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Jenkintown board hears plan to add middle‑school soccer while weighing field, bus and coaching costs
Summary
Administrators presented survey data and cost estimates supporting two middle‑school soccer teams but warned of field size limits, rising transportation bills and coach shortages; the board proposed a one‑year pilot, keep varsity field hockey next fall for seniors and return in February for a vote.
The Jenkintown School District board on Jan. 13 reviewed a proposal to expand soccer in the district, including two new middle‑school teams, after administrators presented participation surveys and a cost analysis.
Administrators told the board the interest is strongest among middle‑school girls and that a two‑year pilot could build toward separate girls and boys programs at higher levels. The district’s athletic staff estimated the operational cost to start a middle‑school soccer program at roughly $25,000 a year and said transportation would be the clearest recurring cost driver: a commonly used vendor charged about $515 per trip and district fall transportation for athletics ran roughly $35,000 this season.
Why it matters: expanding soccer would create more playing opportunities for…
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