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Athletics director outlines budget breakdown, new sports and study‑tables as district braces for fiscal pressures
Summary
Coach Cruz presented an athletics update to the Garfield Heights board on Jan. 27, detailing how athletic funds are spent, recent additions to the program, new hires for coaching positions and efforts to expand study‑table support for student athletes.
The Garfield Heights board heard a detailed presentation from the district’s athletics department on Jan. 27 covering how the department spends its budget, recent additions to sports offerings, new coaching hires and academic support for student athletes.
Coach Cruz, presenting on behalf of the athletics department, told the board that as of the meeting date approximately 32% of the athletics budget had been spent on equipment (items such as an ice machine, field sleds, helmets and uniforms), 23% on dues and event fees, 21% on events management (including game workers and security), 17% on uniforms, and about 7% on awards and banquet expenses. “Right now we are spending as of today 32% of our budget has gone to equipment,” Coach Cruz said during his presentation.
Program growth and hires
The athletics department has added and recognized several…
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