Board approves cooperative agreement with Funnywood for speech and drama

The Scobey K-12 Schools Board approved a cooperative agreement with Funnywood to allow district students to participate in speech and drama activities.

A staff member told the board the district had contacted multiple schools and worked with the student's family and other parents to arrange participation. "So we paid the $2.50 and let's just save you fees," the staff member said, and added that the paperwork will be completed and sent on if the board approved the co-op. The staff member also said the partner organization has a separate meeting scheduled at "07:30 this morning" and that the cooperative agreement would also need approval from MHSA.

Board members discussed logistics and costs before the vote. The staff member emphasized that parents would be responsible for getting students to the school bus and to practices. The staff member said adding district students might increase overnight needs and suggested the district could pay roughly 25–50% of an additional hotel room if required. Committee member (name not provided) moved to approve the cooperative agreement, saying, "I move to approve the co op with Funnywood for speech and drama." The Chair seconded the motion. The Chair called the vote; members present voted "Aye," and the motion passed.

The board directed staff to complete the paperwork and forward the agreement to MHSA for its review. No public comments were made during the meeting, and the board adjourned thereafter.