Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | 7:56 p.m.
CARSON CITY –- The state Board of Examiners has granted a waiver to the Clark County School District so it doesn’t have to spend its entire budget allotment for textbooks, instructional supplies and computer hardware.
The waiver allows part of that money to be moved to other areas. The district had budgeted $24.7 million this fiscal year and $63.1 million next year for such items.
Joyce Halderman, associate superintendent for community and government relations for the district, said that $10 million may be shifted, but there are no final decisions.
Every student will have a textbook, she said. But instead of buying a new textbook, the same one may be used for another year.
The waiver must be approved by the Interim Finance Committee.
The special session of the Nevada Legislature allowed the school districts the flexibility of moving the money without going through the state committees. Gov. Jim Gibbons is expected to sign the bill Thursday.
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