ITEM NUMBER: 6.A.
School Board Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 06/19/2017
- Prepared By:
- Sheri L. Allen
Item Type:
Action
Subject:
Acceptance of Gifts and Grants
Background:
↵The Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band Parents Association donated a new marching band trailer to the Lancers program, valued at $10,000.
The following donations were received for the East High Toni Hames Excellence in AVID Scholarship:
Paul Mitchell - $200
Carolyn Osdoba - $100
Megan Ulrich - $100
Jack Cunningham - $100
An anonymous donor provided $1,890.90 to Roosevelt Elementary School for the Mankato Symphony Orchestra field trip.
PTO/PTAs and Booster Clubs donated more than $255,000 during the 2016-17 school year, with breakdowns as follows:
Bridges Advisory Committee
Approximately $30,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Money for teachers classroom instruction use: $3,000
Being There Experiences plus bus costs: $25,000
Eagle Lake Elementary
Approximately $18,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Money for teachers for classroom use - $2,150
Field trips - $4,750
Teacher appreciation - $1,107
Jump Rope for Heart prizes/snacks - $423
Family Movie Night - $192
Musical production - $677
Grit night/open house - $582
Student planners - $417
Family reading activity - $300
Misc. teacher/classroom requests - $773
Computer Lab/Makerspace - $105
Reading Incentives - $300
Franklin Elementary
Approximately $8,750 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Staff Appreciation - $1,250
Money for Classrooms - $1,200
Art/Theatre/Music - $1,800
Phy Ed/Playground - $1,600
School Community Building Events - $1,300
Classroom Books/Maker Space Supplies - $1,600
Hoover Elementary
Approximately $28,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Snacks for students: $1,500
Money for teachers for classroom use: $2,363
Field trips and activities: $7,800
IXL site license: $2,300
Foster grandparents: $1,075
Projected summer playground enhancements: $10,000
Jefferson Elementary
Approximately $9,250 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Teacher/staff support - $2,400
Field trips - $2,776
JAGS - $148
SAFE - $173
Science Fair - $487
Peacemakers - $432
Yearbook - $2,108
Kennedy Elementary
Approximately $15,194 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Money donated to teachers for classroom use - $2,229
5th grade party - $500
Carnival/family fun nights - $1,140
Field Trips - $4,884
New Teacher grants - $600
Jump Rope for Heart - $300
Miscellaneous (kindergarten roundup/lyceums/planners) - $1,377
Peacemaker T-shirts - $371
PE supplies - $135
Reading Enrichment - $1,019
Science Fair - $1,332
Staff Appreciation - $1,307
Monroe Elementary
Approximately $20,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Teacher meals for conferences - $496
Money for teachers for classroom use - $2,700
Field Trips - $6,796
Beginning of school year teacher social - $250
End of year support gifts - $1,065
Accelerated Reader - $2,088
Playground equipment - $1,300
Water bottle fillers - $1,567
Pencil sharpeners - $1,755
Laminator - $1,745
Headphones - $30
Roosevelt Elementary
Approximately $18,400 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Book Fair - $2,185
Background Checks - $435
Field Trips - $2431
Math Masters - $117
Teacher/Staff Support – $4,479
Kindergarten Roundup - $359
Carnival - $3,206
Book Club - $251
Foster Grandparent Lunches - $400
Educare Basket - $125
Reading Incentives/Celebration - $581
School Kits - $463
Science Fair - $440
Walk-A-Thon - $483
Yearbooks - $2,058
Rosa Parks Elementary
Approximately $6,417 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Fall-Spring conference meals - $617
Playground/recess supplies - $341
Fall-Spring bike/walk prizes - $150
2016-17 field trips - $1,453
Rollerskating (gifted skate rental) - $344
Ukuleles (5th-grade music) - $550
MSU Theatre - $375
Movie License renewal - $338
"I love to read" night supplies - $124
Cares buddies cards - $128
Science Fair Ribbons - $326
Bagels - teacher appreciation - $114
Ice cream treats -reading goal exceeded - $120
Fifth-grade t-shirts - $565
Educare basket - $185
Spring event photo booth / DJ services - $465
Washington Elementary
Approximately $9,820 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Water bottle filling station/water fountain in lobby - $800
Music classroom floor rug - $100
Grade level classroom supplies/field trips - $2,305
Physical Education support - $240
Wildcat art show sponsor - $100
Family involvement events/picnics - $1,187
Fifth grade Young Writer’s conference - $830
Reading program - $530
Peacemaker program - $190
Wildcat t-shirts for students and staff - $2,200
Appreciation for teachers and staff - $1,020
Educare donation - $150
Care for Wildcat communities in need - $168
Dakota Meadows Middle
Approximately $8,334 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Technology Savings: $2,000
Uniform Savings: $1,500
Wellness Center Savings: $1,000
Skatetime for PE: $2,600
