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Trustees weigh fund-balance support for athletic projects; weight room estimated far above current allocation

Sumpter School District Board of Trustees · March 9, 2026
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Summary

Administrators asked the board to use fund balance to finish Crestwood field phases and to cover a large shortfall for an expanded Sumpter High weight room; trustees questioned scope, timing and whether to turf a campus practice field after coach testimony.

District administrators told the board March 9 they may seek fund-balance support to complete bond-funded athletic projects and address a pressing weight-room need at Sumpter High.

"We consider this a dire project," an administrator said about the Sumpter High weight room, describing requests to expand the current roughly 3,000-square-foot room to about 6,000 square feet with additional training and laundry space. The board heard an architect estimate of about $450 per…

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