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Friday, January 18, 2013

Avon Lake Hikes Pay-to-Participate 50%, Implements Music Fees

District mulled doubling fees, opts for 50% increase

The Avon Lake Board of Education, looking to improve its revenue stream, will be increasing pay to participate for the 2014 fiscal year by 50 percent. The board also approved a measure to initiate vocal and instrumental co-curricular fees. The new rates for pay-to-participate extracurricular activities, including sports, are $300 for the first student at the high school with a $400 family cap and $150 at the middle school, with a $200 family cap. The board had considered, and rejected, a 100 percent increase. Currently, the fees are $200 at the high school ($350 cap) and $100 at the middle school ($150 cap). It will generate $59,000 in additional revenue the first year. Fees have been charged in Avon Lake since back-to-back levy failures …

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Jim Brady

1:09 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Come on man....relax a little.   more ›

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Avon Lake Schools May Double Pay-to-Participate Fees

Rates could double; move to help prevent additional layoffs in the district.

Facing a growing deficit, the Avon Lake School District began reviewing the option of increasing pay-to-participate fees, which have been in effect since 2006. Raising the fees is part of the district’s strategy to reduce the number of staff lay-offs needed to get the five-year forecast out of the red for fiscal year 2014.  Currently, families pay a one-time annual fee of $200 for high school extracurricular activities with a family cap of $350, and $100 for middle school, with a $150 family cap. The possible new fee structure being considered is a one-time annual fee of $400 for the first high school with a $500 to $600 family cap and $200 for the first middle school student with a $250 to $300 family cap, beginning in the 2013-14 school …

Debbie

1:24 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013

maybe this is what they can use the casino monies for....   more ›

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