Lake Braddock Chorus. Oh we are going to have a struggle with this.
The Spring Trip is optional. OPTIONAL. O-P-T-I-O-N-A-L. We discussed that last year when everybody was being told they had to sign up for this very expensive trip because choirs are supposed to be adjudicated outside of the school, making it a very expensive part of the course. Don't worry. Band was doing the same thing. They got talked to, also.
I can't tell if an FCPS fee is being charged or not. A $30 "expectation" is mentioned. I hate that word.
Then there is another form that says a $10 payment is the minimum for the students to participate in chorus. This is on the page with the Booster payments. Who are you to tell students this? They technically don't have to pay you anything. I know they are still working things out with the choruses.
There are several mentions of late fees for payments, as much as $20. We already went around the block with those out at Herndon. VERBOTEN. That is a totally unauthorized fee. Parents, you are entitled to a refund on those. Fees are not supposed to be a fundraiser for a non-profit or the school system. They are supposed to cover actual costs.
This program desperately needs somebody to calculate out the consumables fee, label it as FCPS, put it on letterhead, charge it, and put it into a school account. And get the uniform rental into a school account.
Boys rent their uniforms from the SCHOOL SYSTEM, NOT the Boosters. The Boosters don't own the uniforms. They are the property of the School Board. That money is supposed to run through a school account.
No IFA's are allowed. All fundraisers are optional. Curricular concerts are free.
Whatever you do, parents, DO NOT write a check to a Booster club for Spring Trip. Insist on a school account.
Next year will be interesting.
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