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District accepts donations of tools and booster-club scoreboard purchase praised
Summary
Administration recommended accepting donated shop tools from Russell Williams and monetary gifts; a volunteer described booster-club fundraising that purchased a new scoreboard/table (approx. $15,000) and thanked volunteers for their work.
S1 recommended trustees accept donations including a table saw, scroll saw and band saw donated by Russell Williams for the district AD department and a $500 monetary donation. The administration noted policy and the superintendent's delegated authority to accept gifts when they comply with board policy and state law.
S4, speaking as a booster/volunteer, described recent fundraising used to purchase a new scoreboard/table valued at about $15,000 and said the equipment arrived and is being learned by staff. "We were able to spend approximately around 15,000 in order to give y'all a scoreboard...It also has the capabilities to bring revenue into the school," S4 said, and volunteers were thanked for their commitment. S2 moved to accept the administration's recommendation and a second was recorded in the transcript.