Homeroom Coordinator: $600
Track and Field Day: $180
Trail Funds: $200 (Expect more to be spent over the summer - $6,000 budgeted)
Spelling and Geography Bees: $252
Prairie Winds Middle School
Approximately $14,970 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Refreshments for School Events - $1,394
Classroom/Teacher Support – $184
Teacher Meals during Conferences - $2,809
T-Shirts for Students and Staff - $5,500
Playground Equipment - $800
VEX Robotics - $500
PBIS Team - $100
Buses for 5th Grade Visit - $514
Eighth Grade Celebration - $1,060
Honor Roll Celebration - $860
Educare Basket - $200
East Grad Party - $200
Mt. Kato Ski Trip - $850
East Senior High
Approximately $38,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Replace digits on scoreboards - $1,700
Boys Hockey warm up jackets and pants - $2,100
Rewrap Elevator wall - $6,256
Athletic Training Supplies - $3,250
New Pole Vault Poles - $700
Boys Soccer uniforms for C Squad - $500
Wrap ticket booth - $843
HUDL Program rights - $1,500
State Championship Banners - $300
Weight Room Graphics - $729
Homecoming Activities Alumni Lunch (pop and food) - $577
Drama Dept. (update lighting system) - $1,496
Athletic Training room (tables, rehab equipment) - $3,000
Homecoming Items - $347
Alpine Ski (replacement gates) - $700
Boys Basketball (practice gear & laundry loops) - $750
Girls Basketball (practice gear) - $640
Knowledge Bowl set of equipment - $440
Ipad Air - $450
Graphics on Cougar Den door/window - $294
Homecoming Alumni (reception/food from HyVee) - $423
Mental Training Workshops (MSU Sports Psychology) - $2,100
Cougar ME logo on chair backs - $250
Sport Athletic Canvas prints for Commons Area display - $400
Replacement shirts for Pep Band - $504
Gymnasium logo rug/mat for entrance door - $1,350
Triple A Award poster for Elevator graphic - $611
Grad Party Support - $500
Ticket Booth Wrap - $843
Girls Hockey Section Champ Banner - $225
National Honor Choir (Lauren Senden) - $150
Gymnastics (spring board) - $650
DECA (blazers) - $350
Softball/Golf (Batting cage & hitting mats) - $2,500
Visual Arts (supplies for contest) - $292
West Senior High
Approximately $30,500 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
The following donations were received for the East High Toni Hames Excellence in AVID Scholarship:
Paul Mitchell - $200
Carolyn Osdoba - $100
Megan Ulrich - $100
Jack Cunningham - $100
An anonymous donor provided $1,890.90 to Roosevelt Elementary School for the Mankato Symphony Orchestra field trip.
PTO/PTAs and Booster Clubs donated more than $255,000 during the 2016-17 school year, with breakdowns as follows:
Bridges Advisory Committee
Approximately $30,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Money for teachers classroom instruction use: $3,000
Being There Experiences plus bus costs: $25,000
Eagle Lake Elementary
Approximately $18,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Money for teachers for classroom use - $2,150
Field trips - $4,750
Teacher appreciation - $1,107
Jump Rope for Heart prizes/snacks - $423
Family Movie Night - $192
Musical production - $677
Grit night/open house - $582
Student planners - $417
Family reading activity - $300
Misc. teacher/classroom requests - $773
Computer Lab/Makerspace - $105
Reading Incentives - $300
Franklin Elementary
Approximately $8,750 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Staff Appreciation - $1,250
Money for Classrooms - $1,200
Art/Theatre/Music - $1,800
Phy Ed/Playground - $1,600
School Community Building Events - $1,300
Classroom Books/Maker Space Supplies - $1,600
Hoover Elementary
Approximately $28,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Snacks for students: $1,500
Money for teachers for classroom use: $2,363
Field trips and activities: $7,800
IXL site license: $2,300
Foster grandparents: $1,075
Projected summer playground enhancements: $10,000
Jefferson Elementary
Approximately $9,250 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Teacher/staff support - $2,400
Field trips - $2,776
JAGS - $148
SAFE - $173
Science Fair - $487
Peacemakers - $432
Yearbook - $2,108
Kennedy Elementary
Approximately $15,194 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Money donated to teachers for classroom use - $2,229
5th grade party - $500
Carnival/family fun nights - $1,140
Field Trips - $4,884
New Teacher grants - $600
Jump Rope for Heart - $300
Miscellaneous (kindergarten roundup/lyceums/planners) - $1,377
Peacemaker T-shirts - $371
PE supplies - $135
Reading Enrichment - $1,019
Science Fair - $1,332
Staff Appreciation - $1,307
Monroe Elementary
Approximately $20,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Teacher meals for conferences - $496
Money for teachers for classroom use - $2,700
Field Trips - $6,796
Beginning of school year teacher social - $250
End of year support gifts - $1,065
Accelerated Reader - $2,088
Playground equipment - $1,300
Water bottle fillers - $1,567
Pencil sharpeners - $1,755
Laminator - $1,745
Headphones - $30
Roosevelt Elementary
