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3 Rivers SGO presents $18,600 check for all-day kindergarten; board motioned to accept donations
Summary
Representatives of the 3 Rivers Scholarship Granting Organization presented a check for $18,600 to the district to cover all-day kindergarten tuition. The board president moved to accept that donation along with two others; board action was proposed but explicit vote on acceptance was not recorded in the provided transcript.
Representatives of the 3 Rivers Scholarship Granting Organization presented a check for $18,600 to the 3 Rivers Local School District on Aug. 12 to cover tuition for all-day kindergarten.
Jeremy, representing the 3 Rivers SGO, described the group’s work and the state tax-credit program that allows donors to designate contributions to a Scholarship Granting Organization and receive a state tax credit. “On behalf of the 3 Rivers SGO, we'd like to present a check to 3 Rivers Local School District for $18,600 to cover the tuition for all day kindergarten,” Jeremy said during the presentation.
Later in the meeting, Board President Mister McDonald moved to record and accept several donations: $4,500 from Iconic Homes LLC to the Career Academy for Tiny Homes, $4,000 from Forward Edge to the 070 account, and $18,600 from the 3 Rivers SGO to the district for all-day kindergarten tuition. McDonald described the SGO donation during the motion; the transcript records the motion but does not include a subsequent roll-call vote on the donation acceptance in the provided excerpt.
During the presentation, the SGO representative explained that donors receive a state tax credit and that the program allows Ohio taxpayers to redirect tax liability to support local schools. The presenter urged broader participation so the organization could deliver larger contributions in future years.
The board motioned to accept the donations and the motion was made publicly; the transcript excerpt provided does not show the final vote on that motion.
