system and for an electronic library will be brought back to the board.

Jackie Collins said a new state memo puts responsibility on principals and warns of withheld federal funding; she believes it targets large districts but the charter schools must comply. The school has received the district's list and the state's list.
By state law only a school's media specialist and principal can remove a book. Parent complaints go to the principal first, then the superintendent; the board rarely sees them. Curriculum texts follow state-approved lists.
Mary Beth Creswick (Oasis Elementary South principal) is looking at a scanning program that flags listed titles. The Media Coordinator might help in downtime (see Media Coordinator Position); parent volunteers are another option.
The superintendent is wary of an electronic library because it keeps students on devices all day. The high school has no media center or classroom libraries now.
Later a board member asked whether the high school's baccalaureate-style curriculum novels are checked; the answer was that the curriculum is probably exempt, with a follow-up promised by email.

About 8 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-13 - Charter School Board	8

2026-10-13 - Charter School Board — Superintendent briefed the board on state and district removal lists, the hold on the middle school media center, and scanning and electronic-library options.