Instructional Materials Distribution Center
Instructional Materials Distribution Center (IMDC)
For instructional materials requests, support with returning materials to the IMDC or disposing of obsolete materials, please email Ellen Badger.
How to request instructional materials/textbooks from the IMDC:
In your email, include the name/title of the material(s), grade level (if applicable) and the quantity.
How to send unused student editions, teacher editions, and student workbooks to the Depository:
Materials to be relocated must be boxed and taped.
- The Instructional Materials Distribution Center accepts student editions, teacher editions, and student workbooks of currently adopted textbooks.
- Fill out the Warehouse Relocation Request. List titles of texts, quantity of each title, and total number of boxes to be moved.
- Please remove all papers, post-its, tape, etc. from texts being returned.
- State statute requires a currently adopted instructional materials/textbook for every student enrolled in a class at your school site.
- Send only currently adopted instructional materials/textbooks.
NOTE--New Instructional Materials Adoptions: Guidance will be provided in detail regarding the disposal of materials being replaced by newly adopted instructional materials.
Materials that are no longer serviceable may be discarded in the appropriate manner. Please recycle workbooks and other softcover books/booklets that do not have heavy glue bindings.
Disposing of old FOSS Kits: not Next Generation grade level kits
- Remove any equipment that teachers want to keep (syringes, cups, materials that can be used for art projects, etc.)
- Discard science resources module books. Exception - Kindergarten has the Next Gen (soft-cover) module-based FOSS Student Science Resources books.
- Discard FOSS investigation guides that are missing the Phenomena Storylines in the front matter.
NRS 390.230 Use of prescribed textbooks; exceptions; penalty.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the textbooks adopted by the State Board must be used in the public schools in this State, and no other books may be used as basic textbooks.
2. This section does not prohibit:
(a) The continued use of such textbooks previously approved until they become unserviceable.
(b) The use of supplemental textbooks purchased by a school district with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(c) After approval by the State Board, the temporary use of textbooks for tryout purposes.
(d) A charter school from using textbooks other than those adopted for use by the State Board.
3. Any school officer or teacher who violates the provisions of this chapter, or knowingly fails to follow the regulations of the State Board relating to use of textbooks shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250.
4. All superintendents, principals, teachers and school officers are charged with the execution of this section.
[322:32:1956]—(NRS A 1967, 171, 564; 1979, 1467, 1600; 1981, 413; 1997, 1871)
You must have a copy of the adopted textbook available for every student enrolled in a class.