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RSU 04 workshop hears parents and athletic director urge adding middle-school field hockey to district budget
Summary
The RSU 04 budget workshop heard a proposal to move middle-school field hockey from the town rec program into the school budget, with athletic director Brian Daniels presenting startup and recurring cost estimates and parents urging adoption to fix transportation and equity gaps.
At a budget workshop, RSU 04 school staff and board members discussed a proposal to adopt middle-school field hockey as a district-sponsored sport instead of leaving it in the municipal recreation program.
Brian Daniels, the district’s middle-school athletic director, said the request would bring seventh- and eighth-grade players into the school’s programs and estimated ground-up startup costs at about $17,974 — driven by one-time purchases such as goals and goalie gear — and roughly $10,000 in recurring annual costs for supplies, maintenance and transportation. He said some equipment the rec department owns might be reusable but that large items, especially worn goals and certain goalie equipment, would likely need replacement.
The proposal would…
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