GCQB-R March 2026.pdf (40 KB)

​Boulder Valley School District​ ​File:​ ​GCQB-R​ ​Adopted: Prior to 1978​ ​Revised: March ___, 2026​

​PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING​ ​Persons Affected by Procedure​¶​ ​¶​ ​District employees creating materials during or related to their contracted job assignment.​ ​Any other persons using District facilities in the development of educational materials. Any​ ​person not included above who collaborates with a District employee or employees in​ ​preparing educational materials. All such collaborators shall be required, as a condition of​ ​receiving compensation for their services from the District, to enter into a contract with the​ ​District assigning to the District any and all rights in and to the educational materials​ ​produced, including the right to copyright or to receive royalties on the educational​ ​materials in their own name.​¶​

​1.​​Responsibilities of Participating Parties​¶​ ​¶​ ​○​ ​Every Boulder Valley School District employee involved in preparing educational​ ​materials for the District shall comply with this policy and procedure and shall agree​ ​to:​¶​ ​¶​ ​1)​ ​Inform all District‐paid collaborators on a project of the terms and conditions​ ​of this policy and procedure.​¶​ ​2)​ ​Report to the Director of Educational Programs, in writing, all educational​ ​materials which have commercial potential.​¶​ ​3)​ ​Assign to the Boulder Valley School District any and all rights to new​ ​educational materials in which the District has an interest, as determined by​ ​the terms of this policy and procedure.​¶​ ​○​ ​It will be the responsibility of the Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services​ ​to disseminate Board policy and regulations pertaining to this matter to all​ ​employees involved in preparing educational materials. However, failure to do so​ ​shall not affect the rights and obligations of any persons included under the terms of​ ​the policy and regulations.​ ​2.​​Copyright Committee​¶​ ​¶​ ​1.​ ​The Superintendent of Schools shall appoint a copyright committee of three​ ​members​:​.​¶​

​three senior academic leaders, including any subject matter expert,​ ​and​​The committee shall be composed of the appropriate level director,​ ​the Assistant Superintendent, and the Director for Educational​ ​Programs.​¶​ ​The attorney for the School District or his designee​​who​​shall serve as​ ​copyright officer, a nonvoting, ex‐officio member of the committee.​¶​ ​2.​ ​The committee shall receive and review copies of educational materials, and make​ ​suggestions to the Superintendent of Schools whether such materials might be​ ​developed commercially.​¶​ ​¶​ ​3.​​Copyright Officer​¶​ ​¶​ ​The copyright officer shall be responsible, upon recommendation of the copyright​ ​committee and with the approval of the Superintendent, to:​¶​ ​¶​ ​●​ ​Recommend that the Board of Education waive all or a portion of rights to​ ​educational materials.​¶​ ​●​ ​Submit copyright applications on behalf of the Boulder Valley School District.​¶​ ​●​ ​Execute, on behalf of the District, all licensing and other commercial agreements.​¶​ ​●​ ​Obtain the requisite signed documents. NOTE: Special copyright agreement and​ ​waiver forms for collaborators who work with District employees on the preparation​ ​of educational materials are available from the office of the Assistant Superintendent​ ​for Educational Services.​¶​ ​End of File: GCQB-R​