Dr. Bowden said yesterday was the first day of school. Our enrollment was 40,125 students, and the projected enrollment was 43,709. He encouraged any parents who have school age children who have not registered yet to please do so as soon as possible. Since we started a little earlier this year, the five- and ten-day count has been modified to allow more time for students to enroll before we start re-allocating teaching units at our school sites.

At the work session this morning, Board Members requested a financial breakdown on the cost of the iReady program. Dr. Bowden explained the following and will send this information electronically to Board Members.

iReady Expenditure 2015-2016 to 2018-2019
School Level	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	Total over 4 Years
I Ready K-5 (Multi Year)*	$508,890.00	$424,075.00	$424,075.00	$339,260.00	$1,696,300.00
I Ready 6-8 (2 Year)**		$470,863.00			$470,863.00
	$508,890.00	$894,938.00	$424,075.00	$339,260.00	$2,167,163.00
* K-5 - 4 Year Contract Payment Terms:  Year 1 (30%), Years 2 and 3 (25%), Year 4 (20%)
** 6-8 - 2 Year Contract, Payment Terms: Year 1 (100%)

Dr. Bowden said that the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21 does have educational value for our students, but it also needs to be approached with an appropriate level of caution.  He gave a brief update on district guidelines that have been issued. These guidelines will be shared in a press release and also a Connect-
Ed message to all parents.

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