Textbooks-Online Classes

The district has not been charging students to pay for textbooks used when they enroll in an online class or a college course.  The law has been gray on this subject; as a result, we've never billed students for the books.  Code of Iowa , Chapter 30, now makes it clear, school districts are permitted to require students to pay for their textbooks.

Year-to-Date: The district has spent approximatley $160,000 for student tuition, and $31,000 on textbooks.

This is a discussion item.  If the Board is going to require students to pay for textbooks, we will need to develop a policy and present it to the Board at the May meeting.