Textbooks and Curriculum Materials

State-approved textbooks and additional curriculum materials are provided free of charge for each subject or class. Materials must be used by the students as directed by the teacher and treated with care. A student who is issued damaged materials should report the damage to the teacher.

Students must return all textbooks and supplemental materials to the teacher at the end of the school year or when the student withdraws from school. Any student failing to return issued materials in an acceptable condition loses the right to free textbooks and educational materials until the student or parent pays for the damages. However, a student will be provided textbooks and educational materials for use during the school day. LTS may reduce or waive the payment requirement if the student is from a low-income family. Release of student records, including official transcripts, will be delayed pending payment for lost or severely damaged textbooks or school-issued devices, including Chromebooks issued to students in grades 6–8.

A parent is entitled to request that LTS allow a student to take home any instructional materials used by the student. LTS will honor the request, subject to availability of the instructional materials. A student who takes home instructional materials must return the materials to school at the beginning of the next school day if requested to do so by the student’s teacher. LTS must provide the instructional materials to the student in printed format if the student does not have reliable access to technology at the student’s home. LTS also is not required to purchase printed copies of instructional materials that the school would otherwise not purchase; LTS may provide the student with relevant electronic instructional materials.