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Board hears options as extracurricular costs, official fees strain district activity budget
Summary
Board members reviewed a district spreadsheet showing roughly $712,000 spent on extracurricular and co-curricular activities in 2023–24 and discussed possible athletic/activity fees, reductions to contests, and stakeholder outreach before any policy change.
Board members and staff discussed extracurricular and athletics spending at length during the March 5 Laramie County School District #2 CAL meeting, reviewing a district spreadsheet that staff said showed approximately $712,000 in activity-related expenditures for the 2023–24 year.
Justin (superintendent) and athletic staff described the major cost drivers and options to reduce the gap between revenues and expenses. Staff said officials’ fees and meals/rooms for away contests are among the larger line items. "If you just want to reduce the number of contests you go to, you change the outcome of your bottom line," one board member said.
Board member Cody introduced the discussion and said many districts use a per-participant or per-student fee…
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