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Athletic fees, waivers and base program finances draw scrutiny as participation dips
Summary
The committee reviewed receipts and waiver refunds after athletic fees rose to $600; officials reported 315 fall athletes with 40 waivers, 60 fewer participants than last year and planned refunds totaling $9,600. The district also reported the after-school base program returned to a positive balance after operational changes.
The school committee received a business-office briefing Wednesday on athletic fees, waiver refunds and the district’s before-and-after-school (BASE) finances.
Treasurer/Director of Business Services Miss Babalola told the committee the district collected $171,000 in high-school athletic fees so far this fiscal year and will issue 16 refunds this month totaling $9,600 because some students who qualified for waivers had already paid. Committee members asked whether the district could better screen waiver…
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