Pay to Participate Information

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 The Genoa Area Local School District has a Pay to Participate program for the purpose of reducing the cost to the General Fund of operating co-curricular and extra-curricular activities which includes all athletic and certain music related programs.

Pay to Participate Fees shall apply to all co-curricular and extra-curricular activities where the participant competes or performs and where there is a co/extra curricular contract issued to a coach/advisor. The fees must be paid according to timelines established by the district’s school board for students to participate in the activities.  Failure to pay will result in denial of participation until such time as the fees have been paid or payment plan arrangements have been made through Payschools Central.  Account payment methods including the Auto Replenishment option can be found here. 

Beginning with the 2024-25 school year as a prerequisite to any program participation including band and athletics, STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE until ALL outstanding student fees (which include but are not limited to general fees, elective fees, miscellaneous fees, fines and pay to participate charges), are paid in full.  A student will no longer be permitted to carry over an account balance from year to year. 

Commencing with an August 1, 2024 deadline, all 2023 or prior year(s) outstanding charges, including student fees and pay to participate fees, must be paid by the August 1st deadline in order to participate in any 2024-2025 school year activities.  (See available payment plan option below).

The August 1st deadline to pay all prior year(s) outstanding charges in order to participate in the upcoming school year’s activities will continue for all school years going forward. 

FEE STRUCTURE

Grade(s) 7-12                   

First Sport.................$100

Second Sport............$100

Third Sport................$50

SCHEDULE

Fall Sports

                   Window Opens August 15th

                   Payment Due Date September 1st

Winter Sports

                   Window Opens November 15th

                   Payment Due Date December 1st

Spring Sports

                   Window Opens March 15th

                   Payment Due Date April 1st

*Payment Plan Option (must be communicated to Athletic Director)

                    $25 due at scheduled due date, remaining balance due 1 month later.

GUIDLINES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES

 1. Parents and students are advised that payment of fees does not insure playing/participation time.

 2. The Head Coach/Advisor shall provide a final official roster of the students participating in the activity (minimum 3 days prior to the date of the payment window opening) to the Athletic Director/Building Principal (made available following final cuts and team members have been selected).  The roster will be forwarded to the Treasurer’s Office for collection payment purposes. 

3. The Treasurer's office will post the fees to each students payschools account.  

4. If a student cannot afford the fee(s) and he/she qualifies for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program, fees shall be waived by 50% for students qualifying for the reduced (lunch) program.

5. Students that have not paid the fees by the assigned date may be denied participation in practice or games until such fees are paid unless payment alternatives are approved by treasurer.

6. Students will be ineligible to participate in any future co-curricular or extra-curricular activity until prior activity fee is paid in full. 

7. Unpaid fees may be cause to suspend official grade card/transcript access.

8. Fees should be paid online or by cash or check at the Board of Education Building.  No fees should be given to building offices, the Athletic Department, or coaches.

GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR REFUNDING OF FEES 

The following guidelines and procedures for refunding/reimbursing fees will be utilized to administer the Pay to Participate program.

Quits/Dismissed

No refund will be issued if a student quits an activity. 

No refund will be issued if a student is dismissed from an activity. 

Eligibility 

No refunds will be issued if a student becomes academically ineligible at any time during that sport season. 

INJURY

No refunds will be given for season ending injuries after the 1st game or performance.  

100% of the pay to participate fee will be returned if a student incurs a season ending injury prior to the start of scheduled contests.

PAYMENT PLANS

Individual payment plans may be set up by scheduling installment payments of any/all fees via your account on the Payschoolscentral.com website. If a payment plan has been established on Payschools Central, a clear communication by you of said payment plan is to be shared in writing with, and agreed upon, by the Athletic Department.  All remaining balances are to be paid in full  by August 1st of each year. If your account  balance is not paid in full or there is no active agreed upon payment plan in place, PARTICIPATION WILL BE DENIED for the upcoming season.  An initial payment plan payment of $50 is required with a minimum $50 monthly payment to be paid until the balance is paid in full.

Click on the link below to view a video starting at the 1 minute 38 second mark with steps on how to set up recurring payments for a payment plan on the Payschools site.