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Board opens review of nonresident tuition rates, asks staff for recommendation
Summary
Board members discussed rising credit-card fees and how Campbell County’s nonresident tuition compares with neighboring localities; members asked staff to return with a recommendation on whether to raise the flat tuition or otherwise cover payment fees.
Campbell County School Board members discussed nonresident tuition rates and the cost of credit-card fees during the May 15 meeting and asked staff to return with a recommendation.
Miss McClanahan told the board that the division has paid roughly $1,500 in credit‑card processing fees this year and that neighboring localities charge significantly more in nonresident tuition. She asked whether the board wanted to consider raising the rate and asked for direction to prepare a recommendation for a future meeting.
Board members focused on trade‑offs: raising tuition could bring additional revenue but might reduce enrollment of out‑of‑county students and the associated average daily membership (ADM) funding. Staff said ADM per student is approximately $18,000. Board members suggested alternatives such as passing credit‑card fees to payers or modest flat-rate increases to cover processing costs. One board member proposed simply charging the card processing fee to card payers; another suggested a small flat increase to tuition so all payers contribute.
No decision was reached; the board asked staff to return at the next meeting with a recommendation and comparative figures for neighboring jurisdictions and with options for how to handle card processing costs.
Ending
Staff will prepare options for a future board meeting, including comparative tuition rates, predicted revenue impacts and recommended approaches to handling credit‑card fees.
