At the July 29 board meeting the superintendent described a new shared services committee intended to explore cooperation with neighboring school districts on functions such as recruitment and shared related services (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech services) and asked for two board members to serve as representatives.

Why it matters: board members said shared arrangements could preserve services while reducing costs by pooling resources or sharing fractional positions (for example, combining two 0.5 positions into a single full post).

What was said: the superintendent explained the committee is a new idea to address shrinking resources and suggested examples such as shared therapists or combining fractional positions. The board asked that volunteers let the district know if they cannot attend a meeting so the committee will still have two representatives present. One board member volunteered to serve; administration said the committee meetings would be posted and that additional members could be added later.

Next steps: administration will email board members to gather further interest in the shared services committee and will post meetings as required.