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Cheshire School District staff propose updated facility rental rules, higher custodial rates
Summary
District staff presented revisions to the regulation implementing Policy 1330 to raise hourly rental rates, add outdoor-field fees, and align custodial and food-service worker charges with practice; board discussion was largely supportive and no formal vote was recorded.
Cheshire School District staff presented a proposed update to the regulation that implements Policy 1330, Use of School Facilities, recommending higher hourly rental rates, a shorter minimum rental period and new charges for outdoor fields and food-service supervision.
The recommendation, presented by Emily (Staff member), notes the district last revised the regulation in 2013 and that building-use fees “have not raised prices for building use fees” in roughly 12 years. “We are looking to increase those to kind of break even,” Emily said, citing custodial costs and demand for larger spaces such as the high school gyms.
The memo and appendices in the board packet compare Cheshire’s current charges with 10 peer districts and show Cheshire’s average rental cost at $42.95 per hour versus a peer average of $181 per hour.…
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