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I could go for grant to schools..
I think it would be great if the winning team got some sort of grant to the winning school that they could used to fund a teacher/coach for FIRST.
I don't know how to write it in legaleze/union contract wording but I think that giving teachers more prep time for FIRST related activities would be awesome. I think it would be a real incentive for school districts to give time to teachers who make FIRST happen.
As to what it would do to the FIRST community, I think not much really. It would be hard to imagine teams wanting to win more just because of some small monetary prize.
But... ...an award of something tangible to the schood districts, this is another matter entirely. I think that such awards could prove effective at raising the level of visibility within the schools and this could work to the long term advantage of FIRST.
Joe J.
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