Approximately $18,400 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Book Fair - $2,185
Background Checks - $435
Field Trips - $2431
Math Masters - $117
Teacher/Staff Support – $4,479
Kindergarten Roundup - $359
Carnival - $3,206
Book Club - $251
Foster Grandparent Lunches - $400
Educare Basket - $125
Reading Incentives/Celebration - $581
School Kits - $463
Science Fair - $440
Walk-A-Thon - $483
Yearbooks - $2,058
Rosa Parks Elementary
Approximately $6,417 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Fall-Spring conference meals - $617
Playground/recess supplies - $341
Fall-Spring bike/walk prizes - $150
2016-17 field trips - $1,453
Rollerskating (gifted skate rental) - $344
Ukuleles (5th-grade music) - $550
MSU Theatre - $375
Movie License renewal - $338
"I love to read" night supplies - $124
Cares buddies cards - $128
Science Fair Ribbons - $326
Bagels - teacher appreciation - $114
Ice cream treats -reading goal exceeded - $120
Fifth-grade t-shirts - $565
Educare basket - $185
Spring event photo booth / DJ services - $465
Washington Elementary
Approximately $9,820 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Water bottle filling station/water fountain in lobby - $800
Music classroom floor rug - $100
Grade level classroom supplies/field trips - $2,305
Physical Education support - $240
Wildcat art show sponsor - $100
Family involvement events/picnics - $1,187
Fifth grade Young Writer’s conference - $830
Reading program - $530
Peacemaker program - $190
Wildcat t-shirts for students and staff - $2,200
Appreciation for teachers and staff - $1,020
Educare donation - $150
Care for Wildcat communities in need - $168
Dakota Meadows Middle
Approximately $8,334 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Technology Savings: $2,000
Uniform Savings: $1,500
Wellness Center Savings: $1,000
Skatetime for PE: $2,600
Homeroom Coordinator: $600
Track and Field Day: $180
Trail Funds: $200 (Expect more to be spent over the summer - $6,000 budgeted)
Spelling and Geography Bees: $252
Prairie Winds Middle School
Approximately $14,970 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Refreshments for School Events - $1,394
Classroom/Teacher Support – $184
Teacher Meals during Conferences - $2,809
T-Shirts for Students and Staff - $5,500
Playground Equipment - $800
VEX Robotics - $500
PBIS Team - $100
Buses for 5th Grade Visit - $514
Eighth Grade Celebration - $1,060
Honor Roll Celebration - $860
Educare Basket - $200
East Grad Party - $200
Mt. Kato Ski Trip - $850
East Senior High
Approximately $38,000 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
Replace digits on scoreboards - $1,700
Boys Hockey warm up jackets and pants - $2,100
Rewrap Elevator wall - $6,256
Athletic Training Supplies - $3,250
New Pole Vault Poles - $700
Boys Soccer uniforms for C Squad - $500
Wrap ticket booth - $843
HUDL Program rights - $1,500
State Championship Banners - $300
Weight Room Graphics - $729
Homecoming Activities Alumni Lunch (pop and food) - $577
Drama Dept. (update lighting system) - $1,496
Athletic Training room (tables, rehab equipment) - $3,000
Homecoming Items - $347
Alpine Ski (replacement gates) - $700
Boys Basketball (practice gear & laundry loops) - $750
Girls Basketball (practice gear) - $640
Knowledge Bowl set of equipment - $440
Ipad Air - $450
Graphics on Cougar Den door/window - $294
Homecoming Alumni (reception/food from HyVee) - $423
Mental Training Workshops (MSU Sports Psychology) - $2,100
Cougar ME logo on chair backs - $250
Sport Athletic Canvas prints for Commons Area display - $400
Replacement shirts for Pep Band - $504
Gymnasium logo rug/mat for entrance door - $1,350
Triple A Award poster for Elevator graphic - $611
Grad Party Support - $500
Ticket Booth Wrap - $843
Girls Hockey Section Champ Banner - $225
National Honor Choir (Lauren Senden) - $150
Gymnastics (spring board) - $650
DECA (blazers) - $350
Softball/Golf (Batting cage & hitting mats) - $2,500
Visual Arts (supplies for contest) - $292
West Senior High
Approximately $30,500 in gifts and donations
Major expenditures include:
| State Qualifiers and Team Captain Posters - $412 |
| Hudl Software for Coaches - $1,400 |
| Volleyball Judges Stand - $494 |
| Equipment - Golf Cart - $1,200 |
| Volleyball - Inspirational speaker - $406 |
| Softball State Champion signage - $800 |
| Girls Hockey locker room TV - $400 |
| Mental Training Services - All sports - MSU – 3,000 |
| Science Club YES Registration – $500 |
| State Qualifier Posters - $355 |
| Update Record Boards - $907 |
| Triple AAA Plaques - $150 |
| Vex Robotics Transportation - $2,000 |
| Jazz Fest Entry Fee - $495 |
| Boys Cross Country Warm Ups - $946 |
| State Posters - Swim and Gymnastics - $215 |
| Track - High Jump standards - $625 |
| Girls Basketball Practice Gear - $912 |
| Wrestling Warmups - $3,600 |
| Weight Room Equipment - $6,874 |
| Band Platform Risers - $3,500 |
| History Club National Competition Sponsorships - $200 |
Recommended Action:
The administration recommends Board acceptance of these generous gifts and grants.