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Board hears recap of Onalaska Education Foundation grants; 10 classroom projects funded
Summary
The board was given a spring-round recap of Onalaska Education Foundation grants: 16 spring applications totaling $20,004.91 were received and 10 public-school projects were funded for a combined $10,005.46, including robotics kits and a ceramic 3‑D printer.
Board members received a summary of the Onalaska Education Foundation’s spring grant round and moved to approve the foundation’s recommended awards.
A district representative summarized the second-round results: the foundation received 16 applications for public-school projects totaling $20,004.91 and funded 10 of those requests for a combined total of $10,005.46. "We decided to open up a second round, which we got a lot more applicants for," the presenter said, then reviewed funded projects and amounts.
Funded items included robotics kits for classroom reuse ($2,739.99), a ceramic 3‑D printer for the high school ($1,300), podcasting equipment for an elementary classroom ($500), fidget-seat devices for chairs, community‑garden startup supplies and assistive cardboard cutters for students with fine-motor needs. Presenters said furniture was typically outside the grant scope, which affected partial funding decisions.
A board member moved to approve the Onalaska Education Foundation grants as outlined in the meeting materials; the motion was seconded and taken up by the board. Presenters and trustees thanked foundation volunteers and noted the growing fundraising and participation in foundation events.
The transcript records the motion and second but does not show a roll-call vote in the excerpt.
