Job Opening for Lead Mentor of a Veteran FRC/FTC team in Chicago

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

True,

That's 384 hours at 12 hours a week. I would still say that is reasonable estimate for most teams if you remove the build season and you don't do anything in the summers. I am still shocked at the level of compensation. Is this normal from FIRST coaches up north?
I get $1450 for 10 month contract.

FYI: I estimate I give ~800 hours a calendar year to my team.

It probably varies by district, on my high school team our two head mentors were compensated as varsity coaches.

I also know at least a few teams where mentors are compensated so they can be district employees and get keys, but then those mentors donate that money to the team.

[rachelholladay]

In our school district (in Louisiana) teachers get a small bonus check (I believe $400) for being the teacher sponsor for any club. Teachers that are sports coaches also get a bonus check, but it is significant larger. Since we are a 'extracurricular activity' and not a 'sports team' our teacher sponsor gets the smaller bonus. Since robotics is much, much more involved than most other clubs, we have tried to gift our teachers money through our booster club, but we can't because there are school board rules about outside sources paying teachers.