Jamestown  (CSi)   The Jamestown Public School Board, Monday voted to appeal the The North Dakota High School Activities Association decision to move the Blue Jays football team back to the AAA ranks, starting in the 2019-2020 school year.

This past season Jamestown High School football competed as a AA team, the first year of the two year designation.

The  16-team AAA division includes Jamestown with Fargo Shanley replacing Devils Lake High School.

In other business, the School Board adjourned into executive session, Monday to discuss negotiation strategies with six administrator contracts, that have not been acted upon by school board negotiators.

The requests include a three percent salary increase and the school district  matching the 403b retirement plans up to $2,000.