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Decatur SD 61 board gives consensus to pursue IHSA co-op for spring baseball between Eisenhower and MacArthur
Summary
District administrators told the board Oct. 28 that combining Eisenhower (860) and MacArthur (1,009) for a spring baseball co-op would create a combined enrollment of 1,869 (Class 4A); the board gave consensus to pursue the IHSA process, with a 2‑year minimum agreement and a Feb. 1, 2026 application deadline.
Decatur School District 61 administrators asked the school board Oct. 28 for consensus to pursue an IHSA‑sanctioned cooperative (co‑op) for spring baseball that would combine Eisenhower and MacArthur teams, and the board agreed to let administration proceed.
Craig Bundy, who presented the report to the board, said the co‑op would count the two schools' combined enrollment for classification: "Eisenhower, which is listed as 860 right now for football enrollment, and McArthur's is 1,009. That would give us a combined…
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