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State rule moves curriculum costs onto education fund; BCSC faces about $1.6M yearly bill
Summary
Bozeman said recent state law changes require schools to pay for all curriculum materials out of the education fund; for BCSC that amounts to roughly $1,600,000 per year, a cost previously paid by parents.
Bozeman told viewers that recent changes in state law require curriculum materials to be paid from the education fund rather than by parents. "Also, due to recent changes in state law, schools are now required to pay for all curriculum material out of this fund," he said.
He estimated that for BCSC the new requirement translates to about $1,600,000 per year. Bozeman contrasted the current rule with past practice where parents sometimes paid for materials, noting the change shifts that expense onto the district's education fund and therefore into budgeting trade-offs with teacher pay and other instructional priorities.
