The Mount Vernon Community School District Foundation continues work on their Retired Iowans Supporting Education endeavors.

Amie Roberts, MVCSD Foundation director, said that the work kicked off in July with a session about tax changes that happened in 2023. At that point, those over 65 no longer pay income tax. RISE is an opportunity for those who are retired to devote portions or what they used to pay in income tax directly to the school foundation.

At the foundation level, there is an opportunity to direct the money to general district fund, to the foundation or to a fund designated the superintendent fund, which would allow the superintendent to apply the funds to the areas with the greatest need.

“The idea behind all of this is to get retirees to donate the amounts of income tax they have directly to the schools through the school foundation,” board president Rick Elliott said. “They could choose to support schools to a partial amount, or as they have in the past.”

If people are interested in learning more, contact Amie Roberts at the Mount Vernon Community School Foundation.

New Foundation wall being fundraised for will be installed in MVHS lobby

The next fundraiser for the Mount Vernon Community School Foundation will be a digital board to be installed in the Mount Vernon High School lobby.

MVCSD Foundation director Amie Roberts said the goal will be between $16,000 and $25,000 to get this digital board installed.

“The $16,000 allows us to get it installed, while the $24,000 to $25,000 allows us to implement all of our goals with the board,” Roberts said.

The digital board will be similar to the digital boards being installed in Lisbon High School’s new lobby renovation, and will include information on ongoing community school foundation projects, projects by the different parent and teacher organizations, alumni hall of fame information, upcoming activities and highlights of current activities.

There will also be a maintenance cost for the board to maintain access to the cloud the information stored on the board each year.

Roberts said that she would be the one who would be maintaining and updating the board with relevant information. She was asking permission from the district to hang the digital board in a spot designated in the lobby.