Board considers resolution to request $100,000 MS foundation grant for UPLIFT EDUCATION

The Public Education Board of Trustees on June 16 reviewed a staff request to approve a resolution and affidavit to seek a $100,000 grant from an MS foundation on behalf of UPLIFT EDUCATION. Chair members introduced the item and asked staff to summarize the proposal.

Alex, a staff presenter, said Deborah and her team prepared the application and described logistical requirements imposed by the foundation, including a signed and notarized resolution on parchment. "It's not guaranteed that we'll get the $100,000 but I'm assuming that this is a strong signal that would be unrestricted," Alex said, describing the likely use of the funds if awarded. The presenter noted the application process as unusual in the board's experience.

A motion and second were called for to approve the resolution and affidavit to request the grant, but the transcript does not record who moved or seconded the motion, nor does it provide a vote tally or a formal recorded outcome in open session. The agenda lists the item as an action entry titled approving a resolution and affidavit approving a UPLIFT EDUCATION proposal requesting $100,000 from the MS foundation. The board then proceeded with other business and later entered closed session; the open transcript does not include a final disposition of the motion.