Fees for everything! (band, etc)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh grow up. Pay the fee & let your kid enjoy the band.

Would you say that if your kid had to pay for her own biology textbook to take biology?

Because, this is what this fee is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's no secret that specialized activities and extra curriculum and all sports receive 0 funding from FCPS. Small stipend for coaching if anything. Hence the PTA, boosters, and fundraising.

Band is an arts class that fulfills state graduation requirements. It is part of a high school curriculum. Sports are an after school activity that is not part of the state curriculum requirements.

The band fee covers music licensing and printing for the students, required for music performances. The uniform is extra, so the money due for music classes is quite a bit more than $50.00. It is actually well over $100.00 the first year, and perhaps future years if the freshman outgrows his uniform.

Art classes pay extra fees too.

FCPS has a 4 BILLION dollar budget.

There is no reason why these music licensing fees and art fees are not covered by the district.

Wtf are they doing to waste all those billions of dollars?

FCPS currently intends to spend multi millions of dollars creating an aviation magnet school for a miniscule amount of students. The early numbers being thrown around are approximately 400 students in the magnet school.

You do the math.

FCPS cannot afford to pay $50.00/music student to print sheet music and pay approximately 12 licensing fees per music ensemble in the high school music classes, but they are willing to spend tens of thousands per student, plus the building purchase and renovation, to stand up a magnet program for around 100 students per grade.

What are you talking about?

The class music fee.

It is a requirement for music students to purchase the textbooks (ie sheet music and licensing) for the academic music classes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In such a well-funded district where band kids at our HS are required to go door-to-door asking for money from neighbors on Tag Day (and this is the biggest fundraiser, raising something like $20k), why is it that we still have to pay a $50 band fee?? We do not rent an instrument, already supplement with outside lessons, and purchased an overpriced home for this “great” district. Why do I constantly feel nickel and dimed? Anyone else annoyed? What fees are you paying for your kid’s public education?

$50 band fee is nothing. Go ask the Crew team how much they have to pay for Crew participation.

Crew is not a class.

This music fee is essentially FCPS requiring the music students to purchase the physical textbooks for their graded academic music class, as well as paying for the contracts (rights) to use the textbooks required for the curriculum.

Choir, orchestra and guitar pay it too.

Music and art are the ONLY classes in FCPS that require parents to pay between $50.00-$100.00 per class in order for the students to receive the academic textbooks required to take the class.

We paid $45 a semester last year for middle school home ec.

Put it on the list then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In such a well-funded district where band kids at our HS are required to go door-to-door asking for money from neighbors on Tag Day (and this is the biggest fundraiser, raising something like $20k), why is it that we still have to pay a $50 band fee?? We do not rent an instrument, already supplement with outside lessons, and purchased an overpriced home for this “great” district. Why do I constantly feel nickel and dimed? Anyone else annoyed? What fees are you paying for your kid’s public education?

This is how your parents felt 40-50 years ago, too. Nothing new here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Art class fee in middle school. FACS class fee. These aren’t even extra curriculars.

Oh come on, the middle school art fee was $10. I was actually surprised it wasn't higher. And if you can't afford it, you don't have to pay it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In such a well-funded district where band kids at our HS are required to go door-to-door asking for money from neighbors on Tag Day (and this is the biggest fundraiser, raising something like $20k), why is it that we still have to pay a $50 band fee?? We do not rent an instrument, already supplement with outside lessons, and purchased an overpriced home for this “great” district. Why do I constantly feel nickel and dimed? Anyone else annoyed? What fees are you paying for your kid’s public education?

$50 band fee is nothing. Go ask the Crew team how much they have to pay for Crew participation.

Crew is not a class.

This music fee is essentially FCPS requiring the music students to purchase the physical textbooks for their graded academic music class, as well as paying for the contracts (rights) to use the textbooks required for the curriculum.

Choir, orchestra and guitar pay it too.

