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Box Elder board eliminates class fees, administrators to use TSSA funds to cover costs
Summary
The Box Elder School District board approved a 2025–26 student-fee schedule that removes general and class fees and directs Teacher Student Success Act (TSSA) funds toward covering most secondary class costs. District staff said roughly $580,000 of TSSA funds would nearly cover the shortfall; extracurricular and optional fees would remain fee‑waivable.
The Box Elder School District board voted to eliminate the district’s general class fee structure for the 2025–26 school year and to use a portion of the Teacher Student Success Act (TSSA) funds to cover most resulting costs. The motion to approve the 2025–26 general student fees schedule passed during the board’s June hearing after staff explained options for complying with a new state law requiring itemized class fees.
Administrators told the board that House Bill 415, effective July 1, prohibits a blanket general class fee and requires an itemized fee schedule and a free route to graduate for students. Keith…
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