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Finance Sub-Committee weighs athletics fees, considers 75/25 split and participation limits
Summary
The Newburyport School Committee Finance Sub-Committee reviewed athletics fees March 19; staff will provide sport-by-sport cost data before the subcommittee decides whether to cap user fees at 25% of total program costs or impose participation limits that could require tryouts.
The Finance Sub-Committee of the Newburyport School Committee discussed athletics fees at its March 19 meeting, with staff reporting on waivers granted during the fall and winter seasons and promising a forthcoming sport-by-sport cost analysis.
Committee members debated whether to limit participation in certain activities, noting that limits could force tryouts and cause some students to be cut from teams. Members also discussed a proposed funding split under which the operating budget would cover 75% of athletics costs and user fees would cover no more than 25%.
The subcommittee emphasized the importance of controlling program costs to prevent annual fee increases. No final decision was made; the Finance Sub-Committee will resume the conversation once the Athletics Department provides detailed cost data by sport.
