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Board approves textbooks, principal hire, co‑op fund amendment and preschool playground purchase
Summary
Trustees approved purchase of Envision K–8 math textbooks, hired James Ford as elementary principal for 2024–25, amended the co‑op fund budget for juvenile diversion expenses, and approved a $182,000 plan to install an inclusive preschool playground with mixed funding sources.
At its March 11 meeting the Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education approved several action items after presentations and limited discussion.
Textbooks: The board voted to purchase Envision Mathematics (SABIS) for K–8. The elementary package was quoted at $164,599.96 and will be paid with ESSER III funds; the grades 6–8 package was quoted at $66,855.20 and will be covered from the district curriculum and instruction budget, according to the presenter.
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