Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

1. Overdue fines are assessed for students in grades 5 and 6.
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a. A ten ($.10) cent overdue fine will be charged per book, per day, excluding
weekends and holidays.
b. The total overdue fine may not exceed $2.00 per book.
c. Payment is required even when a student leaves one Aldine campus and enrolls at
another school in Aldine ISD or withdraws to attend school in another district.
d. It is not necessary to write student receipts for small library fines; but, when the
information literacy specialist turns in a sum of money to the office, it is to be
receipted.
e. School policy also determines if students with long overdue books or outstanding
fines are to be restricted in their use of the Library Media Center.
All students enrolled in Aldine ISD are responsible for paying the replacement cost of lost or
damaged library materials in a timely manner.
Specific policies regarding lost or damaged library materials are:
1. Payment is required even when a student leaves one Aldine campus and enrolls at another
school in Aldine ISD or withdraws to attend school in another district.
2. When a lost item has been paid for and then is found and returned in good condition before
a replacement is purchased, the school owning the material will issue a refund to the
student.
3. The student does not need to be enrolled in the school owning the item at the time it was
lost to receive a refund.
4. The information literacy specialist and the principal have the option to assess a damage
and/or overdue fine when a lost and paid item is returned to the library. An overdue fine
cannot exceed $2.00 per item.
5. If the lost item is paid for, and then returned in an unacceptable condition, the
information literacy specialist and the principal may decide not to issue a refund. In
this case, all identification marks should be removed or blocked out and the item should
be returned to the student.
6. After a replacement title has been purchased, the student is not entitled to a refund if the
item is found and returned. The item then belongs to the student. In this case, all
identification marks should be removed or blocked out.
7. After a student has paid for a book damaged beyond repair, it is his or her property. In
this case, all identification marks should be removed or blocked out.
8. Students are also responsible for paying damage fees, according to the fee schedule below,
for repairable damage to library items.
Missing barcode and/or spine label and/or date due slip – up to $2.00
Torn pages – up to 25% of cost of book
Ink or pencil marks (minor) - $1.00 per page
Ink or pencil marks (major) – 25% of cost of book
Loose bindings (due to misuse) – 50% of cost of book
Missing pages – 100% of cost of book
Obscenities (drawn or written) – 100% of cost of book
Damages that prevent re-issuing book – 100% of cost of book
Procedures:
NOTE: If a student pays for a book in full (100%), he/she is entitled to keep that book.
1. A pre-numbered Aldine ISD receipt must be issued to the student when a lost or damaged
item is paid for.
2. Money collected for lost or damaged library items must be turned in to the school
bookkeeper for deposit.
3. A receipt confirming the amount deposited must be given to the information literacy
specialist.