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Richardson ISD board approves agenda, accepts about $15,000 in donations
Summary
The Richardson ISD board approved its agenda and accepted multiple gifts totaling roughly $15,000, including a $6,500 anonymous donation and a donation of 60 bicycles with helmets for 2nd and 3rd graders.
The Richardson Independent School District board voted to approve the meeting agenda and to accept multiple donor gifts during its meeting. The president moved the consent items and the transcript records the motion passing by a show of hands; the board recorded the motion as passing 5-0.
The donations item included a reported contribution of more than $5,000, an anonymous gift of about $6,500, and multiple smaller gifts that together the president said total about $15,000. In addition, the board publicly recognized a partner organization that donated "60 nuevas bicicletas con sus cascos" to be distributed to 2nd- and 3rd-grade students.
Board members thanked donors and staff for coordinating the gifts and planned a photo opportunity following the recognitions. The president asked attendees to remain for a brief reception after the presentation.
