Folks:
Obviously, there is joy and some heartache with a team merge. Sustainability is the positive. A chance to meet new students and gain new friends is a positive. Leaving old team identities may be a heartache.
However, one big positive is that a sponsoring organization is willing to provide funds and space for this program. Terrific!
I don't know if it would help, but KathieK, JudyVandy, and I presented a session at the FIRST Robotics Conference in Atlanta in April on Multi-school teams. Perhaps some of the info in this presentation would be helpful.
Here is the link.
http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005...sentations.htm
The presentation is under LAROCK "Managing a Multiple High School FIRST Team." It was a collaborative effort between Teams 365, 173, and 84.
Good luck!