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Board hears proposal for co-op athletics fee and reviews a 24-student enrollment decline
Summary
A board member proposed a flat $1,500 per-participant fee (capped at four wrestlers) to simplify co-op athletic cost-sharing; the superintendent reported the district’s certified enrollment at 499, down 24 students.
A board member presenting athletic financial data suggested a change to co-op cost sharing intended to simplify accounting between districts. The presenter proposed "a flat rate of 1,500 and then we would cap it at four wrestlers," saying the flat fee would roughly account for 20–25% of a program’s cost and reduce year-end reconciliation work for business managers. He said the proposal would be shared with the partner district and could go to their board in October.
During the same report cycle, the superintendent said the district’s current verified enrollment is 499 students, down 24 from the previously reported count. The superintendent attributed the drop chiefly to several large families relocating out of the district, plus a handful of students switching to online or homeschool options; the final certified count will be set on the last Friday in September and may change before then.
In public comment earlier in the meeting, Hannah Swson — who identified herself as special director, 504 coordinator and testing coordinator — said the district serves 98 students who receive special education services and 15 students who are on 504 plans while the district transitions to a new SPED forms platform.
Board members discussed how the proposed co-op fee might impact sending districts and emphasized members should be mindful of potential deterrent effects on participation; no formal action on the co-op proposal was taken at the meeting.
