Loss of Athletics

Loss of Student-Athletes

There is a huge concern over the loss of student-athletes

if DHS and CAJ Sports are removed from the school budget.

Feb. 20, 2009, 5:43 p.m. Pacific

All sports have been sidelined at Dixon High school for next year.

The school district approved the cuts along with layoffs to save $3 million.

STAY POSITIVE

FILL OUT THE SURVEY !!!

The Athletic Advisory Committee

is working very hard to present a unified position to the School Board.

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example

Student-Athlete enrollment

effects on the overall school budget.

The numbers below are very, very round numbers

to be used as an example only and do not reflect actual numbers.

They are based solely on information gathered at the School Board Meetings

and NOT derived from any other source.

$250,000	Sports eliminated at DHS and CAJ.
$5000	Amount received per student from the State.
$500	Estimated cost per student-athlete spent on athletics.
500	Number of student-athletes at DHS and CAJ.
50	Student-athletes leaving that would equal the cost of retaining sports.
10 %	Percentage of student-athletes needed to be retained in each sport.

$500,000⁺	Potential loss to DUSD from the State if 100⁺ student-athletes leave.