District expands 21st Century program to high school, proposes weekday schedule and summer hires

Presenter (speaker 4) told trustees the district's grant cycle expansion allows 21st Century programming to include high school for the first time and that enrollment rose from roughly 54 students last year to over 125 across grades 6–12. The presenter said those gains reflect stronger family engagement and new programming options (weightlifting, fencing, e‑sports, youth leadership and academic competitions).

Citing low Friday‑only participation and cost inefficiency, the presenter proposed shifting program hours to three weekdays (about 4:00–5:30 p.m.) while retaining 30 total program hours per month by offering one special Friday event per month. "So what we're proposing currently, we offer 3 days a school week for after school programming," the presenter said, framing the change as intended to better serve working parents and reach more students. The board was asked to approve the operational hours for the program next school year.

Shortly after the schedule discussion, staff presented a recommended list of summer hires for the 21st Century program and a motion was made to hire the listed candidates; the transcript records the motion and a second but does not include a roll‑call vote in the provided excerpt.