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Monticello board accepts $16,500 in donations for literacy, robotics and student supports

Monticello School Board (Independent School District No. 882) · January 13, 2026

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The board accepted $16,500 in donations from local businesses and Wright County United Way earmarked for Rally to Read, the Monticello robotics team, a mindfulness program, and student assistance.

The Monticello School Board on Jan. 6 voted unanimously to accept $16,500 in community donations. Superintendent Eric Olsen presented four gifts: $2,000 from West Metro Buick GMC for the Rally to Read literacy program; $1,500 from UMC for the Monty Python's robotics team; $8,000 from Wright County United Way for a mindfulness program; and $5,000 from Wright County United Way for students in need.

Olsen noted the donations support a range of student services and extracurricular programming and thanked community partners and staff who helped secure the gifts. The board approved a resolution to gratefully accept the donations (moved by Jeff Hegley, seconded by Mark Branson) by unanimous vote (6–0).