MENDOTA – The Mendota High School Board of Education has waived all registration, lab, driver’s education, and participation fees for the 2023-24 school year. This will be the fourth consecutive year all fees have been waved. Outgoing Superintendent Jeff Prusator said that the Board was concerned about the financial stress families face when enrolling students every August. The costs associated with school supplies plus sports and technology fees can sometimes add up to hundreds of dollars per student. Prusator said that if the state continues to fund the way they are funding, they’ll be able to do this for another year or two.
“We are asking a lot from parents,” said Prusator, “right now our districts financially pretty stable. It just feels we do not need to pass that burden on to families at this time.”
