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

- ensures that all textbooks are covered at all times. (TEC 12.65b)
- conducts periodic textbook inspections as required by the principal.
- notify the parent when first becoming aware of a textbook that is lost, destroyed or damaged. An
unclear slip should be turned in to the textbook custodian on each lost book.
- return all surplus textbooks to the Textbook Custodian. Surplus textbooks are defined as any extra
textbooks in the classroom.
- return all textbooks to the Textbook Custodian at the end of the year or the end of the course, for
purposes of inventory.
- check the textbook accession number and condition of the textbooks as they are returned by the
students.
B. Student/Parent or Guardian - General Responsibilities
- keep textbooks covered at all times. (TEC 12.65b)
- ensure proper use and care for all textbooks
- return textbooks at the close of school or the end of the course or at the time the pupil
withdraws. (TEC 12.65b)
- reimburse the school for any lost, destroyed or damaged textbooks issued to that student
- enter his/her name inside the front cover of the textbook.
C. Textbook Fines
All textbooks issued to a school district by the state of Texas are the property of the state as provided
by TEC 31.102 – Title and Custody. The board of trustees of a school district is the legal custodian
of textbooks purchased by this chapter. Each textbook must be covered by the student under the
direction of the teacher. A student must return all textbooks to the teacher at the end of the school
year or when the student withdraws from school. Each student, or the student’s parent or guardian, is
responsible for each textbook not returned by the student. A student who fails to return all textbooks
forfeits the right to free textbooks until each textbook previously issued but not returned is paid for
by the student, parent, or guardian. The district shall allow the student to use textbooks at school
during each school day. (TEC 31.104 – Distribution and Handling).
Fines: The collection of fines for damaged textbooks is strictly local policy. Money collected for
abused books in the form of fines is retained by the school. Assistant Principals in charge of
textbooks should use the following recommended fine schedule:
Damages % of Cost of Book
1. Torn pages 25%
2. Ink of pencil marks: Minor $1.00/page
Major 25%
3. Loose bindings (due to misuse) 50%
4. Missing pages 100%
5. Obscenities (drawn or written) 100%
6. Damages that prevent re-issuing
book
100%
If a student pays for a book in full (100%), he/she is entitled to keep that book. The campus textbook
custodian must write on the inside cover:
PROPERTY OF: (student’s name)
PAID FOR ON: (date)
SCHOOL NAME:
SIGNATURE OF A.P.
V. SCHOOL FUNDS
In order to make any purchase involving school funds you must have a requisition or a purchase order.
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