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Board reviews student-fee options, including higher parking and athletic fees
Summary
District staff presented a survey of neighboring districts' fees and discussed raising parking permits, athletic and consumable/course resale fees; board asked staff to quantify revenue and equity impacts and confirm legal limits and fee-waiver procedures.
Speaker 3 presented a comparative survey of student fees in nearby districts and reviewed limitations on fees under state constitutional guidance and court rulings. Staff and trustees discussed several revenue options: raising consumable and resale fees in lab/course areas that currently run at a deficit, modest increases to athletic fees, and a possible parking-permit increase. "If we increase that to a $100 parking fee, that's $30,000 in revenue generated just from the parking lot," Speaker 2 observed while outlining dollar estimates.
Trustees emphasized the district's existing fee-waiver practices and the aim of preserving equitable access to co-curriculars (staff noted athletic fees are currently waived for qualifying students and that program participation should not be denied for inability to pay). Resale and consumable fees (welding gas, wood, course supplies) were described as cost‑recovery items that the district may adjust on a per-course basis.
Board members asked staff to return with: (1) precise revenue projections by fee-change scenario; (2) legal confirmation of allowable fees and required waivers (the presentation referenced constitutional limits and a prior Supreme Court guidance); and (3) an analysis of administrative burden vs. net revenue for small fee changes. No fee changes were adopted at the meeting.
