MOE 365 has always been a multiple-school team. In fact, we started our team as a co-ed Explorer Post with the Boy Scouts, became an interest group not affiliated with any organization, and have recently incorporated into First State Robotics, Inc.
Our meeting/work area has always been on a DuPont site, not a school. While we typically have 1-2 schools which dominate in terms of numbers (our team is about 30-35 students total), we run the program as a separate entity from any one school, with our own policies, expectations, organizational structure, etc. This has helped us create organization out of chaos.
As previous posts noted, one of our challenges every year is to create a team out of students from all over the place. Having a common identity (MOE green, Miracle Worker, MOEboteer, etc) help, but teambuilding is critical to making this happen. Our expectations specifically state that if students cannot work together, then they cannot remain on the team. This has not been a problem so far (knock on LEXAN).
Insurance is an issue. Since we are a corporation, we need to have liability forms completed by the students and their parents. This is also a criteria for membership.
Transportation is basically everyone on their own. If we are aware of any transportation issues early, we will work on car pools. Our work site can be as near as 5 minutes from school for some or more than an hours ride for others. We feel that we will be open to this, but the student needs to commit to attending a certain number of meetings per season (~75%) or they forfeit their team membership.
We would be happy to discuss this more if you are interested. Feel free to e-mail me personally if you would like to. My e-mail address is
John.A.Larock@usa.dupont.com.
Best of luck!