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Board approves nine‑sport cooperative with Dufour for 2026–27; board will monitor classification thresholds
Summary
The board approved a nine‑sport cooperative agreement with Dufour for the 2026–27 school year (most co‑ops set for one year), intended to preserve 4A classification and maintain student participation; directors asked administrators to monitor enrollment and participation numbers.
The board approved a cooperative athletic agreement to combine nine sports with Dufour for the 2026–27 school year.
The district athletic director explained the background: combining participation counts with Dufour keeps both schools within a 4A classification threshold for competitive purposes under OSAA rules, and the paperwork from the OSAA office was provided with meeting materials. The director noted the agreement is intended to be monitored annually; most sports were proposed for one‑year cooperative terms, and the board amended the girls’ soccer line to a one‑year agreement during the meeting before voting.
Directors asked whether a future increase in participation could make the co‑op untenable and whether capping participation would be used; the director said the co‑op means students from the partner school can also participate and that the schools will monitor numbers, treating the agreement as a one‑year arrangement in most cases.
The motion carried on a voice vote with no recorded opposition at the time of the vote. Board members said they will monitor enrollments to make sure classification thresholds are not exceeded.
Quote: “If you add those two up they come up to 584 which is 4 over which would put us in the 5A…as long as you don't go 10% over…we can remain 4A,” the athletic director said, describing the OSAA rule.
