Textbook Coordination Service
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
Forms
Contact Us
Questar III BOCES Textbook Program
Instructional Support Center
1070 Route 9
Castleton, NY 12033
Phone: 518-479-6984
Fax: 518-766-3475
textbook@questar.org
Office Hours
July & August: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
May, June, September & October: Email/call for availability (Usual business hours although hours may vary)
November – April: By appointment only
Extended hours week: June 21, 2021 – June 25, 2021 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Textbook loan forms can be submitted by mail, fax or email.