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Parents Urge Reversal of Districtfundraising Platform Decision; Board Agrees to Discuss Policy
Summary
Parents from multiple elementary schools told the Monongalia County Board of Education the districtdecision to prohibit Boosterthon fundraising platforms will significantly reduce school fundraising. The board agreed to place a discussion of the relevant crowdsourcing policy on the July 8 agenda after a board member motion.
Parents of students at Brookhaven and Mountain View elementary schools told the Monongalia County Board of Education on June 24 that a recent administrative decision barring use of the Boosterthon fundraising platform will sharply cut school fundraising and asked the board to explain and reconsider the change.
At a public comment period, Kendra Belen, president of the Brookhaven parent group, said Boosterthon brings her school about $30,000 per event and that an alternative platform the district has suggested, CheddarUp, typically raises about $5,000 "from their website." Belen said Boosterthon provides staff support, character-education lessons and automated deposits, while CheddarUp "is basically a payment collection site like PayPal." She asked the board for a public vote if the change was indeed a board decision.
The parents' appeals prompted a board member to move that the topic be added to the July 8 meeting agenda for formal discussion of the district policy that…
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