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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: June 22, 2000 <br />TO: Thomas J. Moore, Parks & Recreation Director <br />FROM: Michelle Olson, Program Supervisor ► C <br />SUBJECT: Skyhawks After School Sports Report <br />Attached you will find the Skyhawks After School Programs Revenue/Expense Report. <br />Summary: <br />It has been very difficult for the Recreation Department to staff all of the after school <br />classes that we offer during the school year. The biggest problem is that we can only <br />offer 1 hour of work each day. We are unable to offer them enough hours to make it <br />worth their time. We began to explore the possibility of utilizing Skyhawks (Sports <br />Programs for Kids). Their organization offers after school programs and summer camps. <br />We decided to try out the after school programs for the spring season and evaluate our <br />results at the end. <br />• Conclusion: <br />If you look at the report that I have included, you will see that our enrollment went up <br />from 31 total last spring to 94 this spring. That is a 3 fold increase! ! ! Last spring we <br />cancelled 3 classes and this year we only cancelled 1 class. Skyhawks charged us $4 per <br />child per week of class. We offered five -week classes, which came to $20 per child. We <br />set our class fee at $28, which leaves $8 per child for administration. Skyhawk's fee <br />includes equipment, flyers, and instructor fees. I was unclear what equipment costs the <br />city incurred in 1999 but even without those costs included, we came out ahead from last <br />year. Skyhawks did a very good job with the five after school classes and they seemed to <br />add a little life to some classes that were dyeing out. I recommend that we stay with <br />Skyhawks for the fall season. We will continually evaluate our progress in this area. <br />0 <br />