Ontario Moving to District Model in 2017

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Originally Posted by Kleiman

Now, it costs ~ $7500 CAD to go to 2 district events and ~$3000 to go to district champs. The TDSB cannot pay for all of that for every team. Instead, they have very generously offered $5000 CAD for districts and $1500 for district champs for every team (up to ~$6500 CAD like before).

Here is where the math is not at all complicated but many people seem to be misunderstanding me. This means that I now need to pay ~$2500 CAD to register for my 2 district events. That is an increase from $0 to $2500 CAD. That is more than double my previous operating cost. If I am in the top 60 teams in Ontario, I pay another $1500 CAD.

Though it may not be a popular opinion, or even one that you are interested in, I will say that if $2,500 is more than double your previous operating cost then FRC probably isn't the most effective program for your students even with the TDSB contribution. Vex or FTC offer a much broader experience for students at that price point

Still that's certainly no reason to "give up" if you and your students are dedicated to building an effective program. But the way you seem to be viewing the need to raise around $1,250 I might recommend going another route where your money will go further.