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Caldwell board accepts $200,000 Patterson Family Foundation grant for FFA, OKs Kanokla donation and vendor contracts
Summary
The board approved acceptance of a $200,000 Patterson Family Foundation grant for FFA (split $153,028 in 2025 and $46,972 in 2026), a $41,389 donation from Kanokla in lieu of property tax, and awarded contracts for milk (Ediger's) and HVAC maintenance (Becker Brother's), each by 6-0 votes.
The Caldwell USD 360 Board of Education approved several financial items on Aug. 11, 2025, including acceptance of a Patterson Family Foundation grant and a voluntary donation agreement, and awarded routine vendor contracts.
On the consent agenda the board accepted a Patterson Family Foundation grant for the FFA program totaling $200,000, with funds to be dispersed as $153,028 in the 2025 budget year and $46,972 in the 2026 budget year. The grant acceptance was recorded as part of the consent agenda approved by a 6-0 vote.
Also on the consent agenda the board approved a Voluntary Annual Agreement with Kanokla providing USD 360 a donation of $41,389 in lieu of paying property tax; the minutes do not further describe Kanokla's organizational type or the terms beyond the amount presented.
Separately, the board approved operational contracts: the milk bid from Ediger's was approved (motion by Kordell Kattenberg, seconded by Jake Ginn, 6-0) and an HVAC maintenance agreement was awarded to Becker Brother's after Superintendent Traci Becker presented proposals from three companies (motion by Kordell Kattenberg, seconded by Jake Ginn, 6-0). The minutes do not record dissenting views or additional contract terms at this meeting.
These approvals were recorded on the consent agenda and through separate motions; the board voted unanimously on the listed items.
