MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) -- A central Ohio school district has stepped back its pay-to-play fees following voters turning down a ballot levy earlier this month.  The Marysville School District’s board of education held a special meeting Monday solely to discuss the fees for athletics, band and show choir. The board voted to reduce the fees to $575 for winter and spring athletics and $235 for band and show choir. The athletic fee is a nearly $200 reduction from the initially announced fee of $770 and $270 less than an approved $845 fee. Families who have already paid the athletic fee will be contacted by the athletic department sometime in December to begin the refund process. The fees are the result of voters rejecting an emergency levy in the Nov. 5 election.  The district initially listed extracurricular fees at $770 each but approved a measure by a 3-2 vote last week to charge $845 for athletics and $235 for band and show choir.  That meeting on Nov. 21 also saw Superintendent Diane Allen announce her retirement after 26 years with the district; her resignation becomes effective in May 2025.  Following the Nov. 21 meeting, Allen announced in an email to parents that the district would stay at the $770 extracurricular fee across the board, with no disparity between athletics and other activities.  In addition to extracurricular fees, the district is considering staffing changes, including laying off some teachers as soon as the first week of December.