FORT MADISON - The Fort Madison Community School District has reached a new tentative agreement with Holy Trinity Catholic schools regarding shared athletic programs, according to a release from Fort Madison school board President Josh Wykert today.
Wykert said the agreement will need to be approved at a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday night.
Also on the agenda will be agreements with Central Lee schools regarding the shared wrestling program, and possibly agreements for non-hosted shared programs including the swimming agreement with Burlington High School.
“FMCSD and HTC have tentatively reached a new agreement to take part in shared athletic programs for the 2023-2024 school year," the statement indicated.
"The agreement, if approved by both school boards, would include a $20,000 flat fee paid annually by HTC to FMCSD to cover expenses like coaching, uniforms, transportation, field rentals, officials, dues, worker fees, and staffing.
"The FMCSD Board of Directors will vote on the proposed agreement at its April 25th meeting. The HTC School Board will vote on the agreement during a meeting at a later date.”
Wykert said the $20,000 annual fee, which is an increase from the $10,000 originally proposed by the HTC board, is not the only change to the agreement, but wouldn't comment on what additional changes have been agreed upon.
"It's not the only change. The actual agreement will have more items change, which I won't comment on specifically, but they will be a change from prior agreements," he wrote in an response to a Pen City Current email.
"Central Lee will be on the agenda as well."
On April 11, FMCSD decided to end the shared programs following the 2022-23 athletic calendars, but has since changed directions. The two schools reopened conversations following a formal vote April 17 to allow the agreements to expire.
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