Book Trust Program Resources 2024-25
Welcome Book Trust Managers and Teachers!
The magic of the Book Trust program takes place in the classroom. Each year, thousands of teachers and support team members facilitate book selection, ordering, and distribution in service of the Book Trust program.
The personal libraries curated by students are possible because of dedicated professionals like you!
With your guidance, each enrolled student will have an opportunity to spend $12 on books, six times throughout school year. This comes at no cost to students or their families. We thank you in advance for being good stewards of these funds and working to maximize all Book Trust has to offer.
Book Trust Ordering is Closed
Book Trust will not cover the cost of any orders placed after April 30.
If you have questions, please reach out to us at support@booktrust.org.
PROGRAM RESOURCES
BOOK TRUST BULLETIN
Be sure to add support@booktrust.org to your trusted contacts. Reach out to your I.T. department if you are not receiving our emails.
FLYERS + RESOURCES
KEYS TO PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
ORDER WINDOWS
Students will have six opportunities to order this school year. The order windows are September, October, November, February, March, and April
STIPENDS
For each of the six order windows, students will utilize $12 stipends. The stipend must be used by the end of each order window. Stipends do not transfer or roll over.
FLYERS
Digital flyers made specifically for Book Trust students will be available on the Book Trust website and in the monthly Book Trust Bulletin email. These are designed with students in mind and prices have been rounded to the nearest dollar to make choosing books easier.
ORDERS
Book Trust teachers place orders through Scholastic Book Clubs. All Book Trust orders must be placed on the Student Flyer Order tab.
BOOK BOXES
Scholastic ships books to schools. Book Trust teachers coordinate celebrations to distribute the books to students and dedicate time to book exploration and reading in the classroom.
ROLES & ACTIONS
MANAGERS
Liaisons between your school’s participating classrooms and the Book Trust team (school-based staff including librarians, literacy specialists, etc.)
TEACHERS
Facilitators of the Book Trust program in classrooms
SUPPORT
Staffers employed by Book Trust committed to supporting Book Trust Managers and Teachers in service of student book access, choice, and ownership
SEE KEY ACTIONS
SEE KEY ACTIONS
SEE KEY ACTIONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The order windows are September, October, November, February, March, and April.
Book Trust issues payments to Scholastic after the close of each order window. For example, the September order window will be paid in early October. Your teachers’ Scholastic accounts may show a balance for recent orders before the Book Trust payment is applied around the 15th of the following month.
Your teachers may also see a balance on your account if students spent more than $12 each. As a reminder, Book Trust is not responsible for student amounts above the $12 stipend.
Each school’s Book Trust Manager is the go-to support contact. Book Trust’s website is a one-stop shop for resources and best practices designed to support program implementation. Keep an eye on your inbox for monthly communications from Book Trust throughout the school year. If you need anything, reach out to Book Trust via email at support@booktrust.org.
Students may spend up to $12 on books during each of the six order windows. Book Trust covers these costs by paying Scholastic directly. If orders exceed the student stipend, the account holder will be charged for the overage. The stipend does not transfer between students or order windows. Please ensure book orders do not exceed $12 in each student order.
Book Trust issues payments to Scholastic based on $12 per student, per order window. If teachers end up with a balance at the end of an order window, they are personally responsible for paying the balance with Scholastic. In the past, some schools have provided support of their budgets to defray costs of the overages for teachers, but that is not a requirement of participating in the Book Trust program.
