Services

Through Questar III’s textbook coordination service for non-public schools, more than 1,200 students are served. By pooling all our resources for the public school districts of Rensselaer, Columbia, and Greene Counties, Questar III’s non-public textbook loan program is an efficient and cost-effective way for public school districts to purchase and lend textbooks to those students attending non-public schools according to section 701 of the Education Law.

The Questar III Textbook Loan Program provides the following services:

Collect all student applications for textbooks
Distribute and collect all loaned textbooks at several convenient sites
Purchase lower-cost used textbooks first
Utilizes NYS contract pricing
Order in bulk, for minimal shipping charges
Maintain district inventory
Collect fees for damaged or non-return textbooks
Encourages non-public schools to retain titles for the minimum 5-year period, to avoid costly replacements
Ensure appropriate documentation of students requesting second sets of textbooks
Provides all necessary communication with students, parents, public schools, and non-public schools

New York State Comprehensive Course Catalog
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/courseCatalog/
Information and Reporting Services (IRS) for Public and Non-Public Schools – includes NYS identifiable course code ID’s

New York State Education Department State Aid Textbook Program Guidelines
https://stateaid.nysed.gov/tsl/html_docs/txtbk03.htm