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Board weighs dedicated athletic coordinators, extracurriculars as a tool to retain students
Summary
Board members and staff debated whether hiring autonomous athletic coordinators at high schools and expanding extracurricular programming could keep students from leaving the district for other schools.
Central Consolidated School board members spent a substantial portion of their April 17 retreat on athletics and extracurricular programming as a student‑retention strategy.
Why it came up: Board members and administrators said students are leaving for nearby districts in part because of athletic and program opportunities there. "The only thing that's gonna change the circumstance within Shiprock is a massive economic development," one board member said, adding that better local programs could make families keep their children in district schools.
District proposal: Several board…
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