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Re: California District Proposal, Rev 2
I met with the FIRST-in-Texas (FiT) board in-session last week in Austin at their annual meeting to provide info/feedback from the field/teams and have some Q&A.
I was told by the board the key reason the move to 2017 District Model failed after filing for the transition was they didn't meet the financial metrics required by USFIRST (they didn't raise enough $$ and get enough long-term commitments from sponsors to meet the minimum floor to pull-the-trigger).
Had they raised enough $$ we'd _certainly_ be moving to District Model in 2017 and the other areas we're short in, that Allen mentions, would be dealt with and resolved as things rolled out.
After meeting with the Board members I can see their intentions and hearts are in the right place and they're all good and interesting folks who I'd like to get to know more, but I'm not sure their methods and approaches are the _most_ effective and high-yielding IMO.
Hopefully, 2018 is the year we make the move... I offered to the Board to pitch-in raising $$ and anywhere else I can help but we'll see where things go...
--Michael Blake
"Retired Insurance Guy"
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- Head Coach / Founder - FRC 6370 Texas Titans < FRC and VEX teams under development - VRC 15842a >
- President / Founder - San Antonio Competition Robotics Alliance - SACRA 501(c)(3) nonprofit (2012-present)
- Executive Director - Sports-Competition Robotics of Texas Excellence - SCRATE (2016-present)
- Former-Head Coach / Founder - FRC 3481 - Bronc Botz (2011-2016) // C++ Beta Test Team (2012 to 2016)
- Former-Lead Coach (2013-2016) Former-Head Coach (2009-2012) / Co-Founder - FTC 4008 - Bronc Botz (2009-2016) and FTC 4602 - Bronc Botz (2011-2016) and FTC 6976 - Bronc Botz-Nano for middle-schoolers (2013-2016)
- Co-Founder w/Matt Blake - VEX VRC 3481z - Wonder Botz (2011) [for Physically or Mentally Challenged Teens] (2011-2012)
Last edited by Michael Blake : 05-08-2016 at 14:29.
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