Clarendon public school students, employees, and taxpayers have a special reason to be thankful this season after an anonymous donation was made to help pay for a new bus.
Clarendon CISD Trustees formally accepted the grant during their regular meeting on November 10. School officials say the gift of $359,000 will pay for one of the two travel buses the district recently ordered.
Superintendent Rick Teran told the Enterprise this week the grant came as surprise to the school district but was a gift they gladly accepted.
“How exciting is it that this donation would be made to our district?” Teran said. “How blessed are we? This is money that could have gone anywhere but the decision was made to support our school.”
School officials have long wanted new travel buses, but voters turned down a bond election last fall that would have included funds for that purpose. In September, trustees approved buying two used buses with money the district has in reserves. With this month’s grant, Teran says the district can keep more money in its fund balance for future needs.
Teran also said this week that the district is hoping to have the new buses delivered by December 4, which is ahead of schedule.
In other school business at the November 10 board meeting, trustees cast the district’s votes for the Donley County Appraisal District Board as follows: Shawna Herbert, 367; Chris Topliff, 367; Renee Mott, 369; and Jerry Koontz, 367.
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