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Millbrae trustees approve designated fund to bring interactive smart boards to Lomita Park
Summary
The Millbrae City School District Board of Trustees voted to approve a designated‑fund agreement that will allow the district to receive and spend a Rotary Club grant held by the Millbrae Community Foundation for interactive classroom displays at Lomita Park School.
The Millbrae City School District Board of Trustees voted to approve a designated‑fund agreement that will allow the district to receive and spend a Rotary Club grant held by the Millbrae Community Foundation for interactive classroom displays at Lomita Park School.
Janet Fogarty, president of the Millbrae Rotary Club and secretary of the Millbrae Community Foundation, told the board the Rotary secured “just under $24,000” in grant funds toward smart boards and that the community foundation will hold those donations in a segregated designated fund so donors’ wishes are honored.
The agreement directs the district to use the funds for interactive 75‑inch touch‑screen displays mounted on mobile carts, which presenters said are preferable for elementary carpet‑area instruction. Superintendent Lisa Hickey told trustees the district obtained a revised quote that reduces the earlier estimate and that the full project — including equipment, mobile carts and professional development — could be about $55,000.
Fogarty said Lomita Park is the district’s only Title I school, with about 40 percent of families meeting federal income thresholds for the program, and argued the smart boards would increase equitable access to curriculum and technology. Rebecca Schlemmer, a fourth‑grade teacher and the site tech lead, described how interactive boards would support accessibility and student engagement.
Trustees discussed options if community fundraising does not cover the full cost, including ordering a subset of displays to pilot with early‑adopter teachers or using district funds to complete the purchase. The board took a motion, received a second and approved the designated‑fund agreement by voice vote. Board members who spoke in the public record expressed gratitude to Rotary and the Millbrae Community Foundation for the gift.
The board did not provide a roll‑call tally in the public record; the minutes record approval by voice vote ("Aye") and the chair stated "Motion carries."
