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Board considers options for Dunning bequest; directs staff to consult scholarship committee
Summary
Trustees discussed a bequest of $23,910.95 plus interest from the estate of a community member (Dunning) and directed staff to work with the high‑school scholarship committee and the Dunning family to propose eligibility, distribution and selection processes.
The board reviewed options for administering a recently received life‑insurance bequest from the estate of a community member associated with the high‑school project (amount cited: $23,910.95 plus interest) and asked staff to work with the high school scholarship committee to draft selection criteria.
John Williams (district financial officer) explained the funds are currently classified as “other scholarship” and that district staff had not received direction from the Dunning family about intent. Williams presented options: let the high‑school scholarship committee select recipients; allocate only interest; distribute corpus across a class year; or structure awards around a stated value such as vocational/CTE or “Dunning attitude/effort” criteria. Several trustees expressed preference for spreading awards so the money is meaningful and for targeting students who demonstrate effort and attitude rather than only top academic rank. The board discussed whether to devote funds to vocational/CTE recipients as an alternative.
Trustees asked Williams to meet with Principal Koehler, counselors and the high‑school scholarship committee, include representatives of the Dunning family in discussions, and return to the board with a recommended scholarship structure, selection process and timeline. The board did not make a final award decision at the meeting.
