York Student

Enrichment Team
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Agenda
undersLandlna Lhe need
2011 - 2012 School lee Chanaes
CommunlLv value
roaram Coals and 8eneLs
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ork 5tudent Lnr|chment 1eam (5L1)
8esponse Lo sLudenL challenaes caused bv slanlcanL
2011-2012 academlc and exLra-currlcular fee lncreases aL ?ork
lormed Lo provlde supporL Lo ?ork sLudenLs and famllles wlLh
Lhe areaLesL needs wlLh Lhe lmmedlaLe focus on 2011-2012
Coal ls Lo enable everv sLudenL Lo maxlmlze Lhelr ablllLv Lo
experlence ?ork, reaardless of soclo-economlc sLaLus.
Leveraae a parLnershlp wlLh Lhe ulsLrlcL 20S loundauon
Conunue mlsslon of educauonal excellence
AccepL donauons Lhrouah dlrecLed aranLs
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1he Need.Importance of 5tudent Invo|vement
lncreases connecuon Lo school and communlLv
nauonal research shows exLra-currlcular proarams lmprove:
Academlc performance
Soclal ouLcomes
osluve communlLv lmpacLs
1he whole sLudenL: academlcallv, phvslcallv, emouonallv, soclallv
romoLes famllv enaaaemenL
ueLers rlskv behavlors such as becomlna Lhe vlcums of crlme, belna
ln an auLomoblle accldenL, smoklna, drlnklna alcohol, or uslna druas.
Larae amounL of experlenual and anecdoLal evldence of beneLs from
paruclpauna ln acuvlues
PealLhler llfesLvle opuons
revenL manv rlskv behavlors
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8eal dlerence
beLween
poverLv levels
and Lhe llvlna
waae
AlmosL 13 of ?ork sLudenLs recelve free or reduced prlce
lunches
1he Need..Lconom|c Cha||enges
We Lhlnk of
LlmhursL as
relauvelv
aMuenL
LlmhursL ls
expenslve Lo
llve/ralse a
famllv
Llvlna Waae
8educed Lunch
lree Lunch
overLv Level
lncome Levels for lamllles wlLhln
ulsLrlcL 20S
(8ased on lamllv Slze of 4)
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CurrenL overall economlc condluons have slanlcanL lmpacLs
!ob loss/unemplovmenL
lnsurance/medlcal cosLs

loreclosures/houslna cosLs

1he Need..1a|e of 1wo C|nes
More economlcallv
challenaed famllles
Lhan people Lhlnk
klds feel areaLer
dlscrlmlnauon based
on economlc sLaLus
up Lo 60 of sLudenLs
who quallfv for Lhe
free/reduced prlce
lunch proaram mav
noL applv
Income
Distribution -
Elmhurst
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n|gher Iees |n 2011-2012
lmpacLs nearlv all ?ork sLudenLs
ArL, 8and, CrchesLra, Choral, lndusLrlal 1echnoloav, and
ALhleucs
Some fees have nearlv doubled (e.a. 8ovs 8askeLball)
lncreased book fees aecLs o// ?ork sLudenLs
lncreased maxlmum aLhleuc fee per famllv
Core academlc fee walvers onlv for sLudenLs for quallfv for
free lunch
no acuvlLv fee walvers for economlcallv dlsadvanLaaed
sLudenLs
PlLs Lhe aL economlcallv aL rlsk sLudenLs Lhe hardesL
SLudenLs have manv addluonal fees/expenses
lleldLrlps
Supplles (lnc. calculaLor)
unlforms and requlred aear
lundralsers
AcuvlLv 8us lee of $7S per vear
CuLslde lessons
lnsLrumenL renLals
Summer school/camps
urlvers Ld
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2011-2012 Iees
lee lLem 2010-2011 lees 2011-2012 roposed
cottlcolot
AcuvlLv lee $ 10 $ 10
1echnoloav lee $ 3S $ 3S
lanner $ S $ S
lnsurance $ S $ S
lndusLrlal 1ech $ -- $ 2S
lnsLrumenLal Muslc $ -- $1S0
Choral lee $ -- $ 6S
ArL Class lee $ -- $ 26
lncreased Summer School lees $ 11
8ooks lees (esumaLe) $213 - $860 $213 - $904
xtro-curricu/or
Club lees $ 10 $ 10
Cross CounLrv (8), 1rack (8) $110 $12S
Cross CounLrv (C), 1rack (C), 1ennls, 8admlnLon,
Swlm, WresLllna, WaLer olo, Cheer, Soccer (C) $110 $1S0
Soccer (8), vollevball, 8aseball, Sofball, looLball,
oms, Cvmnasucs, 8owllna $110 $17S
8askeLball, Colf $110 $200
lote 8os lee $ -- $ 7S
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Impact of Iee Increases
lee lncreases wlll reduce sLudenL paruclpauon ln
elecuves and acuvlues
ALhleuc fee walvers for low lncome sLudenLs were ellmlnaLed
for Lhe 2010-11 school vear
new class fees are causlna some sLudenLs Lo swlLch classes
revenLs sLudenLs' ablllLv Lo maxlmlze Lhelr ?ork experlence
oLenual neaauve lmpacLs on academlc and career
performance for Lhe mosL aL-rlsk sLudenL aroup.
aruclpauon bv Lhese sLudenLs wlll decrease slanlcanLlv
ln Lhe fuLure wlLhouL some supporL
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Commun|ty, 5tudent & ork 8enehts
Lnable all sLudenLs Lo fullv experience ?ork
Cpens all academlc and exLra-currlcular opuons
SupporLs academlc performance
Pelps deLer unhealLhv behavlors
keeps klds lnvolved when mosL aL rlsk
8educes/ellmlnaLes nanclal consLralnLs blocklna paruclpauon
Lncouraaes/preserves hlah sLudenL paruclpauon levels
LxLra-currlcular and elecuve acuvlLv paruclpauon are dlrecLlv
correlaLed wlLh hlaher sLudenL asplrauons
8elnforces communlLv supporL of lLs vouLh and for a premler
educauonal envlronmenL
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now Can ou ne|p?
llnanclal supporL
uonaLe Lo provlde enrlchmenL opporLunlues for 2011-2012
Make a Lax deducuble donauon Lo Lhe ulsLrlcL 20S loundauon
Pelp supporL Lhe proaram's aoals
1alk abouL Lhe need wlLh vour frlends/nelahbors
Pold/auend fund-ralsers
Make poLenual reclplenLs aware of Lhe proaram -
accessvorkelmhursL20S.ora
uonor recoanluon opporLunlues
uemonsLraLe vour lndlvldual, oraanlzauon's and/or buslness'
supporL of ?ork's sLudenLs
uonor appreclauon proarams under developmenL
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