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Also attached to this agenda item: Donation - CHEF - VEX Robots for Principles of...

Dr. Laura Dubak Croton Harmon High School Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 Laura.Dubak@chufsd.org May 29, 2026 Dear Principal Dubak, The Board of Directors of the Croton-Harmon Education Foundation (CHEF) is pleased to inform you that your grant application titled “VEX Robots for Principles of Engineering Course at CHHS” requesting funds for eight units of “VEX V5 POE/CIM Customized Kit” for use in a new Principles of Engineering course at Croton Harmon High School has been approved as follows: Upon approval of the Croton Harmon Board of Education, CHEF will arrange for the transfer of funds for this grant from CHEF to the Croton Harmon School District. Therefore, as a next step in the process, we ask that you coordinate with the Superintendent of Schools to submit your application to the Board of Education.  As part of our ongoing commitment to the programs we fund, I will work with you as project liaison to answer any questions you may have. Within the first year of the grant’s launch we ask that you participate in the post-grant evaluation process. This means that within this first year you should:  • Verify that the grant funds were spent in accordance with your application. • Provide CHEF with a brief written testimonial and/or share digital photographs or video clips of you and/or students participating in the proposal that CHEF funded. Any materials you send will be used on our website and other marketing/reporting materials. • Submit a 1-2 page reflection that summarizes what happened during the first year of the funded proposal’s launch. Please evaluate your success in meeting the objectives you outline in your application; share any happy surprises or challenges that arose; and discuss lessons you learned in the process of implementing your proposal. These items can be sent to grants@crotonfoundation.org. Grant Application Request Amount Requested Amount Approved VEX V5 POE/CIM Customized Kit, 8 units $21,598.00 $10,000 Lastly, when mentioning your project during the first year of the grant’s launch, please acknowledge CHEF's role in sponsoring your proposal in publicity and communications to parents and the greater CHUFSD community. Letting the CHUFSD community know what CHEF funded shows how CHEF’s donors are positively impacting our schools and helps us in our fundraising efforts for future projects. Congratulations! We look forward to the success of your proposal.  Best Regards, Carolyn Cornell, Director cc: Stephen Walker, Superintendent