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Board approves statewide Class Wallet contract despite board member concerns about teacher usability
Summary
The board approved a statewide cooperative contract with Class Wallet for distributing teacher supplies funds, 12-1. Member Boggess urged staff to find alternatives and said many teachers find the software cumbersome; staff said the contract is optional for LEAs and alternatives exist.
The board approved a statewide cooperative contract with Class Wallet to support distribution of teacher supplies and materials funds, voting 12 in favor and 1 opposed (Member Boggess).
The vote finalizes agenda item 11.1 (contract 8) after a public exchange in which Member Boggess said many teachers find the platform “extremely cumbersome” and reported colleagues who forfeited legislative funds because of the system. Deputy Superintendent Jones and staff responded that the contract is optional for local education agencies (LEAs) and that LEAs may choose…
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