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Board gives conditional approval to start junior varsity lacrosse if minimum participation and conditions met
Summary
The board granted the athletic director conditional authority to start a junior varsity lacrosse program if minimum roster and coaching conditions are met; startup cost estimates were discussed (initial estimate ~$88,000 that was later reduced in options to about $8,000), along with concerns about equipment, officials, transportation and coach availability.
Athletic director Corey Seer asked the board for authority to start a junior varsity lacrosse program, presenting startup-cost estimates and participation thresholds. Seer said he initially estimated costs near $88,000 but later worked to reduce the startup budget and reported a more modest figure in some options of about $8,000. He emphasized that helmet and pad costs are unavoidable and that transportation, officials and coach availability could raise additional expenses.
Seer asked the board for permission to proceed only if enough students sign up; the state association guidance cited in the discussion recommended a roster of roughly 20 players (the board discussed a lower contingency of 15). The board voted to grant conditional approval: the athletic director may begin the program only if staffing and participation thresholds are met and the AD will notify the board of progress toward those conditions.
