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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5">I thought some of you might be interested in this. Staff at the Oregon Department of Education issued guidance about how to handle challenged materials. It was sent via a private listserv to
administrators in Oregon’s public schools and districts. See the document link in the email below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Jen Maurer, MLS
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">School Library Consultant<br>
</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> | 503-378-5011 |
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> ola@memberclicks-mail.net [mailto:ola@memberclicks-mail.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer Maurer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 13, 2019 4:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jennifer Maurer <br>
<b>Subject:</b> [oasl-all] ODE Guidance for School & District Admins about Challenged Materials<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Way back when the OBOB and
<i>George</i> kerfuffle started, it became clear that some school and district administrators could use some guidance about intellectual freedom, challenged materials, and related concepts. I reached out to some staff at the Oregon Department of Education (ODE)
to ask if they would be willing to provide that guidance. The answer was yes, but for a variety of reasons, it took until now to finalize a document.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">“<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1htvGFuKxy0E4wZUSOQ8dHhFlXBhfT7Er/view?usp=sharing"><span style="color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2E75B6;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Guidance
to School Districts: Addressing Challenged Materials in K-12 Education</span></a>” was sent to school and district administrators on Tuesday, May 7th. It was part of an email that also discussed 2019 commencement
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">ceremonies, so I hope that recipients did not overlook the part about challenged materials.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">A few school librarians and I were able to offer input on the document. In the end, leadership at ODE had the final say. One change they asked for was to include links to several Oregon School
Board Association (OSBA) policy templates. It is my personal opinion that some of the OSBA templates are vague. For example, one OSBA policy that I read does not make it clear how to address challenges to library materials. However, the policy examples are
starting points, and you can point folks to more specific policies like the <a href="https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/dist/Admin%20Regs%20and%20Policies/I%20Policies/Regulations/IIIIA%20AR.pdf">
<span style="color:#2E75B6">one that Beaverton School District updated recently</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5">Now w</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">hen challenges come up regarding library and instructional materials, you have one more resource to point administrators to – th</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5">e</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">
document from ODE</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5">, which </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">includes</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E74B5"> r</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">ecommended practices for school districts, administrators, teachers, and school librarians. I am thankful
to the staff at ODE who worked on this project. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> | 503-378-5011 |
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