Music and art are the ONLY classes in FCPS that require parents to pay between $50.00-$100.00 per class in order for the students to receive the academic textbooks required to take the class.

We paid $45 a semester last year for middle school home ec.

Are they buying the cookbooks?

That is basically what the music fee is for... the textbooks

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Go ask your PTA where their funds go. I guarantee there's a line item somewhere in there for the school to buy supplies of some sort (think paper, toner, etc.). Yes, really.

This is not a PTA thing.

This fee is for the academic music classes, NOT the after school marching band.

The "textbooks" in music classes are the sheet music.

To use and perform music, choirs, band and orchestra are required by law to pay music licensing fees, and purchase the rights to use, perform and print the sheet music.

FCPS requires music students to purchase the text books (ie sheet music) used in their academic classes, as well as pay the music licensing fees (similar to the licensing fees and software licensing paid by fcps to use, for example, digital textbooks.)

Free and reduced students have their sheet music (ie textbooks) paid for by FCPS.

Every other music student in FCPS has to pay for their sheet music (ie textbooks) and licensing to use, print and perform the music.

No other academic class is required to pay for their own textbooks, printed handouts or software/textbook licensing.

Do the engineering and robotics kids have to pay fees? I always thought all electives have fees associated with them, because they are...electives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In such a well-funded district where band kids at our HS are required to go door-to-door asking for money from neighbors on Tag Day (and this is the biggest fundraiser, raising something like $20k), why is it that we still have to pay a $50 band fee?? We do not rent an instrument, already supplement with outside lessons, and purchased an overpriced home for this “great” district. Why do I constantly feel nickel and dimed? Anyone else annoyed? What fees are you paying for your kid’s public education?

$50 band fee is nothing. Go ask the Crew team how much they have to pay for Crew participation.

Crew is not a class.

This music fee is essentially FCPS requiring the music students to purchase the physical textbooks for their graded academic music class, as well as paying for the contracts (rights) to use the textbooks required for the curriculum.

Choir, orchestra and guitar pay it too.

Music and art are the ONLY classes in FCPS that require parents to pay between $50.00-$100.00 per class in order for the students to receive the academic textbooks required to take the class.

We paid $45 a semester last year for middle school home ec.

Are they buying the cookbooks?

That is basically what the music fee is for... the textbooks

I don't even mind a fee for the accompanies.

But the sheet music and licensing are the textbooks for the music classes. Fcps should pay for those 2 things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's no secret that specialized activities and extra curriculum and all sports receive 0 funding from FCPS. Small stipend for coaching if anything. Hence the PTA, boosters, and fundraising.

Band is an arts class that fulfills state graduation requirements. It is part of a high school curriculum. Sports are an after school activity that is not part of the state curriculum requirements.

The band fee covers music licensing and printing for the students, required for music performances. The uniform is extra, so the money due for music classes is quite a bit more than $50.00. It is actually well over $100.00 the first year, and perhaps future years if the freshman outgrows his uniform.

Art classes pay extra fees too.

FCPS has a 4 BILLION dollar budget.

There is no reason why these music licensing fees and art fees are not covered by the district.

Wtf are they doing to waste all those billions of dollars?

FCPS currently intends to spend multi millions of dollars creating an aviation magnet school for a miniscule amount of students. The early numbers being thrown around are approximately 400 students in the magnet school.

You do the math.

FCPS cannot afford to pay $50.00/music student to print sheet music and pay approximately 12 licensing fees per music ensemble in the high school music classes, but they are willing to spend tens of thousands per student, plus the building purchase and renovation, to stand up a magnet program for around 100 students per grade.

What are you talking about?

The class music fee.

It is a requirement for music students to purchase the textbooks (ie sheet music and licensing) for the academic music classes

Stop saying these things are textbooks, they are not textbooks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go ask your PTA where their funds go. I guarantee there's a line item somewhere in there for the school to buy supplies of some sort (think paper, toner, etc.). Yes, really.

This is not a PTA thing.

