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Board hears about $71,000 in unpaid student fees; administration to propose collection guidelines
Summary
Administration reported unpaid student fees totaling about $71,000 and discussed fee waivers, current practices and options to improve collection and waiver awareness; board asked for integration with online registration and thresholds for escalation.
The board heard that unpaid student fees at year end totaled roughly $71,000. Administration reviewed the existing waiver criteria (free/reduced status, homelessness, disaster or superintendent discretion on a case‑by‑case basis) and noted waiver requests must be submitted; free/reduced meal application is not an automatic fee waiver. Board members asked whether the waiver option could be made more visible during online registration and whether the district can automatically offer the fee‑waiver request during sign‑up to reduce unpaid balances.
Administrators said they would investigate whether the online verify/enrollment process can link the free/reduced application to an immediate fee‑waiver request and promised to return with proposals. The board discussed keeping fees at current levels for the coming year while staff develops targeted communications, administrative thresholds and potential interventions before pursuing collections.
