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Board hears detailed survey and cost analysis for middle‑school sports; wrestling club offers to expand access
Summary
A district survey of 1,339 middle‑school students showed 66% interest in participating in sports; principals and staff discussed costs, coaching capacity and bus/driver limits. Staff recommended using SIA funds to expand offerings; West Albany’s mat club told the board it can supply wrestling mats and help run a league.
The board reviewed a staff analysis of middle‑school extracurricular sports funded by Student Investment Account (SIA) dollars and heard a separate community presentation from the West Albany MAC (mat) Club about middle‑school wrestling.
Bruce (athletics coordinator) presented results of a student survey of 1,339 middle‑school students: 66% reported interest in middle‑school sports. Top student choices overall were basketball, soccer, track and field and volleyball; in fall, volleyball and cross country led; soccer was strong in spring. The board packet included seasonal breakouts and counts (for example, 334 fall responses identified volleyball and 423 spring responses identified soccer). Bruce also presented a staff coaching survey with 56 respondents that identified…
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