Pay raises and insurance and retirement benefit increases for employees, along with an increase in money for textbooks and other instructional needs, are the biggest new items in a 2018 fiscal year budget approved by the Gainesville school board Monday night. The board approved the $70.1 million budget Monday, but held off any final decision on the district’s tax rate until the fall when district revenues are clearer. That is the same process the city schools have used for many years, according to Chris Griner, chief financial officer.