Lisbon Schools will be holding an informational meeting on Monday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m. at Lisbon Auditorium about a potential conference change for the 2026-27 school year.

The meeting will address the potential change from the Tri-Rivers Conference to the River Valley Conference for the Lisbon School district.

Current member schools of the TriRivers Conference include Alburnett (Moving to RVC Fall 2025), Calamus Wheatland, Cedar Valley Christian, Central City, East Buchanan, Easton Valley, Edgewood Colesburg, Lisbon, Marquette Catholic, Maquoketa Valley, Midland, North Linn, Prince of Peace Clinton, North Cedar, Springville and Starmont.

Current member schools of the River Valley Conference include Alburnett (Fall 2025), Anamosa, Beckman Catholic, Bellevue, Camanche, Cascade, Durant, Maquoketa, Mid-Prairie, Monticello, Northeast, Regina, Tipton, West Branch, West Liberty and Wilton.

At the May school board meeting, Horman outlined a number of reasons why the district was looking at this change, including not enough games at the junior varsity and subvarsity levels of play, as well as for middle school athletics. The district by moving to the River View conference will compete against more Class 2A teams, and enrollment trends show Lisbon heading to Class 2A in the next few years.

“We do realize and want to acknowledge that there will be moments in certain areas when providing more opportunities for kids, we will be faced with more competitive play which could impact our overall win/ loss records,” activities directors Brandon Horman and Levi Montague wrote. “At times this could become a concern to some, additional games and events can increase performance, enhance skill development, foster teamwork, and help teach life lessons to our students through varying levels of adversity and success.”

People who have questions or concerns and are unable to attend the informational meeting are encouraged to contact Horman at bhorman@lisbon. k12.ia.us or Montague at [email protected].