The Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board is set to vote Wednesday night on a number of reductions, and in some cases elimination, of some textbook rental fees.
The proposal the board is to consider is reproduced below, from the school board agenda…
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Elementary
At the Kindergarten level we removed the rental fees for Art, Music, Math kit, Reading, English/Writing, Phonics kit, Vocabulary Supplement, Handwriting, consumable fees for NWEA, and lowered the material fees. We replaced the consumable magazines used in previous school years with digital content including a math supplement.
At 1st grade we removed the rental fees for the Math kit, Reading, Phonics kit, Vocabulary Supplement, English/Writing, Handwriting, Health, consumable fees for NWEA, and removed the material fees. We replaced the consumable magazines used in previous school years with digital content including a math supplement.
At 2nd grade we removed the rental fees for the Math kit/Reach Textbook, Reading, Phonics kit, Vocabulary Supplement, English/Writing, Health, Social Studies, consumable fees for NWEA, Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention and removed the material fees. We replaced the consumable magazines used in previous school years with digital content including a math supplement.
At 3rd grades we removed the rental fees for Reading, Phonics kit, Vocabulary Supplement, Handwriting, Health, English/Writing, Social Studies, consumable fees for NWEA, Fountas & Pinnell notebooks, student planners, and removed the material fees. We replaced the consumable magazines used in previous school years with digital content.
At 4th grade we removed the rental fees for Reading, Vocabulary Supplement, Handwriting, Health, English/Writing, Social Studies, consumable fees for NWEA, the Math workbooks for reach classes, student planners and removed the material fees. We replaced the consumable magazines used in previous school years with digital content.
K-4 An iPad rental fee has been added for those students who will rent an iPad from the District. If students provide their own device, no rental fee will be charged.
Intermediate
At 5th grade we have removed the rental fee for Art, Health, the consumable fee for NWEA and removed the material fees. We reduced the fee for Achieve 3000 due to reimbursement from a state grant and added a fee for a novel and for digital resources.
At 6th grade we have removed the rental fee for Art, the consumable fee for NWEA and removed the material fees. We reduced the fee for Achieve 3000 due to reimbursement from a state grant and added a fee for a novel and for digital resources.
5-6 the iPad rental fee has been reduced for those students who will rent an iPad from the District. If students provide their own device, no rental fee will be charged.
Junior High
At the Junior High level, there has been a change to the consumable fees for some of the novels due to price changes from the publishers or a change in the novel selected.
We have removed the fee previously charged for the Math lab, English Lab/RTI Reading, Read 180, System 44, ENL and the copy paper fee. Restored supply budgets will cover the cost of these materials.
We have removed the rental fees for Honors Algebra and General Music. Teachers will continue to use classroom sets of books which will not be replaced in the future.
The rental fees for Business Information Technology have been reduced. Teachers will continue to use the same books that will not be replaced in the future.
Many of the material fees have been reduced or removed completely.
The World Language Dept. adopted new German resources and the 8th grade fees have been adjusted to reflect the new adoption.
The iPad rental fee has been reduced for those students who will rent an iPad from the District. If students provide their own device, no rental fee will be charged.
High School
At the high school level, changes in fees may be due to the addition of new courses or changes in the selection or pricing of consumables or materials.
Some classes will begin using class sets of textbooks and the fees have been reduced accordingly. If a class set will not be replaced in the future those rental fees have been removed.
FHS will waive the fee for some consumables and will use consumable funds available to cover the cost.
FHS has also reduced some Social Studies SAF fees and will use material funds available to cover the cost.
HSEHS has reduced some Science and Social Studies SAFs and will use material funds available to cover the cost.
The World Language department adopted new German resources and fees have been revised to reflect the new adoption.
There may also be some variation in high school fees due to the selection of consumables or materials used at each building.
The 1 to 1 device rental fee has been reduced for those students who will rent a device from the District. If students provide their own device, no rental fee will be charged.
K-6 changes are highlighted in blue. 7-8 changes are highlighted in red. At the high school level, only courses with changes are included.