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Proposal to the School Conimittee,, <br /> From the Parents of Mashpee <br /> 1 User fees: these fees are inherently fair to our community. Fees are paid only by <br /> families with school age children, Of those with children in school, we ask <br /> only that each family pay that which they can afford. The fees would be <br /> based on income with families of lesser means paying only a percentage of <br /> the total fee or none at all. These fees would be spread out among all <br /> extracurricular activities from sports to clubs to band participation. The <br /> exact amount of the fees could be decided on at a future time.These fees <br /> are not meant to "pay" for the activity but are to be used to supplement the <br /> academic programs that have been impacted by the cut backs. <br /> 2 Supplies.- the Mashpee school district pays thousands of dollars each year on <br /> supplies from crayons to calculators to cameras. There are few districts <br /> that continue to pay for all student supplies in this time of budgetary <br /> shortfalls. We see no reason why all supplies should continue to be paid <br /> for by our schools. Allow the parents to supply their own children with <br /> material from a list written and distributed by the school system. To <br /> maintain equality for all students, families of lesser means could be <br /> supported by a fund from the district. (this would still be much less than <br /> the current budgeted allotment for supplies.) Also, many families have <br /> requested the option to buy extra supplies so as to donate to those families <br /> that have less. This will further de&av the cost to the district. <br /> 3) Busingr: we propose the payment of a nominal fee for families whose children ride <br /> on the bus. (within the established criteria of the Mass. General laws. <br /> Again, families of lesser means can have these fees reduced or waived per <br /> a predetermined salary scale. These fees could be as little as a dollar a day <br /> but could then be used to support the academic programs of the district. <br /> 4) Student parking: it is time for the students who can afford a car to tape some of the <br /> responsibility for the privilege of driving to school. We ask for a parkin- <br /> fee to be instituted so as to support the school district. The size of the fee <br /> could be determined by the school committee. <br /> ;) Education bank: just as a land bark exists to support the buying of open space in <br /> Mashpee, we propose an education bank be formed to allow for the raising <br /> of funds for the support of the school district. This should not be a general <br />