Board approves GRC FBLA trip to nationals and donates $8,303.81 from board fund

The Clark County School Board approved an overnight trip for GRC FBLA students to the National Future Business Leaders of America conference in Anaheim, California, and voted to donate $8,303.81 from board funds to help cover the remaining cost of the trip.

Miss Ciano, business teacher at GRC and FBLA advisor, told the board that three students qualified for national competition after regional and state contests and that the chapter had grown from two students to about 64 this year. Two students spoke to the board: Anna Wilson, FBLA president, and Peyton Hammonds, community service officer. Hammonds described the trip as a major opportunity for the chapter and thanked the board for its consideration.

Board members asked about financials. Miss Ciano said the trip’s total cost was roughly $27,000 and that students had raised about $17,000; the remaining amount reported at the meeting was $8,303.81. That figure was the basis for a motion to donate $8,303.81 from the board fund.

Miss Hall made the motion to donate $8,303.81; Mister Kiser seconded. The motion carried 5-0 after a voice vote. Earlier, the board had approved the overnight trip by a separate 5-0 vote.

Miss Ciano described the students’ planned activities: competitive events (objective tests in categories such as organizational leadership, intro to FBLA and journalism), leadership breakouts and networking at the national conference. Lodging will be at Great Wolf Lodge in Anaheim, with conference sessions in the conference center. Several trustees praised the chapter’s growth and recent activities, including a Food Truck Wars event run jointly with JAG that engaged students in business planning, culinary work and marketing.

The board authorized the donation from its board fund; staff reported that the board fund balance can support the appropriation before the fiscal year ends June 30. Trustees asked that students report back to the board after the trip.