Refund Policy

The Pay to Participate Program will require each student participating in a school-sponsored athletic or co-curricular activity to pay a once-a-year $100.00 participation fee.  The activity fee shall be capped with a per family maximum fee of $200.00. This per pupil annual fee shall be paid to the Athletic Office, by the established due dates, with the activity’s permission slip and required paper work when the pupil registers/signs-up for his/her first activity of the school year.  Payment of the fee will be part of the clearance procedure to participate. 

The activity fee will be waived based on financial hardship using the New Jersey eligibility standards established for free and reduced price meals. The Free and Reduced Price School Meals Household Application must be submitted with the activity’s permission slip.

Parents and students should understand that this fee simply entitles the participant to a place in the activity.  It does not guarantee participation time in games, leads in performances, etc., nor does it ensure specific positions on a team.  Those decisions will remain with the coaches and advisors. 

A refund of the activity fee will only be made in the event the pupil is not accepted into the activity due to the lack of available space or opportunity within the activity (i.e. the pupil does not receive a part in a drama program production, the pupil is cut from an athletic team, it is determined the pupil is ineligible for participation in the activity due to any reason prior to participation in the activity etc.). 

A refund of the activity fee will also be provided in the event the district does not offer the activity subsequent to the registration/sign-up process.  A refund will not be provided in the event the pupil quits during the course of the activity or is removed from the team for disciplinary reasons or violations of school and team procedures, policies or training rules.