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Connally ISD school libraries are the vibrant core of each campus—nurturing curiosity, sparking creativity, and fueling a passion for discovery.

Dedicated to advancing the instructional goals of the CISD learning community, our libraries cultivate a lifelong love of reading and learning. With expansive collections in both print and digital formats, every campus library delivers diverse resources and innovative services that inspire and empower students and educators every day.

In accordance with SB13, Connally ISD will make available within the public view folder below the requested acquisition materials at least 30 days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees. The form below can be utilized to provide feedback for books for potential acquisitions.

For more information about CISD Libraries, contact Dr. Sandra Hancock, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, via email at shancock@connally.org.

OnShelf Library Catalog Program:

Connally ISD has partnered with Bookmarked to enhance your library experience!

We are thrilled to announce our implementation of OnShelf, a cutting-edge platform provided by Bookmarked that enhances your involvement in your child's education and reading experiences!

Using the OnShelf platform, you can:

  • Enhance critical thinking with detailed book summaries and discussion questions
  • Stay informed with real-time library book check-out notifications
  • Track student reading progress
  • Access tailored reading recommendations that match your student's interests
  • Guide reading choices with parental restrictions

AND SO MUCH MORE!

For more information about OnShelf, check out this article.

Click here to login to OnShelf!

 

Library Material Procurement Process

Passed by the 89th Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 13 requires that schools publish a list of library materials that are proposed for purchasing by the district for no less than 30 days prior to the district’s school board’s vote on whether or not to approve the purchase. 

Parents may fine a list of library materials being proposed for purchase in this document container. Parents and/or community members that have any concerns about a proposed library material may share those concerns through the district’s feedback form.

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Library Materials Challenge Form

Under Texas Education Code (TEC) §33.027, a parent, district employee, or person residing in a school district may submit a written challenge to any library material in a school’s library catalog. To submit a written challenge, an eligible individual must complete and submit the Library Materials Challenge Form. In accordance with TEC §33.027, an individual completing the form must identify how the challenged library material violates library standards adopted by the Texas State Library and Archive Commission (TSLAC).

Upon receipt of a Library Materials Challenge Form:

  • The district must submit a copy of the form to its local school library advisory council (LSLAC), no later than the fifth day after the written challenge is received.
  • The district’s LSLAC must make a recommendation for action no later than the 90th day after the council receives the challenge.
  • If a school district has not established an LSLAC, the school district’s board of trustees must take action on the written challenge at the first open meeting held after the 90th day after receipt of a written challenge.
  • A school district must prohibit student access to challenged library material until the district takes action in response to the challenge.

An individual may submit an appeal to the board of trustees regarding a district’s response to a written challenge. The board must take action on an appeal at the first open meeting held after the appeal is filed.

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