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Sioux City schools foundation director announces retirement after years of fundraising and donations

Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors · October 27, 2025
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Karen Harrison, director of development for the Sioux City Public Schools Foundation, said she will retire in December and reviewed recent projects the foundation funded, including $75,000 for an ADA playground upgrade and $100,000 toward the new trades building, plus alumni and fundraising efforts.

Karen Harrison, director of development at the Sioux City Public Schools Foundation, told the school board on Oct. 13 that she will retire in December and outlined the foundation’s work supporting district programs and students.

Harrison reviewed the foundation’s mission and recent grants to district projects. She said the foundation provided $75,000 toward an ADA-compliant upgrade to the Leeds playground and gave the district a $100,000 check to support the new trades building. She also described alumni outreach (a…

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