Pay To Play

Pay to play is a plan that has been proposed to our School Board instead of getting rid of middle school sports all together. $150 for the first sport, $75.00 for the 2nd, and a cap of $500 a year. It sounds like a lot of money especially for us, with 5 kids believe me I've thought about what I would rather put them in, band (which is not being cut) or basketball, wrestling, track. But its really worth it. I believe that a well rounded student is not just economics and history, but band, chorus and athletics. How many times have people written a team player on their resumes? If there's no Team then what??? Cutting the middle school athletics is going to destroy high school athletics, will have more kids with time on their idle hands, and we take some wonderful opportunities away from our children. How can you have Major League Baseball if you don't have feeder teams? 7 million dollar deficit!! S-E-V-E-N...yeah, they cut kindergarten from full day to half, are planning on letting go of 50 out of 89 aids, not rehire one of the janitors, and get rid of middle school sports. Its nuts, OK the kindergarten thing, I get, I don't agree with it but I understand it, if your kid has an IEP then they will still have full day, but if they don't only half day. And that's not even accounting for 50% of the budget! 66% is in contracts that they can't discuss. The economy isn't just hitting some people, even if you don't feel the pinch so hard at home, your kids are going to feel it in some way. I just didn't realize it would be so soon, and so close to home. Pray they vote Yes to Pay To Play