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Madison officials discuss phasing out pay-to-participate fees for school sports
Summary
District athletic director presented options to reduce or eliminate per-season participation fees to remove financial barriers; administration agreed to study budget impacts for future budget cycles.
Chris Farrell, the Madison School District athletic director, reviewed the district’s pay-to-participate model and asked the Board of Education to consider phasing out or eliminating per-season fees to preserve access to educational athletics.
Farrell told the board the current model—$125 per season at Daniel Hand and $90 at Polson with a $600 family cap—was created years ago to help cover transportation, officials and event staff. He said the system now creates financial barriers for some families and that the district is…
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