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North Clackamas SD to convene work group to review 2025–26 school fees; tech insurance removed
Summary
District staff presented proposed 2025–26 school and high‑school fee schedules, recommended limited immediate changes (including deleting a technology insurance fee and obsolete items) and proposed a work group to redesign fee structure and deposit practices.
At the May 22 North Clackamas School District board meeting, Petra Callan, the district’s executive director of secondary programs, presented proposed 2025–26 school fee schedules and told the board staff planned only modest immediate changes while convening a work group to redesign the district’s overall fee structure.
Callan said staff recommended removing obsolete fees and deleting the district’s technology insurance program from the fee schedule. She explained that some course and program names in the fee schedule needed updating and gave the cosmetology program as an example: higher second‑semester costs reflect added consumable supplies and mannequins used in the later semester.
Callan said the district has not updated its fee structure in many years and that the pandemic prompted the district to avoid fee increases for families; staff now want a broader review that balances program needs and limits to what is charged to families. "We are planning on really looking at all those things and putting something together that makes a lot more sense for families as well as supports programming in schools," Callan said.
Directors asked about the composition of the proposed work group. Callan said she expects school administrators and business services staff to participate; she said parent and student input might be included as part of a review phase. Director Bauer suggested including the youth equity committee for review. Callan and other staff also said families unable to pay required fees would not be denied participation.
Board members asked why the technology insurance line was being deleted. Teresa Neff Webster, chief of operations, said schools had difficulty collecting the insurance fee and that an internal review showed the insurance program was not aligned with actual repair costs. District staff told the board they plan to use general fund resources for more efficient repair handling rather than a standalone insurance fee.
No vote was taken on fee‑policy changes at the May 22 meeting; staff said they would convene the work group and return to the board with proposals.
