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The Final Report - Malcolm Shabazz City High School, Madison WI

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Decision Item #16:Strategic Priorities:Effectiveness:Redundancies orAvailability of theService Elsewhere:Service Delivery:ELIMINATE THE JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS FORMED AS A RESULT OF“NO CUT” FRESHMEN OVERRUN (cont.)While we have not analyzed the direct impact athletic participation has onattendance, District sources cited research supporting participation inextracurricular activities, specifically athletics, increases impactedstudents’ school attendance.While the additional JV teams were created as a spill over of the “no cut”freshmen rule, upon arrival at the JV level athletes have had theopportunity to participate in athletics at the middle school level andperhaps at the freshmen level. <strong>The</strong> additional JV teams have increasedthe cost of providing athletics by increasing coaching, transportation andofficiating costs at the JV level and overtaxed practice facilities.Students not participating in the athletic activity of their choice have toopportunity to pursue other athletic activities or participate in other, nonathleticextracurricular activities.As an alternative to eliminating the additional JV teams, the District couldsignificantly raise athletic fees for all participants.Virchow, Krause & Co. LLP Page 96March 11, 2002

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