Harvard School District 50 waives registration fees for upcoming school year

For the second year in a row, the Harvard School District 50 board voted to eliminate registration fees for the upcoming 2021-22 school year, the district said in a news release.

The 2,500-student district said in the release that the move, announced at the March 17 school board meeting, will “help ease financial pressure on families during the pandemic.”

“It was a quick, easy and unanimous decision,” board President Julie Lehmann said in the release. “When the board found out that the district would receive federal stimulus dollars, we knew the best course of action would be to help our families.”

Registration fees typically range from $100 to $300 a student.

In addition to waiving general registration fees, the district will also forgo activity-specific fees for the 2021-22 school year, including for Harvard Junior High School jazz band, Harvard High School Advanced Placement courses, material fees for certain Harvard High School classes such as woodshop, Harvard High School Harvard Junior High School athletics and activities.

“Ensuring that our students receive every benefit possible from our district is our primary goal,” Superintendent Corey Tafoya said in the release. “By removing this barrier, students and families have more opportunities to be connected with and engaged in their education.”