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Edgecomb board approves $696,000 Benchmark Advance purchase and three curriculum contracts
Summary
The board approved a $696,000 purchase of the Benchmark Advance K–5 ELA curriculum and voted to authorize sole-source purchases for Rock by Rock ($23,500) and i‑Ready (stated $8,862) during its consent and action agenda.
The Edgecomb County Board of Education voted to approve multiple curriculum purchases, including a districtwide adoption of Benchmark Advance for kindergarten through fifth grade at an estimated cost of $696,000.
District staff presented the Benchmark Advance proposal, saying the purchase would be funded using program codes PRC 181 and PRC 131. After a motion, the board approved the recommendation by voice vote.
The board also approved three sole-source purchases presented during the meeting: Rock by Rock project-based science curriculum for an estimated $23,500 (PRC 109) and i-Ready curriculum from Curriculum Associates for K–8 at a stated amount of $8,862 (PRC 181 S3 funds). Each motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board members raised no recorded objections during the motions and carried the items during the open session. The purchases are to be funded from the program codes identified in the agenda packet; staff indicated those funds are available under the cited PRCs.
