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Tyler ISD board accepts $40,520 in donations for playgrounds and arts programs
Summary
Trustees accepted philanthropic gifts totaling $40,520, including a $35,000 Hazle Owens Elementary PTA award for future playground updates and $5,520 from Caldwell PTA for Caldwell Arts Academy.
The Tyler ISD Board of Trustees accepted gifts and donations from local parent-teacher organizations during the meeting’s consent agenda, trustees said.
Administrators presented two donations for board approval: $5,520 from the Caldwell PTA designated for the Caldwell Arts Academy, and $35,000 from the Hazel Owens Elementary PTA earmarked for future playground updates. The board approved the gifts by motion and voice vote; trustees recorded unanimous assent.
Why it matters: the donations are restricted philanthropic funds that administrators said “go above and beyond” the district budget and are intended to enhance arts and playground facilities at the named campuses.
Board action: a trustee moved approval, another trustee seconded, and the board approved the gifts and donations on the consent agenda. Administrators noted the community philanthropic support and the presence of Mr. Davis, identified in the meeting as the outgoing principal at Owens and incoming principal at 3 Lakes Middle School.
Ending: the gifts were added to the district’s designated funds for campus programs and facility improvements and will be administered per district policy for restricted donations.
