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Athletics director outlines safety‑focused budget: more AEDs, professional development and fitness‑center upgrades
Summary
Athletics staff presented a budget that emphasizes student‑first athletics, additional portable AEDs for teams, a three‑year fitness‑center improvement plan (about $20k–$24k per year) and coaching professional development with limited capital impact on the district's overall budget.
Ken Packer, speaking for the Locust Valley athletics program, told the board the department prioritizes students first and proposed several modest budget additions aimed at safety, professional development and student experience. He said athletics supports more than 80 interscholastic teams across grades 7–12 and highlighted recent competitive successes including county championships and three wrestlers advancing to state tournament competition.
Packer described…
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