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District proposes modest increases to student class and ASB fees, says hardship accounts will remain
Summary
Administrators said some student fees — including CTE semester fees and ASB dues — will rise slightly to cover increased consumable costs; staff emphasized hardship accounts and said no student will be excluded for inability to pay.
At the board meeting, Laura Pierce Cummings said the district is updating its student handbook and proposing modest fee increases to offset rising costs for consumable materials.
Cummings explained that CTE class fees would increase from $10 to $15 per semester, ASB dues would move from $10 to $15, and the district would add a device fee for Chromebooks. She said hardship accounts are available and staff will work with families so fees “are not going to keep anyone from being in a class.”
Why it matters: district staff said class supplies — food for foods class, materials for welding and auto, pottery supplies — have risen in cost and the increases aim to preserve program quality while limiting barriers. Board members asked for follow-up data if families seek more detail on how hardship accounts are disbursed.
Next steps: staff will finalize handbook language and fee schedules and return to the board with any additional clarifications; no formal fee adoption occurred at this meeting.
