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Director warns $450K–$500K textbook bill; recommends HVAC and camera upgrades
Summary
The director told the board the district faces an estimated $450,000–$500,000 cost to adopt new K–12 science textbooks, noted planned HVAC and heater repairs at schools and described a camera‑system grant that would require additional county matching funds.
The district director told the Benton County Board of Education that adopting new K–12 science textbooks will likely require $450,000 to $500,000 and that the board has budgeted $180,000 toward the effort.
"Were estimating, around 450 to $500,000 that we will have to remove from fund balance to pay for the new textbooks," the director said during the meeting. He added the state is moving the adoption cycle from six years to eight…
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