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Board committee recommends junior-high track start; approves E-rate network purchase recommendation
Summary
The Resource Oversight Committee recommended the board approve creation of a junior-high track-and-field program and supported a quote for E-rate network equipment; committee provided rough cost estimates for the sport and noted an $89,000 Juniper quote with roughly an $19,000 district share after E-rate.
The Dover Area School District’s Resource Oversight Committee on Sept. 9 recommended the full board approve creation of a junior-high track-and-field program and reported progress on technology purchases funded through the federal E-rate program.
Director McKinney, who presented the committee report, said the committee received an estimated budget from district athletics staff (Dr. Wiesling’s department) showing minimal equipment costs and modest annual operating costs. The committee reported equipment costs of about $160 for shot puts and discs, no uniform cost because retired high-school uniforms could be reused, and estimated bussing, fees and supplies that produced a base non-salary cost of $644. The report estimated total annual program costs including coaching salaries and benefits to range “from approximately $8,600 to a maximum of $13,700” depending on whether the program hired three or four coaches and on experience levels.
McKinney said the three committee members (Directors Woolverton, Kindig and McKinney) conducted a straw poll and supported forwarding the program to the full board for a vote; the committee recommended a September or October approval window to schedule exhibition events and prepare for a full competitive season the following school year.
On technology, the committee reported a Juniper Networks quote for network equipment linked to the district’s E-rate funding. The quoted equipment list totaled about $89,000; because the district qualifies for an approximately 80% E-rate discount, the district’s expected share is about $19,000 for the purchase.
Committee members also reviewed human-resources openings and federal grant-related policy updates that will come forward for board action. McKinney said the committee will begin budget planning for 2026–27 in November, after the state budget is finalized and after collecting several months of current-year spending data.
No final board votes to create the junior-high team or to approve the Juniper purchase occurred on Sept. 9; both items were presented for the board’s consideration at upcoming meetings.
