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Oz_341,

You bring a great point regarding flexibility, also another point to consider is that if you partner with a company instead of just having the company just as a sponsor, is that you might be tied to their education strategy in which might not give you the flexibility to choose which competitions to participate.

In my opinion, the best scenario is having the school district support where no money from the district goes to the team, this shield the team from change of school board members or administration. The best support a school district can give is the facilities, and if the team can work it out so students from other schools can participate, that is a bonus.

Many schools now are part of PLTW and VEX is their strategic partner, giving students access to both VEX and BEST competition with a lower non-recurring cost for capital investment.

Cheers,
Mark.