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Board approves extracurricular program evaluation; district reports 1,056 roster entries and welcomes homeschool participants under Senate Bill 63
Summary
The board approved the district’s extracurricular and co‑curricular program evaluation and discussed participation trends, multi‑sport participation and a new social‑emotional initiative. Administrators said 1,056 roster entries were recorded and that seven homeschool students had already joined activities after a state change.
The Excelsior Springs School District Board of Education voted 6-0 to approve the 2024–25 extracurricular and co‑curricular program evaluation.
Mister Baker, who presented the review, summarized participation, competitive results and academic outcomes. The program report listed 1,056 roster entries across activities, and Baker said the roster count includes many students who participate in multiple sports or activities. "That is just lists of students, that is not we don't have a 156 or 1,056 participants individuals, but that's what we have in our rosters," Baker said, noting multiple-activity participation increases the raw roster total.
The presentation highlighted competitive successes (conference and district champions and state qualifiers) and academic performance: all but one team earned awards for maintaining team GPAs at or above 3.49. Baker told the board the program will launch the "Inside Out" initiative — a social‑emotional learning program developed with the NFL’s program partners — in year one of implementation, focusing on training and coach development.
The board asked about specialization and early single-sport focus among youth. Baker said the district is working to grow exposure to multiple activities, coordinate with parks and recreation, and to evaluate whether additional staffing will be needed if participation grows. The presenter also noted that Senate Bill 63 now permits homeschooled and virtual students to participate in public school activities; Baker said the district had seven homeschool students participating across sports at the time of his report and was working with the state association on eligibility and classification procedures.
The motion to approve the extracurricular/co‑curricular program evaluation was moved by Jill, seconded by Darren, and passed 6-0.
Administrators said they will return with any recommended staffing or program changes if participation trends or competitive demands require adjustments.
