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Board approves $5,000 sponsorships for West Virginia Italian and Black Heritage festivals
Summary
The Harrison County Board of Education voted to provide $5,000 educational sponsorships each to the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival and the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival; one board member recused from the Italian Festival vote.
The Harrison County Board of Education approved funding requests to provide educational sponsorships of $5,000 each to the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival and the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival during its June 3 meeting.
Board members moved and seconded both funding requests as presented by the superintendent. For the Italian Heritage Festival item the meeting record notes a recusal: "notice to recuse, Miss Smith"; the motion carried. The Black Heritage Festival sponsorship was then moved, seconded and approved with no opposition reported.
Board materials described the sponsorships as an educational partnership the district began the prior year and renewed for a second year. The meeting record did not specify the funding source line-item or whether the sponsorships will be used for specific programs or student activities within the festivals; staff identified the grants as educational sponsorships only.
The board did not attach conditions to the sponsorships during the recorded motions. Further details about funding source, performance expectations or reporting requirements were not read into the record and would be contained in the superintendent’s supporting documents.
