our team is pretty lucky but it only came after many years of hard work and some lobbying
- of course the school gives us some storage rooms and a limited tech space to work on robots (most of the real work is done at the BMS facility)
- our buses to the local events are "arranged" by the science supervisor ( a team leader)
- the head coach (me) and my assistant have stipended positions on par with a coach of a team sport such as soccer. I think this was the first position of its kind in our area but others are forming. Of course robotics season is year round at NBTHS.
- the district pays about $3000 for the travel expenses of the chaperone staff to the long distance events.
Generally half of our operating budget is student raised and the rest- a huge chunk of change- is due to the extreme generosity of Bristol Myers Squibb, our sponsors and mentors. We could never operate without them and we are indebted to them deeply.
WC
After thought- perhaps the best thing our school does for us is lets us be. As a coach I have a lot of freedom to operate that other coaches don't have. We repay them by giving our best to make a quality team the school can be proud of.