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Scobey K-12 Schools board approves cooperative agreement with Funnywood for speech and drama
Summary
The Scobey K-12 Schools board approved a cooperative agreement with Funnywood to allow students to participate in speech and drama; board members discussed transportation, a $2.50 fee already paid, and that parents must provide travel to practices and events.
The Scobey K-12 Schools board approved a cooperative agreement with Funnywood to allow students to participate in speech and drama following a brief presentation and an affirmative vote.
A staff member told the board that school staff had contacted several schools and that a parent, Sarah, came in to advocate for her daughter’s participation. The staff member said they had coordinated with Nate (identified in the discussion as Logan’s father) and that paperwork would be completed if the board approved the cooperative agreement. "So, Sarah came in, our young lady's mom, and she actually was really pleasant to talk to," the staff member said.
The staff member outlined next steps and contingencies: the agreement would be forwarded to another board that was meeting at 7:30 a.m.; if that board or a subsequent reviewing body did not approve it, the cooperative agreement would not proceed. The staff member also said they had reached out to MHSA. "We've already reached out to MHSA," the staff member said; the transcript does not expand the acronym.
Board members discussed logistics. The staff member emphasized that parents would be responsible for transporting students to the school bus and to practices, saying the district would not provide a bus for those trips. The staff member also noted a $2.50 payment had been made to cover fees and described a possible approach to shared hotel costs if multiple students traveled for events: "If that adds an extra hotel room on their expense ... I imagine we'd pay, like, a 1 4th or half of a hotel room," they said, acknowledging the numbers were approximate.
A committee member moved to approve the cooperative agreement "to approve the co op with Funnywood for speech and drama." The Chair seconded the motion. The board voted in the affirmative and the Chair announced, "Motion passes." The meeting then adjourned.
The approval is conditioned on subsequent approvals noted by staff (the other board and the entity referenced as MHSA). The board did not adopt additional directions for transportation or funding; the staff member said parents would be responsible for getting students to practices and events.
