Problems with our school

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Originally Posted by Team1726Nerds

Hello everyone,

We are Team 1726 in Sierra Vista, AZ. We are a rookie team, and so we are facing all the usual prolems rookies have. But we are espically fed up with our district. For us to order any parts, whatsoever, we have to first contact the business, get them to fill out forms and be approved, then make out an order with a copy of the catalog pages and every little discription, and then send the order to the distrcit office, wait for them to approve it and send it off. It's a week into the competiton, and none of our orders have been sent off. Is there anyone who has any advice or has run into similar problems at their school?

Thomas Brown
Team 1726

Does your school district entirely sponsor your team, or do you have corporate sponsors as well? If you do not have corporate sponsors, looking into finding a few may be a good idea. This way, if a company gives you XXX amount of dollars, you can use this money to purchase parts instead of trying to get through all the red tape in a school district.