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Extracurricular Fee Waiver
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Kent School District (KSD) is committed to ensuring participation in optional, non-credit, extracurricular activities is available to all students regardless of family income. Washington State Legislature House Bill 1660 requires school districts to waive attendance or participation fees for eligible students in all grade levels. A Family Activity Card will be mailed to families that qualify for free and reduced-price meals. The Family Activity Card allows the parents/guardians and their elementary age and younger children to enter KSD sponsored events for free or at a reduced rate. Be sure to complete an online free and reduced-price meal application to determine if you are eligible.
Student Fees Eligible for Waiver
Eligible students with a completed fee waiver on file do not have to pay fees for:
- Associated Student Body (ASB) card designation
- Entrance fees for home games or ASB events
- ASB club dues or membership fees
- Entrance fees for ASB field trips
- Registration or transportation fees for ASB travel
- Required uniforms for ASB sports or clubs (may be required to return after use or be subject to fine)
Student Fees Not Eligible for Waiver
- Booster and/or Parent Teacher Association (PTA) fundraisers s & activities
- Concessions or Student Store
- Curricular activities (class fees, testing, etc.)
- Entrance fees for away games or ASB events
- Fines (option to volunteer)
- Optional or suggested uniform items
- Parking (not ASB)
- Replacement supplies
- Spirit wear and other optional apparel
- Yearbooks and senior ads
Kent School District will identify eligible students and automatically apply the fee waiver each school year based on a qualifying and completed application for Free & Reduced-Price Meals, including a consent to share eligibility status:
Frequently Asked Fee Waiver Questions
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How do I find out if my family is eligible for the waiver and which application should I complete?
Complete a free and reduced-price meals application if:
- Your family meets the income requirements; or
- Your family receives basic food benefits; or
- Your family participates in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR); or
- Your student is in foster care or a dependent of the state; or
- You received free and reduced-price meals during the last school year
If you meet the requirements above, you should still complete the application even if your school currently provides free meals to all students regardless of individual family eligibility.
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When will the fee waiver be available for each school year?
The consent to share option is available through the completion of the free and reduced-price meals application or a Family Income Survey.
You must complete an application and receive a fee waiver before making payments for eligible fees. Refunds will not be issued for payments made before a fee waiver was on file and confirmed with the families.
To ensure the waiver is in place for the entire school year, we recommend completing the free and reduced-price meals application or family income survey before the start of the school year.
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How often do I have to apply for the waiver?
Consent must be obtained annually. Without parental consent, KSD cannot share eligibility information for the purpose of automatically waiving fees and fees will not be waived until obtained.
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Which student fees are eligible for the waiver?
- Associated Student Body (ASB) card designation
- Entrance fees for home games or ASB events
- ASB club dues or membership fees
- Entrance fees for ASB field trips
- Registration or transportation fees for ASB travel
- Required uniforms for ASB sports or clubs (may be required to return after use or be subject to fine)
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Which student fees are not eligible for the waiver?
- Booster and/or Parent Teacher Association (PTA) fundraisers s & activities
- Concessions or Student Store
- Curricular activities (class fees, testing, etc.)
- Entrance fees for away games or ASB events
- Fines (option to volunteer)
- Optional or suggested uniform items
- Parking (not ASB)
- Replacement supplies
- Spirit wear and other optional apparel
- Yearbooks and senior ads
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What is House Bill 1660?
The 2020 Washington state legislature passed House Bill 1660 and it went into effect June 11, 2020. This bill aims to increase participation in extracurricular activities by:
- Creating equitable access to extracurricular opportunities that improve academic, social and emotional outcomes.
- Collecting and analyzing data; and
- Addressing barriers to extracurricular activities, such as Associated Student Body fees
The new law revised RCW 28A.325.010 and RCW 28A.325.050. For optional, noncredit, extracurricular activities, school districts must:
- Waive attendance or participation fees for eligible (and KSD Confirmed) low-income students.
- Reduce attendance fees for low-income student’s family members; and
- Reduce attendance fees for low-income nonstudents age 65 and older.
