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Board approves 2025–26 extracurricular fees and facility rental handbook; district refines device damage charges
Summary
The Litchfield board approved extracurricular and student fees and the facility rental handbook for 2025–26, and district staff described a more detailed fee schedule for device repairs intended to reduce full-device replacements.
The Litchfield Elementary School District governing board approved the district’s extracurricular and student fees for the 2025–26 school year and adopted the facility rental handbook that aligns with a previously approved fee schedule.
District staff described updates to student-device damage charges that break replacement costs into more granular categories (for example, charges as low as $15 for certain repairs) so the district can repair rather than replace Chromebooks when appropriate. The district said the change aims to reduce financial burdens on families and extend device life.
The board also approved a facility rental handbook that incorporates the district’s March 6 fee schedule, aligns trust policies, includes grammatical corrections to procedures and adds an online payment option through the district’s InTouch receiving platform so community groups can pay rental fees by credit card rather than by check or cash.
On the device and fees item, board members asked for follow-up on lost bus ID replacement counts and said they would like data on how many were lost and how much revenue was collected; staff said updated counts would be included in a Friday board report once available.
Mr. Owens moved to approve the extracurricular and student fees for 2025–26 and Mr. Mikes seconded; the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Owens later moved to approve the facility rental handbook for 2025–26; Miss Moran seconded and the board voted unanimously.
The transcript records no changes to athletic participation fees and says district-driven yearbooks (as opposed to PTA/PTO sales) would be covered by the district fee schedule when applicable. Staff said facility reservation rules were revised to reduce no-shows and open calendar space for other users.
