Learn About Co-Op

Cotter Schools co-ops with the Winona Senior High School to offer our students several athletic opportunities. Cotter is grateful for the co-op activities we are able to offer our students with Winona Senior High School. 

• Participants will pay the Dist. 861 registration fee, which for 2023-2024 was $160 for students in grades 9-12 and $80 for students in grades 7-8. This registration can be done on the Dist. 861 website. 

• After the first contest, match, or game, a $500 charge will be applied to the FACTS account for students in grades 9–12 participating in a co-op sport. Once Cotter receives the official bill from District 861, a credit will be issued if the actual co-op fee is less than $500. For example, if the Nordic Ski fee is $280, the family will receive a $220 credit. If the fee is $750, Cotter will cover the additional $250, and no further charge will be applied.

• Students in grades 7–8 are not billed through District 861, so no fee will be assessed for those participants.

WSHS Athletics

Cotter offers a co-op opportunity for students who do not attend a public school. Cotter values the relationships with our co-op partners, and we feel that all of our students have benefitted from the partnership. Providing these opportunities for our students is vital to their
development. Obviously, this comes at a great financial commitment. Roughly $500 of the overall tuition paid by Cotter families goes to help supplement our Activities program. 

• An annual $500 Activity Co-op fee will be assessed for each registered participant enrolled at a co-op partner school. The annual fee is intended to match the tuition supplement that Cotter families are currently paying to support the Activities program.
• Inbound co-op families will continue to pay the $120 registration fee per sport. For example, if an inbound student plays volleyball and softball the total cost for this student would be $740 ($500 annual co-op fee + $120 volleyball registration + $120 softball registration).
• Registration fees for each sport will be billed from Cotter to the families and will be paid directly to Cotter. The annual co-op fee will be billed to the co-op partner school.