Annual Report
Impact In Our Schools
The Harrisonville Public School Foundation's vision is to support the Harrisonville Cass R-IX School District as a leader and innovator in public education through a broad-based system of support. To achieve this vision, the Foundation has a mission to support and enhance district educational programs and activities.
Cumulative Impact
$221,400
funds provided since 2006 as $500 Excellence in Academics scholarships to Harrisonville High School seniors who have received this recognition by ranking in the top 15% of their class during all four years of high school
$59,700
endowed & named scholarship funds awarded annually to honor high-achieving Harrisonville High School graduates, thanks to families and individuals in the community
68
alumni have been inducted into the HHS Distinguished Alumni Wall of Fame to recognize their accomplishments and had the opportunity to share their experiences with students; many have also donated to the Foundation
$158,857
amount awarded since 2004 through classroom grants, which fund projects that enhance students' education and support educational approaches not currently funded by the district
$68,025
funds paid since 2008 to district educators as advanced degree reimbursements for seeking degrees in nonadministrative fields or staff seeking teaching degrees or certification
$27,000
Bills Mills Leaving a Legacy mini-grant funding awarded by four-year Excellence in Academics recipients since 2020 to recognize district programs that impacted them; each grant is $250
Annual Grants
$500
McEowen Intermediate Mark Twain Grant to purchase multiple copies of the Mark Twain nominees each year
$500
Cass Career Center Teaching Professions Keeping in Touch Grant to ensure support and contact with our alumni who are becoming educators
$500
Educator of the Year grant provided to recognize and honor the Harrisonville Schools Educator of the Year
District Grants
$124,252
total District Grant funding awarded since 2017 through Foundation district grants, which support initiatives or programs crossing multiple buildings. Grants have funded:
Tricycles for Harrisonville Early Childhood Center for use in the expanded preschool program
Document cameras for all teachers to improve classroom and online learning
10-passenger van to provide affordable transportation for small groups to activities
Elementary school playground equipment such as basketball hoops and tetherball poles
An Open Air Learning Space at McEowen Intermediate School
Outdoor play items, cots, additional materials for first-ever Wildcat Club summer camp
2025-26 Impact
| District Grants | $10,552 |
| Classroom Grants | $10,103.19 |
| Excellence in Academics Scholarships | $9,000 |
| Named & Endowed Scholarships | $59,700 |
| Leaving a Legacy Grants | $4,250 |
| Advanced Degree Reimbursement | $5,400 |
| Major Saver Disbursement | $6,804.01 |
| CCC Teaching Professions Keeping in Touch Grant | $500 |
| McEowen Mark Twain Readers Grant | $500 |
| Educator of the Year Grant | $500 |
| Gardner Family Educational Experience Grant | $84 |
| Honor Grad | $200 |
| Scholarship renewals | $14,500 |
| New teacher gift cards | $900 |
| TOTAL | $122,993 |