Agenda Item
vi. Valencia Coniah Bates Special Needs Trust Donation (Not to exceed $6,130.45) ~ Updated 3.7.2025
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Yolanda Williamson, Chief of Community Engagement and Innovative Partnerships, Division of Community Engagement & Innovative Partnerships
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education accept the Valencia Coniah Bates Special Needs Trust donation in the amount of $6,130.45 to the DeKalb County School District’s Department of Exceptional Education to support special needs programs that are specific to helping special needs students achieve academic success in and outside the classroom.
Why: The DeKalb County School District’s Department of Exceptional Education is requesting to accept the $6,130.45 Valencia Coniah Bates Special Needs Trust donation to support special needs programs that are specific to helping special needs students achieve academic success in and outside the classroom.
Details: The DeKalb County School District’s Department of Exceptional Education is requesting that the Board of Education approve the $6,130.45 Valencia Coniah Bates Special Needs Trust donation to support special needs programs that are specific to helping special needs students achieve academic success in and outside the classroom.
Financial impact: There is no financial impact to the district or Department of Exceptional Education to accept the $6,130.34 donation from the Valencia Coniah Bates Special Needs Trust to support special needs programs that are specific to helping special needs students achieve academic success in and outside the classroom.
Contact: Dr. Yolanda Williamson, Chief of Community Engagement and Innovative Partnerships, Division of Community Engagement and Innovative Partnerships, 678-676-0898
Dr. Marcia Oglesby, Director, Grants and Partnerships, Division of Community Engagement, and Innovative Partnerships, 678-676-0375
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs