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Smith Center to buy 12 interactive display boards for elementary with REAP grant funds
Summary
The board approved purchasing 12 additional interactive display boards for Smith Center Elementary using REAP grant money after staff reported positive classroom use of six boards obtained through a Dane G. Hansen Foundation grant; the motion passed 7-0.
The USD 237 Board of Education approved the purchase of 12 interactive display boards for Smith Center Elementary, to be paid with REAP grant funds. Superintendent Dustin McEwen said six displays previously provided through a Dane G. Hansen Foundation grant have increased student engagement and reduced downtime; he recommended expanding the technology so whole classrooms can transition to the new displays. Adam Rentschler moved to approve the purchase; Libby McDonald seconded and the motion passed 7-0.
The minutes do not list a per-unit cost or the total contract value. The board asked that grant-funded purchases be tracked and the district review outcomes; no opposition or abstentions were recorded.
