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Treasurer warns House Bill 54‑53 could reshape school funding; board approves $634,210.11 in bills
Summary
The district’s finance lead outlined a $634,210.11 bills package, highlighted an E‑Rate technology purchase and warned that House Bill 54‑53’s proposed $6,100 per‑student block grant could produce winners and losers among counties and potentially reduce Pendleton’s funding by about $1 million under some calculations.
The Pendleton County Board of Education on Tuesday approved payment of bills totaling $634,210.11 and heard a detailed financial briefing in which district finance staff described recent expenditures, reimbursement mechanisms and potential state funding changes.
The treasurer (finance staff) told the board the district purchased approximately $30,000 in internal networking equipment (routers, switches and hubs) under the E‑Rate program and is responsible for a $7,500 county match. The board also heard that Edmentum virtual‑school services cost roughly $24,590 this…
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