Choosing the Curriculum

Curriculum Ordering

Policy  
The school each year allocates instructional funds to be used to facilitate the student’s educational plan through the purchase of educational materials, contract program activities (classes and tutoring), group educational activities (field trips), and additional ES support (AESS). The parent and ES work in cooperation in determining the use of these allocated instructional funds.  Not “one penny” of the instructional fund allocations should be spent on a student without the parent’s knowledge, but should there be a disagreement (and there almost never is) ultimately the ES is responsible for the professional and ethical distribution of this funding and that responsibility is not shared.  The ES should make a reasonable effort to make maximum use of the allocated instructional funds by researching and purchasing from “least expensive” vendors to maximize student learning opportunities and resources.
 
The ES is responsible to place the purchase orders (POs) for the items needed by the family in a timely manner.  Purchase orders for materials can only be made through school approved vendors, and all purchases must be made in accordance with the school’s purchasing guidelines, must be non-sectarian, and must support the student’s educational plan (meaning the items must be age and subject appropriate), and must be used to meet school and state standards for the student that the materials are being purchased for.  The school maintains a very comprehensive list of approved vendors in keeping with the school’s philosophy to support parent choice in education while adhering to the California Department of Education’s Codes regarding the purchasing of instructional materials.