This fee is for the academic music classes, NOT the after school marching band.

The "textbooks" in music classes are the sheet music.

To use and perform music, choirs, band and orchestra are required by law to pay music licensing fees, and purchase the rights to use, perform and print the sheet music.

FCPS requires music students to purchase the text books (ie sheet music) used in their academic classes, as well as pay the music licensing fees (similar to the licensing fees and software licensing paid by fcps to use, for example, digital textbooks.)

Free and reduced students have their sheet music (ie textbooks) paid for by FCPS.

Every other music student in FCPS has to pay for their sheet music (ie textbooks) and licensing to use, print and perform the music.

No other academic class is required to pay for their own textbooks, printed handouts or software/textbook licensing.

Do the engineering and robotics kids have to pay fees? I always thought all electives have fees associated with them, because they are...electives.

The fee is for their text books.

Not for things they get to make, keep and take home or eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's no secret that specialized activities and extra curriculum and all sports receive 0 funding from FCPS. Small stipend for coaching if anything. Hence the PTA, boosters, and fundraising.

Band is an arts class that fulfills state graduation requirements. It is part of a high school curriculum. Sports are an after school activity that is not part of the state curriculum requirements.

The band fee covers music licensing and printing for the students, required for music performances. The uniform is extra, so the money due for music classes is quite a bit more than $50.00. It is actually well over $100.00 the first year, and perhaps future years if the freshman outgrows his uniform.

Art classes pay extra fees too.

FCPS has a 4 BILLION dollar budget.

There is no reason why these music licensing fees and art fees are not covered by the district.

Wtf are they doing to waste all those billions of dollars?

FCPS currently intends to spend multi millions of dollars creating an aviation magnet school for a miniscule amount of students. The early numbers being thrown around are approximately 400 students in the magnet school.

You do the math.

FCPS cannot afford to pay $50.00/music student to print sheet music and pay approximately 12 licensing fees per music ensemble in the high school music classes, but they are willing to spend tens of thousands per student, plus the building purchase and renovation, to stand up a magnet program for around 100 students per grade.

What are you talking about?

The class music fee.

It is a requirement for music students to purchase the textbooks (ie sheet music and licensing) for the academic music classes

Stop saying these things are textbooks, they are not textbooks.

Yes, sheet music is the textbook for music classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go ask your PTA where their funds go. I guarantee there's a line item somewhere in there for the school to buy supplies of some sort (think paper, toner, etc.). Yes, really.

This is not a PTA thing.

This fee is for the academic music classes, NOT the after school marching band.

The "textbooks" in music classes are the sheet music.

To use and perform music, choirs, band and orchestra are required by law to pay music licensing fees, and purchase the rights to use, perform and print the sheet music.

FCPS requires music students to purchase the text books (ie sheet music) used in their academic classes, as well as pay the music licensing fees (similar to the licensing fees and software licensing paid by fcps to use, for example, digital textbooks.)

Free and reduced students have their sheet music (ie textbooks) paid for by FCPS.

Every other music student in FCPS has to pay for their sheet music (ie textbooks) and licensing to use, print and perform the music.

No other academic class is required to pay for their own textbooks, printed handouts or software/textbook licensing.

Do the engineering and robotics kids have to pay fees? I always thought all electives have fees associated with them, because they are...electives.

NP. Engineering has a $30 fee. I paid it this morning. I agree FCPS gets ripped off by the rest of the state and that plus horrible administrative bloat is why they're shaking parents down for class and activity fees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh grow up. Pay the fee & let your kid enjoy the band.

+1, why should my taxes pay for activities that my kid doesn’t participate in?

[Anonymous]

I will pay whatever fee, but I will not let my POC children knock on anyone's door asking for money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh grow up. Pay the fee & let your kid enjoy the band.

Would you say that if your kid had to pay for her own biology textbook to take biology?

Because, this is what this fee is.

The difference is that biology (science) is a core class that everyone takes.