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Mankato board accepts donations supporting career programs, athletics and preschool; transcript contains unclear amounts for a few items
Summary
The board received multiple donations for career and technical education, a community build project, athletic training services reported at $80,000, and other materials and services. Several values in the transcript were unclear and are noted as not specified.
The Mankato Public School District board accepted a series of gifts and grants that district staff said support career pathways, athletics and early learning.
Items the district listed in the meeting packet and read into the record included donations for the district's Geometry in Action course (supplies and services valued at $6,900 from Schmidt Siding & Windows; tools and materials from local contractors), several contractor contributions of labor and materials for a community build project near Kennedy Elementary, and a full-year donation of athletic training services and supplies from the Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic valued in the transcript at $80,000.
Specifics read by staff included Webb Construction donating power tools valued at $2,059.99, a miter saw valued at $1,200 from Knutson Construction, and power and hand tools from Malcher Mechanical valued at $5,863.44. Lloyd Lumber was listed in the transcript as donating lumber and supplies with a small reported value. Staff also read multiple donations of labor and field hours by construction partners for the community build project.
The district's reading of the donations included 1 figure that appears to be a transcription anomaly in the meeting text: field hours from Knutson Construction were read in the transcript as "7,005,500 dollar value of field hours." The transcript text is unclear; district staff acceptance indicates the donations were presented and received by the board, but the article does not confirm that dollar figure. Where the transcript value was ambiguous or appears incorrect, this report notes the amount as "not specified" pending the district's official donation record.
Director of Business Services Amanda Heilman thanked the community partners and said, "Those partners have really invested significantly as the school district has looked to expand its career pathway and career and tech ed programming over the last several years. We couldn't do it without those individuals and companies." The gifts were received as part of the consent agenda, which the board approved by roll-call vote.
What the board approved (highlights from the transcript): - Geometry in Action course supplies and services: listed value $6,900 (Schmidt Siding & Windows) and equipment values from several contractors. - Webb Construction: power tools, $2,059.99 (transcript) - Knutson Construction: miter saw $1,200 (transcript); additional field hours donated (value not specified in transcript) - Malcher Mechanical: power and hand tools $5,863.44 (transcript) - Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic: athletic training services and supplies for the prior school year, listed as valued at $80,000 in the transcript - Kinder Connections LLC: $100 donation for early learning preschool trikes
The consent agenda (which included these gifts and grants) passed by roll-call with all voting board members recorded as yes.
