-  Any citizen may question or complain about texts and materials used in the Minnetonka Schools.

 -  1st step is a private discussion with a teacher or staff member about the material

 -  2nd step is a private meeting with the principal to discuss concerns
   either of these steps could result in curriculum being modified or materials or texts being removed; the   person complaining is not identified and no one would be likely to know changes were made.

 -  3rd step is to ask the district's Materials Review Committee to convene a public meeting to hear the complaint.  (Members of the Materials Review Committee - 2 teachers, 1 administrator, a school board member, 2 students, 5 parents/community members - are asked to serve a 2 year term.)  The committee meets only when someone requests a public review of material.

-  4th step is to make a complaint to the Superintendent and the School Board

In 2005, the Materials Review Committee has been asked to convene only once - to hear a complaint about the way Huck Finn is taught at Minnetonka High School.  continue reading