Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools Letter of Support

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School District Board

Letter of Support – Example

Date

Director, School Facilities and Organization

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

P.O. Box 47200

Olympia, WA 98504-7200

RE: Letter of Support for Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools grant

Dear Director,

(Required in the letter) The Board of Directors has pledged their support to sustain the improvements funded by a Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools grant.

Our school district is committed to providing all students with the educational foundation necessary to succeed. We have set high standards in what is taught in our classrooms, and all areas of the school that have a direct impact on our students. We consider the condition of our facilities, the meals we serve, and the options we have for active play to be critical components of our educational environment. Healthy, well-fed students are more apt to succeed.

(Required in the letter) The district has received a preliminary grant award in the amount of $XXX, XXX. The following projects are included in the grant:

(Required in the letter) List the school name, funded projects and amount of the grant per project. You will find this in your “Needs More Work” email in iGrants.

(Required in the letter) We will complete these projects before the end of June 2017. The Board will provide district resources in the form of operating funds, capital maintenance, or staffing and staff training needed to sustain the practices, processes, and policies, and maintain the improved or new facilities, brought about by these grant-funded improvements.

(Required in the letter) District Name consistently addresses facility maintenance and improvements by planning, documenting and tracking the needs of our school buildings. We do that by: (select one or more of the following)

An Asset Preservation System, also known as a school maintenance plan. The plan must follow the requirements in the OSPI Asset Preservation Program. If applicable you may submit the letter of certification submitted to OSPI School Facilities attesting to the use of APP.

Use of a maintenance management software program such as SCHOOLDUDE Maintenance Essentials Pro. These types of programs track work orders and schedule preventative maintenance.

A school district Facilities Maintenance Plan.

Short and long-term capital budget planning/request that includes preventative maintenance.

Other – please describe.

(Required in the letter for Nutrition and Physical Education/Activity Awards) Our application includes expected outcomes and a method for measuring outcomes for each project proposal. We agree to share the results of our work with OSPI.

Sincerely,

(Required in the letter) Letter must be signed by the School Board President, and/or by all of the directors.