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Belton ISD board approves 700-title library purchase after School Library Advisory Council review
Summary
The Belton ISD Board of Trustees on Oct. 20 approved a recommendation from the district's newly formed School Library Advisory Council to add roughly 700 book titles to campus libraries, a move the advisory group said consolidates delayed purchases and aligns collections with new state review requirements under Senate Bill 13.
The Belton Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to permit campus libraries to add a recommended list of about 700 book titles after a presentation from the district's School Library Advisory Council.
The recommendation comes after the district established a local School Library Advisory Council (referred to in the meeting as the SLAC) to review selection processes and to comply with Senate Bill 13 requirements. Gabby Nino, who presented the council's work to the board, said the large purchase reflects a consolidation of orders that…
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