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Board approves $1.7M summer backpack purchase after public questions on language access and bidding
Summary
The board approved a $1.7 million purchase to send summer literacy backpacks to preK–5 families; staff said the kits include 10–12 books and workbooks and will reach roughly 25,000 families, while public commenters raised concerns about English‑only materials, evaluation and procurement process.
The Board approved a controversial consent‑calendar purchase on May 11 for family summer learning backpacks — a one‑time purchase from Teacher Created Materials of literacy kits intended for preK–5 families — at about $1.7 million.
Dr. Priestley explained the rationale: the vendor had been used during the school year, families responded positively, and the backpacks will include grade‑level trade books and a workbook matched to the reading…
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