If you followed this year’s budget development,
you may know that there was discussion about the need to adjust athletic and
transportation fees to keep pace with inflation. The fees have been flat
for three years, and this increase is primarily driven by the increasing cost
of transportation. As such, at its May 16, 2017 meeting the MERSD School Committee voted to raise athletic,
student parking, and bus fees for the 2017-2018 school year. This
adjustment is aimed at covering a portion of the cost of existing programs and
maintaining the distribution between taxpayer and user contribution. User
fees currently cover approximately 40-45% of the athletics program with the
remainder covered by the taxpayer funded budget. We will be undertaking
the next in our series of extensive biannual Athletic Program reviews in the
coming year, which will allow us to examine the quality and scope of the
program. Transportation fees cover less than 10% of the cost, with the
remainder split between the taxpayer funded budget and state reimbursements.
Athletics Fees –
The MERSD School Committee voted to increase fees and
maintain a payment schedule based on the number of sports in which a student
participates. Athletes are required to pay the full fee prior to
beginning each season.
Athletics Fee
Schedule 2017-2018
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1 Sport
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$460 HS
$370 MS
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FAMILY CAP
$1,550 HS
$1,200 MS
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2nd Sport
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$290 HS
$230 MS
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3rd Sport
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$115 HS
$95 MS
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Transportation Fees – The MERSD School
Committee voted to continue the transportation fee for all bus riders who live
less than 1.5 miles from the school they attend. This is in
accordance with the district transportation policy and Mass General Law
governing the provision of transportation for regional school districts.
Students are required to pay the full fee prior to beginning ridership.
Bus Transportation
Fee 2017-2018
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Students living less
the 1.5 miles from the school which they attend.
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$225 Annual Bus Fee
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HS Student Parking – The MERSD School Committee voted to
increase the student parking assigned space fee. Student parking is
available to Seniors on a first come first served basis beginning on August 14,
2017.
HS Student Parking
Fee 2017-2018
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Senior Assigned
Parking
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$135 Annual Assigned Parking Spot
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Please watch your email for additional details
about registration periods and methods for fee payment. Fee schedules are also
available on the mersd website - www.mersd.org.
