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Donor family pledges funding to sustain Crosby‑Ironton Link Crew mentoring program
Summary
Students and staff showcased the Link Crew orientation program and a donor family pledged roughly $18,000 in first‑year sponsorship to support the program; presenters also said a $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a participating student.
A donor family presented funding to support the Crosby‑Ironton Link Crew program after students and staff showed a video and described the mentoring work that helps seventh graders transition to secondary school.
The Link Crew presentation described mentors who guide incoming seventh graders through school routines, time management and social connections. Andrea Gresman and district presenters said the program has improved confidence and that leaders host in‑school sessions and out‑of‑school activities to build relationships.
A district presenter asked that the family’s sponsorship — described in the meeting as approximately $18,000 for the first year — be entered as a line item in the district’s general fund under “Link Crew.” The presenter also said the family will award a $1,000 scholarship to one student in the program. District staff confirmed the referendum’s passage made continuing the program possible this year.
Board members and attendees applauded the students’ video and presenters noted that the sponsorship is intended to reduce fundraising demands on student leaders who had previously spent time soliciting food and event resources.
The board did not take a formal vote to accept the gift during the presentation; staff said details about accounting and the proposed line‑item placement would be processed through normal district fiscal procedures.
The district’s Link Crew leaders, teachers and student participants emphasized the program’s role in easing the social and academic transition for seventh graders and said the sponsorship will help the program sustain and expand its activities.
