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Wood River Middle School fund-raising plan approved for Ron Clark "house" program; trustees question vendor fees and donor protections
Summary
Trustees approved a fund-raising plan for Wood River Middle School's Ron Clark house system that will use an external platform to manage pledges, prizes and an app; trustees asked about email privacy, fee rates and student thank-you practices.
HAILEY, Idaho — The Blaine County School District No. 61 Board of Trustees on Oct. 14 approved a fund-raising plan from Wood River Middle School that will support a new house system modeled on the Ron Clark Academy.
Wood River staff asked trustees to approve a fundraiser that will use an external vendor, Believe Kids, to manage online pledges, track individual and house-level points, and handle fulfillment of prizes and printed materials. The school said the house system — a cross-grade, staff-participant grouping — is intended to expand students’ sense of belonging, incentivize positive behavior and raise funds for house-branded prizes and celebrations.
Presenters told trustees the fundraising platform will…
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