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MEF grants and new Artisan Academy highlighted; board to accept several grants
Summary
Administrators described partnerships with the Morris Education Foundation supporting enrichment grants, elementary science days and an Artisan Academy launching in September; the board said it will vote to accept multiple MEF grants on the consent agenda.
Board leaders and administrators thanked the Morris Education Foundation (MEF) for donor support and outlined programs the foundation helps fund. The board president said MEF had raised substantial funds for district programs and that the board would vote to accept several MEF grants during the business agenda.
Mark Manning, principal of Morristown High School, described an upcoming Artisan Academy launching in September where student artists will be mentored on technical and entrepreneurial skills to produce and market work such as jewelry and apparel. Administrators also highlighted MEF-supported events including elementary science days and author visits and said MEF grants help provide equitable experiences across buildings.
The board's president said the district would accept the grants as part of Education Matters motions on the consent agenda. The transcript includes an earlier station that MEF reported awarding about $100,000 to the district over the year; the president's remarks about the total of accepted grants were garbled in the record and are reported here as stated by the president during the meeting.
