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Parks & Recreation’s request to use school gyms prompts scheduling concerns at Manchester School District

Manchester School District Special Committee on Athletics · September 10, 2025
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Summary

District athletic staff briefed the committee on a Parks & Recreation request to use school facilities. Staff said logistical gaps — separate scheduling tools (RecDesk vs. BigTeams), limited field/gym space, attendant and lighting costs — must be resolved before any agreement; item presented as information-only and will go to the finance committee.

District athletic staff summarized a meeting with Parks & Recreation about expanding city recreational programming inside school facilities. Parks staff (Forrest, Mark Gomez and Bridal Lynch) asked to use gyms and fields; Christine said Parks uses RecDesk to display 39 city fields while the district uses BigTeams to schedule athletics, and the two calendars are not integrated.

"Parks has a software program called RecDesk... It has…

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