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Patterson Family Foundation awards $324,000 to district CTE and ag initiatives

Santa Fe Trail School Board · August 14, 2025
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Summary

Board accepted a $324,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation to support the district's ag program and charter enterprises; board members thanked the foundation for repeated support of Santa Fe Trail.

Chair announced that the Patterson Family Foundation has awarded the district $324,000 to support ag programming and charter enterprises. "They have supported Santa Fe Trail multiple times...they've been great to Santa Fe Trail," the staff member said, thanking the foundation for prior support and describing past uses of funds for rural educator development and certifications.

The board voted to accept the grant. Members praised the district's grant-writing efforts and emphasized that the funding is outside the general fund, allowing program investments without reallocating district operating dollars.