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Participation Donations
Athletics at SVHS depends 100% on the support of our parents and Community.
Your Team Participation Donations:
Where your money goes:
A team's budget is made up of three parts:
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1) For each participant who donates $200 the team receives $60. Take the number of player donations for a team x $60.00 = Team money.
2) Team fundraisers -- 100% fundraised by a team goes to the team. An example of how these funds can be used is the football team's Texas trip.
3) Direct payment by families -- this includes money families pay for things such as personal spirit wear etc.
The total of these 3 components are the amount a team has available to buy special uniforms, equipment, transportation, go to out of county tournaments such as the football team's Texas trip, pay for banquets, awards and so much more.
Where does the remainder of the participation donation go?
$140.00 is used to cover the fixed expenses such as, personnel (Coaches, assistant coaches, sports trainer), referees, officials, and League fees, plus equipment, uniforms, SCCAL League games, CCS Tournament Fees, and CIF State Championships. These expenses add up to over $200,000.00 per year.
SVHS averages about 500 athletes paying their participation donation, which raises only $62,500, less than half of what we pay the SVUSD each year for our athletics program.
In order to raise the rest, the Falcon Club holds fundraisers throughout the year. The proceeds from these fundraisers support ALL of the athletic programs at SVHS and are a critical component of keeping sports alive at SVHS.
The largest part of the Falcon Club’s fundraising efforts is the participation donations received from every team.
We sincerely thank the parents and supporters who faithfully make their participation donation each season; our athletic program would not exist without you! The Falcon Club is a 501.c.3 organization; as such your participation donation, and other donations you may make to your athlete’s team or to the Club are tax deductible.
Why is Scotts Valley High School the only School in the County that doesn't get any financial help from the State?
"Revenue Limit " vs "Basic Aid (Excess tax)" Districts
Some districts take in more property taxes than their revenue limit; they were able not only to meet the revenue limit of $5,400 per pupil but also had some property taxes left over (as represented by the light blue section in the second bar). These districts were called “basic aid” or “excess tax” districts. In 2010–11, 125 districts enrolling 5 percent of California students had excess taxes totaling approximately $600 million, up to an excess of $30,000 per pupil.
Scotts Valley Unified School District is a Revenue Limit District.
Starting in 2013–14, revenue limits and half of categorical aid will instead be distributed through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).3 This formula provides an average of about $7,500 per pupil in base funding for all students, although this base rate varies by grade level. On top of this base funding, districts receive an additional 20 percent of the base for each disadvantaged student and even more funding if more than 55 percent of students in the district are disadvantaged. Like the revenue limit system, the district’s property taxes will first be applied toward the LCFF entitlement, and then state aid will fill any gap between the entitlement and property taxes.
Districts with parcel taxes, which are characteristics typically associated with a winning situation; and the additional local revenue of these districts may help cushion their transition to a new, statewide funding formula that helps simplify, and hopefully improve, the school finance system in California.
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Unfortunately, Scotts Valley does not receive extra 20% funding, nor any other additional revenue from property taxes.
Since Measure O was passed,
"To better prepare local middle and high school students for college and career success, Santa Cruz City High School District preserve instructional and after-school programs in Career Technical Education, science, technology, engineering and performing arts, and support athletic programs to keep kids safe, healthy and engaged in school, by establishing a parcel tax of $72 per year for 8 years only, with exemptions for senior citizens, independent citizen oversight, and all funds benefitting local middle and high schools."
Scotts Valley school district is now the only district that does NOT pay their coach's stipends.
