Article 12 -   Instructional Materials  

12-1 In order to provide the best possible educational program in each school, the District will endeavor to provide sufficient instructional materials and equipment to ensure that each pupil and teacher will have access to them.  

12-1-1      Prior to final preparation of budgets for materials and supplies, the Collaborative School Committee in consultation with the teachers affected will determine an equitable distribution of resources in the proposed budget. The final building budgets will reflect the priorities established by the Collaborative School Committee.  

12-1-2      Each school will be allocated a revolving fund through their budget accounts to use for the purpose of instructional materials that are not otherwise readily obtainable by teachers.  

12-2 The Association and the District support equal educational opportunity for all children in the Denver Public Schools. It is their mutual aim, through the careful selection of multi-ethnic instructional materials, to help students develop a sense of individual worth and respect for the worth of others, regardless of their ethnic or cultural backgrounds.

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