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Board to convene stakeholders after parents allege All Sports Club overreach, opaque finances
Summary
Multiple parents and booster volunteers told the board the All Sports Club (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) took control of sport accounts, refused meetings, and denied requests; the board agreed to pursue an on‑property meeting and further review of booster governance models.
Several parents and booster‑club officers addressed the board during the athletics portion of the work session, alleging the All Sports Club (a 501(c)(3) organization sometimes referenced as the “All Sports Club” or “Evolve Sports Club”) removed control of individual sport accounts, signed checks without individual boosters’ approval, refused to meet on school property and declined requests from teams to post fundraiser or recognition items on the club’s Facebook page.
Speakers said the All Sports Club took control of a football account after the team treasurer resigned and, they allege, closed or moved accounts and spent funds without informing team officers; one parent said she had raised roughly $100,000 in five years for the football program and would resign her booster role because of the dispute. Another parent described difficulty obtaining documentation and said the All Sports Club responded quickly to threatened allegations yet had not given teams a chance to explain.
Board response: administrators and board members said the district’s role is limited to financial oversight for reporting (school office reviews monthly reconciliations and performs Title IX accounting obligations) and that booster organizations are separate nonprofit entities. Board members agreed to pursue a facilitated discussion and education: they proposed convening an advisory committee or a working‑session topic that includes All Sports Club officers, booster representatives and school business staff to review governance options (examples included boosters operating as separate 501(c)(3) organizations, boosters under the district’s 501(c)(3) umbrella, or an intermediary structure) and to clarify rules on purchases, uniform procurement and equitable expenditures.
Next steps: the board asked athletics and the business office to arrange an on‑property meeting with the All Sports Club and affected booster officers, and to provide the board a pro/con analysis of governance models and recommended procedures for equity and procurement.
