[MisterJ]

Hi Annemarie,

If you can get a copy of the MSJA teachers contract, there is probably a section that lists set stipends for certain activities; at least there is for the Archdiocese. (These include things like student council moderator, AV coordinator, department head, etc. "Robotics" wasn't named in our contract, so I worked with my school president to figure out the right place for it, given the contract wording.)

I'd bet that most teacher/mentors involved with FIRST do it for the love of the program, but dangling a couple hundred dollars as an incentive couldn't hurt. Have a few of your most involved girls make an impassioned plea - maybe at a faculty meeting. Tell them how influential the Firebirds have been in recent MSJA history and how an adult mentor in the school building is an important missing piece that could re-invigorate the program.