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Board highlights Books on Break distribution; foundation and Book Harvest provided funding
Summary
Board members described a Books on Break program giving elementary students 10 books to keep for summer; Haywood County Schools Foundation contributed $50,000 and Book Harvest matched $50,000, with Title funds used as allowed.
Board members described the Books on Break program, a summer book distribution for kindergarten through fifth graders that began this week in some schools and continues into the following week. Staff said most distributions are scheduled for May 28 and that the program gives participating students a bag of 10 new books to keep over the summer.
District presenters described the program as a way to put books in students’ hands. One presentation noted Haywood County Schools Foundation provided $50,000 and Book Harvest matched that contribution with $50,000; staff said Title I funds were used to the extent permitted by federal program rules. Board members encouraged district and community participation and noted social‑media promotion to highlight the events.
Administrators said the program ran at several elementary schools last year and that staff saw strong, positive student reactions. The board heard the district plans to work with individual schools’ schedules for distribution and encouraged trustees and community members to attend events at local schools.
