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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | 7:56 p.m.
CARSON CITY –- The state Board of Examiners has granted a waiver to the Clark County School District so it doesn’t have to spend its entire budget allotment for textbooks, instructional supplies and computer hardware.
The waiver allows part of that money to be moved to other areas. The district had budgeted $24.7 million this fiscal year and $63.1 million next year for such items.
Joyce Halderman, associate superintendent for community and government relations for the district, said that $10 million may be shifted, but there are no final decisions.
Every student will have a textbook, she said. But instead of buying a new textbook, the same one may be used for another year.
The waiver must be approved by the Interim Finance Committee.
The special session of the Nevada Legislature allowed the school districts the flexibility of moving the money without going through the state committees. Gov. Jim Gibbons is expected to sign the bill Thursday.
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Shifted to where????? I thought legislation decided this when they had to figure out how to screw up the budget a few weeks past...
New books every year? How about we plan ahead, make kids accountable for the books they get, and use books for a decade. Also, there's nothing wrong with a student bringing their book back and forth from school to home. Stop buying books for kids and class sets to stay at school. This state and school district changes teaching methods and ideas constantly. Let's find what works and stick with it. Hundreds of millions of dollars spent every year on stuff that most teachers don't use because if you're in the district long enough, you know that it's gonna change next year.