Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO RAISE AND ALLOCATE FUNDS TO INITIATE AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ENRICH THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF ALL STUDENTS SERVED BY THE MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
TO SECURE COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHICH SUPPORT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR ALL MINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM: THE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN FOSTERING ACADEMIC INNOVATION IN OUR DISTRICT'S CLASSROOMS. EACH YEAR, MINNETONKA TEACHERS SUBMIT GRANT REQUESTS FOR CREATIVE, EDUCATIONAL IDEAS AND PROGRAMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT FOR THEIR STUDENTS. FUNDRAISING FOR THE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDES A COMMUNITY WIDE APPEAL EACH FALL, AS WELL AS TWO SPECIAL APPEALS TO HONOR MINNETONKA TEACHER AND STAFF MEMBERS IN DECEMBER AND JUNE.
BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT PROGRAM: THE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT REQUIRE ONGOING FUNDING OR LARGER SUMS THAT CANNOT BE SUPPORTED BY THE ANNUAL TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM. THE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT IS MANAGED BY A PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT FIRM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STRICT INVESTMENT PRINCIPLES IDENTIFIED IN THE FOUNDATION'S BY-LAWS. DREAM MAKERS IS AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENT WHICH RAISES FUNDS PRIMARILY IN SUPPORT OF THE ENDOWMENT. CURRENTLY THE FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTING A MAKER SPACE PROGRAM FOR K-8 CALLED THE HUB.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS: THE FOUNDATION ACCEPTS DONATIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, SPECIFIC NEW PRGORAMS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER AWARDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE TEACHER ACHIEVEMENT. EACH OF THESE FUNDS HAVE THEIR OWN FUND DOCUMENT AND VOTED ON BY BOARD TRUSTEES. FUNDING TYPICALLY COMES FROM A SPECIFIC DONOR WHO WANTS TO START A FUND FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Melissa Streit | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $80,743 |
| Troon Dowds | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Anlauf | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Jordan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Murphy Garber | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Richter | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Kamps | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rena' Dragseth | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Phillipa Hartley | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jessie Roitenberg | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Deirdre Keller | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Bhuvana Nandakumar | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Vohs | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Hairston | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Grady | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Birdwell | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Fahning | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Friesen | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Ingrid Roberts | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Veda Pai-Panandiker | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Lya Hurst | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 |
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