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Red Wing schools accept $3.2 million donation from Mike Nurse for AI and engineering programs
Summary
The district announced acceptance of a $3,200,000 donation from Mike Nurse to support artificial intelligence, coding and data‑science programming for students; the donor visited staff and emphasized no restrictive conditions on the gift.
The Red Wing Public School District said it accepted a $3,200,000 donation from Mike Nurse to support programs in artificial intelligence, coding and data intelligence.
District officials told the board that Nurse visited staff during a “history kickoff” event and spoke to educators about supporting student work in AI and engineering. The superintendent said the district accepted the gift last month and described the donation as largely unrestricted, noting the donor "truly wants to help" and that "it's not one of those situations where there's a lot of strings that are attached to this." The superintendent added the contribution was intended to help expand engineering and related technical offerings for students.
Board members thanked the donor and said the next steps include developing programming and implementation plans. The superintendent said staff work will now begin to integrate the gift into curricular and program plans.
The board listed the donation as part of its donations and grants item during the meeting. Staff did not specify an exact line‑item budget allocation at the meeting; board members said they will ensure the funds are used for programming and instruction related to the stated goals.
The donor spoke with staff for about 15–20 minutes, district staff said; district leaders said they appreciated the gift and the donor’s interest in student opportunities in technology and engineering.
