FAIRMONT – The Fairmont School Board approved $20,403 of Partners In Education (PIE) and Hunt grant proposals during its meeting on Tuesday. The Hunt grants are from the Hunt family farm and go exclusively to student scholarships, of which $2,000 was allocated. The rest was PIE funding, which went toward elementary, high school and general field trip requests. They cover things from aides like alphabet cards and reading materials to up to $2,000 for school orchestra instruments and a $1,500 PAC laptop for musicals and plays. Field trips to the Children’s Museum of Mankato and for ...