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Board awards $5,000 Laura Bush Foundation grant to Sparks Elementary library
Summary
Trustees approved a $5,000 Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries grant for Sparks Elementary to expand collections that reflect students' cultural heritage, home language and materials for advanced readers.
PASADENA, Texas — The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to accept a $5,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries to expand Sparks Elementary's library collection.
Trustees approved the award Tuesday. "Sparks Elementary has a small, library collection at this time, and so the things that these books will be addressing is, books of on their students cultural heritage, and then also their students home language," a district presenter said, adding the grant will also support books for students reading above grade level. The presenter said the campus will follow district library procedures for purchases.
Trustee Kenny Fernandez moved to approve the grant award; Trustee Nessa Sullivan seconded. The board voted in favor and the motion carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The resolution accepts grant funds awarded by the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries and directs staff to apply district library procedures to those purchases. The transcript indicates the campus has a small existing collection and that funds will be used to broaden holdings in the areas described; no specific vendor, title list, or timeline for purchases was provided during the meeting.
The board also approved other grant-related resolutions later in the meeting for grants administered through the Texas Office of the Governor.
