Plymouth-Canton Board OKs May 7 Bond Election
Board votes 4-3 to put $114 million bond question on May 7 ballot.
With a new face on the board, the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education voted 4-3 Tuesday to pursue a $114 bond that would replace the outdated Central Middle School and offer technology and facility upgrades throughout the district. New board trustee Kim Crouch, appointed three hours before the vote from a pool of four finalists, cast one of the deciding votes. She joined board president John Barrett, secretary Adrienne Davis and treasurer Sheila Paton in supporting the measure. Crouch said she had been following the issue by watching video of each meeting and researching the facts before Tuesday's vote. "I was pretty familiar with the issues that came up today," Crouch said. She said she had been following the bond since it was initially …
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MathMan
10:30 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2013
An earlier poster noted that the iPads are not being financed over 30 years, which may be part of the accounting aspect internally. So... at a cost of $15 million (nearly $900 each), what is the plan to replace them when they are lost, stolen, broken or are deemed 'old'. Heck, we are told that a bus only lasts 10 years! What's the life expectancy of an iPad in the hands of a student. The reason … more ›