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Board hears plan to make Boys & Girls Club sites Fund 80-supported after ESER grants expire
Summary
District staff proposed moving multiple Boys & Girls Club sites onto Fund 80 support and consolidating one Northside site to Ericson; staff cited ESER grants totaling roughly $1.36 million over two years that expanded free programming and reported modest gains in elementary outcomes.
Staff described an expansion of out-of-school-time supports and a proposal to make several Boys & Girls Club sites Fund 80-supported, including physically moving the Northside site to the Ericson Club to consolidate services. Presenter said the ESER out-of-school-time competitive award had been significant: "our out of school time Grant award was 780,000 over the course of basically two years" and that the summer award was about $580,000 for two years, which funded free programming that did not exist previously.
A Boys & Girls Club representative told the board that the club does not currently charge fees for students in the La Crosse School District: "we do not currently charge ... any fee for members in ... the La Crosse School District," and described staffing goals and contingency plans when college-staffing gaps occur. Trustees asked for baseline data showing what clubs provided before district funding and what changed after ESER funding, plus clearer expectations for staff ratios and measurable program outcomes before agreeing to route ongoing costs to Fund 80.
Staff estimated out-of-school-time site-consolidation and expansion costs in the six figures while noting some Fund 80 reserve balances could reduce the initial levy impact. Trustees asked staff to return with exact staffing and cost projections and clearer partner commitments before any levy adjustment.
