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Board weighs raising volunteer fingerprinting fee to $75 with waivers for low‑income families
Summary
Superintendent Connor presented options to raise the charged Level 2 volunteer fingerprinting fee (district currently subsidizes $102 screening, charging volunteers $38). The board asked staff to design a $75 fee proposal with waivers for free‑and‑reduced‑lunch families and a possible rebate tied to logged hours administered via the Education Foundation.
Superintendent Connor told the board the district currently pays most of the cost for Level 2 volunteer screening — a $102 total — and charges volunteers $38 for fingerprinting, absorbing roughly $64 per screening. He said staff had discussed increasing the charged amount to match neighboring districts and proposed a variety of options, including raising the charged fee to $75 and creating an hours‑based rebate.
"So right now, what we do is basically we subsidize a $102 as the total cost to screen a level 2 volunteer, and we charge $38 essentially absorbing a $64 cost for the for the screening," Connor said. He told board members staff had explored rebate options that would reimburse volunteers for the fingerprinting fee after they logged a specified number of hours during the year, and that the Education Foundation could serve as fiscal agent to administer any donor-funded rebate pool.
Board members tested variants of the proposal in discussion. Several supported a $75 charged fee while recommending full fee waivers for families of students on free‑and‑reduced‑price lunch (FRL). Others urged built‑in opt‑outs so volunteers who do not want to be tracked for rebates can decline participation. The board did not take a vote but gave staff direction to return with data after more analysis and to design the rebate mechanics and equity exemptions.
Next steps: staff will model the fiscal impact of a $75 charged fee with FRL waivers, design rebate administration details (including donor funding options through the Education Foundation), and report back to the board for further direction.
