Section 7-11-One-1 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PROGRAMThe school superintendent should appoint a staff member to serve as the Textbook Coordinator. The Textbook Coordinator should supervise the local adoption and purchase of textbooks and instructional materials and completes reports required by the MDE Office of Instructional Materials and Library Media. The Textbook Coordinator should oversee the correct inventory for the school in the Textbook Inventory Management System (TIMS 2.0) as well as any other reports deemed necessary by the Office of Instructional Materials and Library pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 37-43-51. If a different person manages TIMS 2.0, the person should be noted as the TIMS 2.0 Contact. The following is a job description that may be used by the school to outline the Textbook Coordinator's responsibilities:
The School Textbook Coordinator will assist with the following duties:
A. SUBMISSION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS1. Report of the local adoption results * Intent to Purchase is due to the regional textbook company no later than April 15th
2. Documents due on June 15th* Fines
* ADA Annual Report
3. Report on TIMS Inventory no later than the first Friday in August, which includes: * TIMS contact updates
* Active Inventory
* Surplus Inventory
* Request to Dispose of Unusable Textbooks
4. Local Textbook Selection Committee FORM C * Submitted no later than October 1st
B. ADOPTION PROCESS AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL 1. Inform the Local Selection Committee about instructional material hearings2. Provide the Local Selection Committees with access to the textbook depository INTENT TO PURCHASE FORM and an example of a digital adoption ballot3. Work with the Local Selection Committee to make sure "Official Local Adoption Examination" copies are returned to the individual publishers/vendors4. Provide professional learning to the Local Selection Committee on how to use the virtual review site (ms.classgather.com) and Mississippi Instructional Materials Matter site to evaluate instructional materials5. Meet with the Local Selection Committee to complete the INTENT TO PURCHASE FORM and return it to the regional textbook depositoryC. ORDERING PROCESS AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL 1. Assist with the allocation of funds needed by each school2. Make sure the policies of the Department of Finance and Administration are followed as related to the purchase of textbooks3. Review the purchase orders before sending to the MDE Office of Instructional Materials and Library Media7 Miss. Code. R. 11-One-1