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High school principal reviews $100 parking fee and $100 activity fee; district compares Berks County peers
Summary
High school principal Jared Sparks and activity director Nick Palladino presented a county comparison showing Boyertown charges $100 per student for parking and $100 per student for activity fees (with a $300 family cap); the committee discussed capacity and equity exemptions for free/reduced lunch households.
Jared Sparks, the high school principal, told the finance committee the district has charged $100 per student for a parking pass since the 2017–18 school year, the first full year after construction of the high school parking area. Sparks said the campus has roughly 350 main‑campus student spaces and about 26 additional spaces at the education center; the district sold about 400 passes last year by intentionally overselling to match changing student schedules.
Sparks said the parking fee produced about…
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