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 …
Jim Brady
1:09 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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