[mikeeeatwork]

Our son's school had the exact problem. Our son mentors the team now since he's a freshman across the bay. They still have very little school support. My wife did meet with the principle so they did have a new teacher mentor that can help with programming. But yes the time commitment from there is definitely not there. Last year (their rookie year) they built the whole robot out of a garage themselves. I was so proud of them. It had lots of wood but was so neat!

I made lots of suggestions, but I think to them it was a little late planning wise. You can always look up regional engineering associations and ask if they have any people for you to contact. But I do think parents and alumni of the school are your best bet. The drawback for us the local university SF State has a very small engineering department.