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Board reviews athletic-trainer coverage and uniform replacement costs amid safety concerns
Summary
Staff told the board that NHIAA requires licensed medical personnel at practices and contests; contracting out athletic trainers could cost about $100,000 annually while earlier in-house coverage was much less. The board also reviewed an athletic uniform replacement rotation and related equipment costs.
District staff updated the board on athletic safety coverage and planned uniform replacements for school sports.
Staff reviewed an NHIAA handbook excerpt that lists acceptable medical coverage for high-school practices and contests, which includes athletic trainers, certified sports therapists, EMTs, nurses, physician assistants and physicians. The board heard that outsourcing the athletic-trainer function could be costly: one vendor quoted roughly $100,000 annually to provide trainer services, compared with prior contractual levels that were much…
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