From the Jeffersonville News and Tribune:
A project nearing $4.3 million for students to use their own mobile technology in New Albany-Floyd County classrooms may be paid for through a general obligation bond.
Though noting the measure would cause a tax increase — a one-time raise of 6 cents in 2013 — the NA-FC board of trustees voted unanimously in favor of pursuing the general obligation bond as the payment option.
The program — bring your own device — would allow students to use iPads, Amazon Kindles or other mobile devices to supplement some of their instruction in the classroom and possibly use electronic books instead of printed texts. Representatives from Boice.net presented the board with a proposed timeline and funding schedule.
Brad Snyder, deputy superintendent, said from a district standpoint, paying with a general obligation bond is the most attractive option for the district if they don’t want to lose purchasing power with their capital projects fund — which is used for maintenance and other physical projects in the district.
He said the impact Floyd County residents would feel would amount to $1.74 per month for a home with a value of $100,000, or $3.36 a month for a home valued at $150,000.
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http://newsandtribune.com/business/x1447686619/New-Albany-Floyd-County-tech-initiative-moving-forward
