Regulation 6440-2

Curriculum Decisions

Supplies and Equipment

Reviewed and affirmed by the Board: 
Last Revision: 
Original publish date: 11/24/2009
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Equipment

Equipment for instructional program use shall be subject to the following regulations.

1. Buildings shall be provided an equipment allocation on the basis of District-wide standardized equitable distributions;
2. Principals shall be responsible for requesting additional equipment in accordance with procedures outlined by the Office of Business Affairs;
3. Equipment shall be the property of the District, rather than the building, and shall be subject to transfer from building to building according to the following:
4. Transfer shall be in accordance with approved District-wide plans, and
5. Inventory records shall be properly corrected; and
6. Equipment shall not be removed from the school or district without proper authorization from the Office of Business Affairs.

Supplies

 

Supplies for instructional use in buildings shall be requisitioned by building principals in accordance with procedures adopted by the Office of Business Affairs.

 

Each building will receive an equitable supply budget. Principals shall be responsible for management, distribution and utilization of supplies within their buildings.

Care of Equipment and Supplies

Principals are responsible for implementing procedures for the reasonable care and inventory of equipment while assigned and utilized in their buildings. These procedures should specify that staff members are responsible for instructing students in the proper care of equipment, materials and supplies.

 

Teachers and principals have the responsibility to implement procedures which limit destruction or loss and recover damages when appropriate.