The Jersey Shore School Board is implementing their new policy for fees associated with Non-Profit, Non-School Related resident organization such as Little League and YMCA.
It will cost any non-affiliated school team $75/day to run a practice in a school facility. So swimmers will pay the school district $375 to rent the pool for the week. The Jersey Shore youth wrestling community will have to pay $375 before the coach can unlock the doors for the week.
Now add on the $25 fee per day to use the bathrooms and it comes to $500 a week for a team just to practice.
This will also apply to the youth cheerleading program and the Bastress team that plays basketball in the John Bower League. Jersey Shore's Relay for Life is also expected to fall under this new policy as it uses a school facility (track and soccer field) plus restrooms and concession stand for over 30 hours (over 3 hours and costs increase)! Reading this policy correctly, it will also cost Shore's Legion Post 36 big dollars to chase down fly balls at the high school ball field.
Let's keep on pushing kids to run the streets!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
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ReplyDeleteThis is an unrealistic fee for the use of school district owned facilities. So unfair to all these kids. Maybe they should pay a small fee but these amounts are outrageous.
ReplyDeleteLiabilities. That's the bottom line. If you people honestly hold sports in such a high regard (over education apparently) then you don't belong in school. The fact-of-the-matter is that these sports are no longer school funded. Our administration does one hell of a job saving our district money and I fully trust the decisions made by the board and administrators. Sports cost money, a service and opportunity that once burdened the district is now taking hold on people and they don't like it. While you sit around and complain that our district board and administrators do their jobs, they had been keeping these programs in the walls of our buildings. Now that they can't because they have to save for what's important (I.e. education) you want blood. If your kid is that die-hard about a sport and you TRULY believe they will make it to a legitimate collegiate or professional level in that sport, how about you open your wallets for once and shell out the cash to do it and stop expecting free hand-outs? You should be ashamed of yourselves, putting sports above the importance of education is worrying. I applaud the efforts of the district. Thank you for doing the right thing.
ReplyDeleteWe pay enough in taxes why should we pay even more to use the facilities. That is insane.
ReplyDelete"Education" is not just about an academic classroom. Education is about expanding the mind and body so that the person can be productive and contribute to society. Athletics, art, music, drama, and technical education all make the person more well-rounded and giver to society rather than a taker. As a result of my participation in athletics and drama, I was able to attend a competitive four-year institution, get a STEM degree, and contribute to my community. Isn't this what we want for all our kids? These opportunities should be made available in the formative years, not just when a student gets to high school.
ReplyDeleteEducation also helps to open one's mind and hopefully eradicate ignorance- in this case understanding what the definition of student-athlete truly means, and eliminate one's evident hatred of something they know nothing about (read: we spend more money than you think we do!). Instead of making gross generalizations of all athletes, maybe you would do well to talk to a few of these kids and understand what goes into their day working towards the dream of earning a college scholarship to further their EDUCATION! Whether you like it or not athletics are not going away and are a viable means of students earning scholarships for college. So swallow your bitter pill and stop spewing your bitter vitriol!
ReplyDeleteThe problem is, they are trying to charge every sport the same cost of what it takes to run the building. When they need to figure a rental fee for each sport accuping the building at one time. Or an entrance fee for the year. So if it costs the school $ 500 to run per week. then you have, lets say 6 activities going on. You should charge each one about $84 per week. Not each one 500. Greedy S.O.B.
ReplyDeleteOUTRAGED PARENTS NEED TO SPEAK UP! Some people at the top are getting paid to much, so they need to nickle and dime at the bottom. These sports mentioned don't cost hardly anything anyway because the parents buy the equiptment/uniforms needed. Now JSASD wants to charge huge fees that can not reasonably be met by the parents of the kids paticipating. Furthermore, this is after the season started. These kids have been practicing, now they get a "bill". SHAME ON YOU JSASD!! When violence, theft, drug and alcohol abuse, and teen pregnancy increase, because these kids have nothing better to do, I hope you can all feel good about this irresponsible financial decision that can cause all sports, and community events like Relay for Life to fold. So NOT doing the right thing!
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