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You know what, you get to value what you value, I get to value what I value.  I think that given how few new slots open up at YY every year, I think that it's doable and important for the school to figure out coverage for aftercare so that if a family qualifies for FARMS, there is a way to cover their fees appropriately.  If you are a YY parent, you get to disagree with that.  But to answer your question, no, I don't think it's acceptable for a couple of parents a year who really wanted the school to have to turn it down because of cost.

And your point about there being many other families willing to embrace the extra cost, well yeah, thank you Captain Obvious.  People were sleeping out for the waitlist, so OBVIOUSLY there is a great demand.  That is not the point.  The point is whether, after going through all that and beating the odds to be offered a spot, the question is how YY as a school and a school community feels about being a public school that 1, 2, 4 families every year may have to turn down because of the cost of aftercare.  No one is suggesting that quality aftercare isn't a bonus and worthwhile.  The question is, does that prevent a few kids each year from being able to take a lucky spot.  Me, I want to be part of a school community that does whatever it can to make sure that doesn't happen.  If you are a YY parent, you are free not to care or to work against that goal.  [/quote]

I am totally with you, especially on the point about valuing different things.  Some people may decide that aftercare is too expensive (whether subsidized or not), and figure out a way to have a grandparent or older sibling pick up their child and take him/her home.  Others may do some sort of sharing with neighbors who pick up a few kids.  I definitely see grandparents picking up kids at my kids' charter.

But again, I think you need to come back to the real question- who should pay for the aftercare subsidy?  Taxpayers, richer families, donors?  Seriously, that's a real question.  Because if you look at any of these school's finances they don't have a ton of money just sitting around.  Now, if you suggest that the District significantly raise the per-pupil payment for things like this, that would probably work.  But are you willing to pay more taxes for that?[/quote]

I don't think one person has mentioned that it should be the gov't's/richer famiies responsibility to pay for aftercare.  I think you are making a stretch.  Almost every other charter makes it happen, they can find a suitable aftarecare program for the $250-$300 range that will meet the needs of more families.  Why can't or wont' YY and MV?  Don't give crap about enrichment and language, again, it happens elsewhere.  There has to be a middle that can be found.
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