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District to pilot ‘D team’ middle-school athletic access; board and public raise logistics, equity and cost questions
Summary
Superintendent presented a phased proposal to create after‑school 'D team' athletics for fifth and sixth graders and renovate middle-school athletic fields; board members and a public speaker questioned transportation, costs, competition structure, and whether seventh‑ and eighth‑grade teams should be prioritized.
Superintendent Dr. Ross described a two‑phase plan to expand school-run extracurriculars for younger students, starting with an athletic “phase 1” aimed at creating D teams (developmental teams) for fifth and sixth graders and later expanding arts and other offerings.
Dr. Ross said the district wants to give transient students more connection opportunities and that the D‑team initiative is intended to “get those students in the purple involved,” referring to a slide showing students not currently engaged in school athletics or extracurriculars. He said the plan would start with basketball and could expand to other sports and arts in a later phase.
Board members asked how fifth graders would access middle‑school facilities (transportation options could include parent drop‑off or…
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