Committee approves co-op with Funnywood for speech and drama

A committee voted to approve a cooperative agreement with Funnywood enabling students to participate in speech and drama, after a staff member outlined logistics and parental responsibilities.

The staff member said they had contacted multiple schools and worked with a family advocate identified in the transcript as Sarah to arrange the co-op. "We paid the $2.50 and let's just save you fees," the staff member said, and added that parents would be responsible for getting their children to the other school's bus and practices. The staff member also said Funnywood's board would consider the agreement at a 7:30 meeting that morning and that the arrangement would then go to MHSA for approval.

Committee member 2 formally moved to approve the agreement, stating, "I move to approve the co op with Funnywood for speech and drama." The chair seconded the motion. The chair then called for the vote; two "Aye" responses were recorded and the chair announced that the motion passed. The transcript does not record a full roll call of votes.

The staff member said the committee would complete paperwork and forward it as required; if either board or MHSA does not approve, the co-op will not proceed. Staff discussed possible minor cost-sharing for any additional hotel rooms if travel expanded to require overnight stays, estimating that the local share would be fractional depending on how many students participated.

The committee had no additional business and the chair adjourned the meeting.

Next steps noted in the transcript: staff will send the coop paperwork to Funnywood for its board review, and the agreement will proceed to MHSA for the association's approval.