Iola teachers’ and administrators’ goal to bring in $100,000 in grant funds to the district by year’s end might have gotten easier Thursday.
During the USD 257 Endowment Association board meeting at the Iola High School Thursday, after a lengthy discussion, board members agreed to provide 15 percent matching funds for up to 20 grants worth $65,237. The contribution by the endowment association, which has a $47,000 in its coffers, would not exceed $9,785.55.
“You would only be giving that amount incrementally,” said Brian Pekarek, Iola…
Endowment association to match some of USD 257’s grant dollars
