The North Hills Board of Education on July 31 approved agreements with three local businesses to raise money for the North Hills Foundation, the district announced.

The agreements pair the district and the foundation with Frank's Chicken and Pizza, Good Lovin' Cookies and Westview Brew. Under the arrangements, Frank's will offer a North Hills–themed pizza called the Scholar and donate $2 for each Scholar sold and sponsor an elementary reading program; Good Lovin' will offer a themed cookie that donates $0.50 per cookie; and Westview Brew will run a weekly Foundation Friday with a special menu item that donates $1 per sale and an optional round-up feature to contribute spare change to the foundation.

The superintendent presented the agreements to the board and recommended approval. Board members moved to add those items to the legislative agenda and approved them by voice vote. Board members said the partnerships are intended to generate donations to fund scholarships and teacher grants administered by the foundation.

District officials said the partnerships will include a promotional component run by the district as part of the agreements. Frank's Scholar pizza and the Good Lovin' cookie will be available beginning Aug. 1; Westview Brew’s Foundation Friday contributions will be ongoing. The board did not allocate district funds for the donations; the businesses will make contributions to the foundation based on sales of the designated items.

The board president closed the vote with a standard voice vote, “All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries.”