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ABC Education Foundation awards mini‑grants; board accepts audit and approves adult‑school advertising
Summary
At the Jan. 21 meeting the ABC Education Foundation announced mini‑grant winners including two AutoNation Toyota 'Tundra' awards; the board accepted the district’s 2023–24 audit (unmodified opinion) and approved an OutFront Media advertising contract for the adult school to run Feb.–May 2025.
The ABC Education Foundation presented its annual mini‑grant awards during the ABC Unified School District board meeting on Jan. 21.
Heather Summers, chair of the Education Foundation, said the foundation received 29 teacher applications this year and distributed a range of grants to support classroom projects. She announced two larger AutoNation Toyota “Tundra” grants: $9,742.50 to support ethnic‑studies materials and field trips at Whitney and Gar high schools and $8,700 to fund a Haskell STEM Academy podcast project that will create student podcast stations. "We raise money for the school district...and we try to give as many grants as possible based on the money that we raise," Summers said.
The board also received the district’s independent financial audit from Nigro & Nigro. Audit partner Peter Glenn reported an unmodified (clean) audit opinion for fiscal 2023–24 and said the Measure BB bond report produced no exceptions. The auditor described audit procedures, compliance testing and reported that capital asset additions primarily reflected bond‑funded construction. The board voted to accept the audit reports.
Trustees approved a contract with OutFront Media to place adult‑school advertisements on bus shelters, digital and static billboards and on Norwalk transit from Feb. 17 to May 11, 2025. District staff said the adult school saw enrollment increases after prior advertising efforts and expects the campaign to boost enrollment further; board members supported expanding outreach to adult learners.
Board members also approved the consent calendar and discussed follow‑up for several pulled items, including a $14,000 renewal with Community Matters for Safe School Ambassadors training. Multiple trustees praised student presentations earlier in the meeting and recognized community partners who supported the mini‑grant program.
The meeting concluded after additional board reports, community comments and an extension of the meeting time; trustees adjourned after completing the agenda.
