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Zionsville board approves supplemental curricular material fees after state guidance change
Summary
Chief Financial Officer Regina May told trustees that House Enrolled Act 1001 and 2025 legislative clarifications allow districts to charge fees for supplemental curricular materials (workbooks/consumables) while textbooks and instructional devices remain district‑paid; the board approved fee schedules for 2025–26 and directed communications to families and supports for those who cannot afford fees.
Chief Financial Officer Regina May presented the board with a schedule of supplemental curricular material fees on Oct. 6 and explained that changes in state law and legislative guidance now allow districts to charge for consumable or supplemental items while preserving district payment for textbooks and instructional devices.
May summarized the statutory background: in 2023 the legislature enacted House Enrolled Act 1001 and in spring 2025 additional budget‑session guidance clarified what districts may charge families. She told trustees that systems are in place to support families who cannot afford fees and that communications announcing the change will be sent to families before invoices are issued.
The board moved and approved the schedules of supplemental curricular material fees for the 2025–26 school year by unanimous vote.
The action does not affect required textbooks and instructional devices, which the district said remain district‑paid under the guidance; items identified as supplemental (workbooks, consumables) may be billed. The board recorded the motion as passed 5‑0.
