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| Middle School Sports; Who should pay, who should get paid? | |
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| Momof4 | Jul 22 2010, 01:44 PM Post #21 |
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And, if you are the coach, your first kid is 1/2 off. Softball & baseball this year was $125 b/c they needed new uniforms. Each child rec'd a long sleeve shirt to wear under the uniform that they got to keep. For things like cheerleading, you pay the fee to St. Mikes, then you pay extra for all the bows, socks, etc that you get to keep. THEN, you pay a $40 one time for gymnastics and $10 a week for the gymnastics class, that is mandatory. Edited by Momof4, Jul 22 2010, 01:46 PM.
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| Administrator | Jul 23 2010, 12:07 AM Post #22 |
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Should we find a new way to spend pay to play money on middle school sports? Teachers are paid to coach these sports. Should we cut the sports, or find a new way to organize our spending? Is it in the MEA contract? Could we use community groups like LJAL or something similar and new? What type of contract would not allow such groups to use the school name? Could the games then be played at times and dates that parents could attend? |
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| Mrs.M | Aug 26 2010, 07:40 PM Post #23 |
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PCCS District trims middle school sports hikes http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20100826/NEWS03/8260648/1020/District+trims+middle+school+sports+hikes By Brad Kadrich • OBSERVER STAFF WRITER • August 26, 2010 Parents with children getting set to play middle school sports are going to pay more money this year than they did last year for the privilege. But not as much more as they'd originally thought. The Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Board of Education Tuesday approved a reduction in the increase the district will levy for pay-to-participate programs for sports at the middle school level. In figuring out the 2010-11 budget, administrators had recommended — and the board approved — raising the rate from $75 for the first sport and $75 for subsequent sports to $125 and $95, respectively. “We were getting a little push-back about the increase, and we wondered if we weren't being a little aggressive,” said Plymouth-Canton Supt. Craig Fiegel. “Considering the middle school (athletic program) is close to paying for itself, we'd like to take those (increases) back a little bit.” After reviewing the initial increase, administrators noted it represented a 67-percent hike for the first sport, and a 33-percent increase for subsequent sports. Even with the lower increase, Fiegel pointed out, the program is likely to gain some $15,000 in revenue. In 2009-10, the program came within $10,000 of the break-even point. Board members were concerned lowering the increase would hurt the district's bottom line, pointing out it dropped expected revenue from a $26,000 increase to just $15,000. “We didn't want it to be a profit center,” said James Larson-Shidler, the district's assistant superintendent for business services. “We're looking at the (athletic) program as a whole. We don't think $11,000 would impact the budget that much.” Trustee Adrienne Davis asked about the differences in the middle school and high school pay-to-participate fees. The high school increases are going to $230 for the first sport, $150 for the second ($10 of which will go toward paying for athletic transportation costs). However, while the middle school program comes close to paying for itself, Larson-Shidler pointed out, the high school program does not. The district, he said, supported high school co-curriculars, including athletics, to the tune of $1.4 million the last two years. Cutting the middle-school increase back leaves the percentage of the increase on par with the high school sports, Larson-Shidler said. The high school percentages are 22 percent for the first sport, 40 percent for the second. A family with a two-sport student would see an increase of some 29 percent, Larson-Shidler said. “I think it's appropriate the (middle school) increase would be in the same ballpark” as the high-school increase, said board Vice President Barry Simescu. bkadrich@hometownlife.com |
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