Summer Parks Program Served Roughly 300 Children, Ran Under Budget, Staff Tells Board

Oct 5, 2026

Presenters reported the district's summer parks program operated five sites for ages 5–12 with average daily attendance per park ranging from about 7 to 13, a $2,500 community grant and actual spending of about $34,000—under the $39,000 proposal. The board will decide next Thursday whether to continue funding the program.

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Curt (Kurt) Lynch and Haley Orndorff reviewed this year’s summer parks program and highlighted partners and daily attendance figures. Lynch said the program ran five parks serving ages 5–12, with two supervisors per park, a six-week schedule (Monday–Friday, 9:30–12), and average daily attendance by park varying between about seven and 13 children.

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