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Board previews Smart Schools Bond Act plan for classroom technology; 30-day public comment period set
Summary
District leaders said they will post a Smart Schools Bond Act plan to the district website and accept 30 days of public comments before submitting it to SED; funds are reimbursement-based and estimates are preliminary.
The Eden Central School District announced plans to post a Smart Schools Bond Act application for public review and comment before submitting the plan to the State Education Department.
"We're going to be posting this on the website tomorrow. We have to let it sit for 30 days for public comment or review," the meeting moderator said at the start of the session. The moderator said the Smart Schools Bond Act (established in 2014) provides reimbursement-based funding for classroom technology, high-tech security and high-speed broadband, and that the district is proposing classroom-technology expenditures to supplement future budgets.
District staff cautioned that the figures presented are estimates because reimbursements are based on actual expenditures and market prices may change. Board members and staff discussed Chromebook lifecycles: staff said middle and high school devices typically last about three years (elementary devices can sometimes be pushed to four years because they are not taken home).
The board did not take a final vote on a spending authorization at the meeting; the next step is the 30-day public comment period followed by submission of the plan to SED for review.
