Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Local donors and estate gifts add tens of thousands to Prescott Unified student supports
Summary
At the Jan. 14 board meeting district leaders described recent donations that covered student lunch debt, added discretionary family assistance funds and provided a multi-year endowment for the district’s weekend food program; staff said the gifts will be routed via the district’s Education Foundation and Family Resource Center.
Prescott Unified School District leaders told the governing board on Jan. 14 that a series of recent private gifts will expand direct supports for students and families, including paying off outstanding student lunch debt, creating a small assistance fund for fees and providing an estate gift expected to sustain the district’s weekend food program for more than a decade.
Mr. Tenney, speaking during the summary of current events, said an anonymous donor — described as a family from out of state — contacted the district about outstanding lunch debt, learned the total was “just…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
