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Board hears FBLA travel request; cost estimate to Hershey set at $14,295 pending adjustment

Marion Center Area School Board · January 13, 2025
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Summary

Administration recommended approval for an FBLA trip to the State Leadership Competition in Hershey at a cost not to exceed $14,295; administrators noted that the figure excludes five students who qualify directly to state and said the estimate will be adjusted at next week's meeting.

Board members heard a request from Tyson Ellenberger concerning FBLA competitions: 21 students qualified for the Leadership conference in Hershey and five students advance directly to state-level competition. Administration recommended approving Ellenberger's request to take students to the FBLA State Leadership Competition in Hershey, with a not-to-exceed cost of $14,295.

High School Principal Mark Magolis and Mr. Ellenberger told the board the $14,295 figure did not include five students going directly to state and that the district will revise the cost estimate at the next meeting. The minutes note the administration will present an adjusted figure at a subsequent session before final authorization of expenditures.