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Urbandale board declines to change conference after weeks of public debate; two motions fail
Summary
After hours of public comment and televised debate, the Urbandale Community School District board considered but did not approve joining the Little Hawkeye Conference. Two separate motions—one conditional and one unconditional—failed, leaving the district in the Central Iowa Metro League for now.
The Urbandale Community School District Board of Education considered whether to leave the Central Iowa Metro League (CIML) and join the Little Hawkeye Conference but did not approve a change.
Public comment at the meeting focused on competitive balance, travel and enrollment trends. Josh Hagen, a Urbandale parent and volunteer, urged the board to change conferences, arguing Urbandale’s enrollment and competitive record made the CIML a poor fit. He told the board his advocacy on the topic has spanned years and said survey results showed community support for leaving the CIML (he cited a community survey that the administration later summarized as 62% overall and 77% of parents in favor of joining Little Hawkeye).
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