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Re: Does your county, city or school district fund your robotics program

My old team (1676 in NJ) received some funding from the board of education (about $6-8k) plus a head coach stipend with 2 or 3 assistant coach stipends ($2-3k about). But this is a team that has more than a dozen major sponsors, over 100 students, in a well-off district, in high-tax New Jersey.

My new team (832 in Georgia) gets nothing from the school, aside from space. The coach doesn't even get a stipend, and he puts in as much time as anyone. Indeed, they need to collect dues from students or the team would not be viable. I am starting work to get more sponsors, but that takes time. The team is workong with the school board (county schools...) to get a dedicated practice space. Both are just in their infancy.
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