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[quote=Anonymous]We certainly benefited from the rec program when kids were younger, and considered, but ultimately did not pursue joining the competitive team.  I am sad to see this proposal.  I do wonder how much of this is the unintended consequences of making most instructors full time employees.  Full time employees get a lot more benefits, and there is no incentive for them to teach extra classes.  Similarly, there is no incentive to get makeup classes done, etc.  Whereas part time employees who are paid by the class have an incentive to teach more classes, they make more money.  They have an incentive to take on additional things like staffing a parents night out (which we definitely attended some of those in the barcroft gym pre-covid.)   
Its kind of hard b/c you want your gymnastics instructors to be treated better- to get benefits etc.  But you also want a functioning profitable (or at least break even) program.

That being said- it seems absolutely insane to shutter the building for a year.  Keep it going for another year and do a study on whether or not it should continue- fine, but just to shutter everything and close the building seems like a massive waste.[/quote]

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