Thousands in Donations Accepted for Dearborn Public Schools

The Dearborn Board of Education announced the donations at their Monday night meeting.

Posted by Jessica Carreras (Editor), January 14, 2013 at 07:10 pm

More than $15,000 in donations of funds and technology products were announced Monday at the Dearborn Board of Education meeting.

From a Promethean Board at Nowlin Elementary to funds for a new scoreboard at Edsel Ford High School, donations will be used mainly for technological advances in Dearborn's classroooms.

Here's a look at the donations:

A donation of a $3,000 has been offered to Michael Berry Career Campus, by Square One Education Network, to be used towards building an electric vehicle for IVD (Innovative Vehicle Design) Competition.
A donation of $1,170 has been offered to Cotter Early Childhood Center, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, to be used for iPad covers.
A donation of a Promethean Board and installation has been offered to Nowlin Elementary School, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, in partnership with the Dearborn Rotary ‘Adopt-A-Classroom’ project, to be used for Room 6.
A donation of $1,800 has been offered to Cotter Preschool, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, in partnership with PNC Foundation, to be used for professional development conference fees.
A donation of $400 has been offered to Fordson High School, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, to be used for entrance and registration fees for a student enrichment trip to New York.
A donation of $683.90 has been offered to Nowlin Elementary School, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, to be used for two mobile teaching center stations.
A donation of $3,600 has been offered to Maples Elementary School, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, to be used for four Dell computers for supplementary technology equipment.
A donation of $500 has been offered to the Michael Berry Career Campus, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, to be used for a PA system technology initiative.
A donation of $270 has been offered to the district-wide Academic Games Club, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, to be used for student awards.
A donation of $1,740 has been offered to the Michael Berry Career Campus, by the Dearborn Education Foundation, to be used for Elmo classroom equipment for the special education program.
A donation of $1,000 has been offered to Edsel Ford High School, by an anonymous donor, to be used toward the purchase of a new scoreboard at the baseball diamond.