ATHLETIC FUNDING

There has been some discussion in the community about the athletic department being able to totally fund athletics since we have recently been very successful. There is basically two types of funding for the athletic program - Athletic and General Fund monies.

Athletic Fund revenues (listed below) for the school year 2004-2005 fell short of expenditures by about $4000. We did, however, have a carryover from the year before that enabled the athletic department to end the year with a positive balance. For this school year, the Athletic Fund revenues are in the black heading into the Spring athletic season but expenses to be incurred for Spring sports will keep the financial picture from being complete.

The General Fund pays for the supplemental contracts for coaching, transportation, utilities and other areas associated with athletics. These expenditures total well over $163,000 which would mean that if the athletic department also funded these it would have to bring in at least 3 times its average amount just to break even. Also, please keep in mind that if you see a number of coaches involved with a particular sport or team it does not mean that they are all being paid. We have a number of volunteer coaches and some who will share a supplemental contract.

The Adena Board of Education has decided to start a Pay-To-Participate program for the district’s extracurricular programs. The board understands they cannot require a fee from each participant that would make up the total costs associated with these activities. In the near future, the district will be releasing more information pertaining to Pay-To-Participate which will not be in effect until the Fall of 2006.