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After‑school program reports 215‑student waitlist; board told staffing ratios limit expansion
Summary
At the Tea Area School District board meeting, the TAS after‑school representative said the program serves 100 students and has a districtwide waiting list of 215; officials said state licensing student‑to‑staff ratios and staffing availability—not space—are the main barriers to serving more children.
TAS after‑school program leaders told the Tea Area School District board that demand for after‑school care far exceeds current capacity.
“Currently, we are at 100 students program wide. Our waiting list is total of 215 students on that list,” the TAS after‑school representative (Speaker 6) told the board during the regular meeting. The representative gave a site breakdown of the wait list: 37 at Frontier, 132 at Legacy and 46 for Adventures; a summer‑only…
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