Warsaw Schools Considers Athletic Pay Service
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
To make it easier to schedule and pay officials, Anson wants the board to approve an agreement with ArbiterSports for its RefPay program. He said it will not only help with bookkeeping, but the program also can issue 1099 tax forms, “taking a huge burden off the corporation.”
Arbiter charges a fee for each item.
He said they looked at one year of payments WCS made to athletic officials, from 2012 to 2013. It issued 263 checks for less than $75 each; 181 checks for $75 to $100; and about 100 checks for over $100 each. If WCS had used the program to manage payments, Anson estimated the cost would have been about $600.
Anson said four other schools in Warsaw’s conference use the program and a fifth is heading that way. More and more schools are using the program around the state, he said.
Kevin Scott, Warsaw chief financial officer, said the officials are employees of ArbiterSports/RefPay so the school corporation doesn’t have to track their hours to comply with the Affordable Care Act.
Jay Baumgartner, board member, asked how a mistake would be corrected if one was made. Anson said there’s a window of time to fix it but it was just a matter of a few keystrokes on an iPad.
Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert asked if the program was only available for referees and if there was a system for ticket takers. Anson said the program they were considering is only for officials, but the athletic department would probably take a look at the system available for ticket takers.
There is a clause in the agreement to terminate it if the school corporation later decides to, Scott said.
The board will vote on the program at its regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Monday.
More information on ArbiterSports and RefPay can be found on its website at arbitersports.com
Anson then reported that WCS’s three-year agreement with Adidas® for shoes and apparel ends at the completion of the 2015-16 school year. Next winter, he said the athletic department will be looking over companies and contracts.
Coaches surveyed were highly in favor of the current Adidas agreement. With Adidas, Anson said they do have an exclusive contract with Adidas but aren’t limited to one vendor.
Advertising in the Tiger Den is limited to keep the gymnasium clean and pristine, Anson told the board. There are only a couple vendors hanging their signs in the big gym.
Anson said the contract for the scrolling marquee ends in December 2017. The marquee is 16 years old and no longer the latest technology. He said he has some new ideas on how to generate additional money once the contract is up.
Matt Dick, board member, asked if there was any marquee advertising on the football field like in the gym. Anson said Warsaw doesn’t have an exclusive contract with any company for advertising on the field.
In non-athletic news, Chief Accountability Officer Dani Barkey and Chief Academic Officer David Robertson reported on Warsaw’s 2014 A-F Accountability Grades issued by the Indiana Department of Education Nov. 5.
Receiving “A’s” were Claypool, Eisenhower, Harrison, Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington. Leesburg, Madison and the high school each earned “B’s,” while Edgewood Middle School received a “C.” Lakeview Middle School earned a “D.”
Overall, the school corporation earned a “B.”
Updates to school board policy and the corporation’s wellness policy were reviewed. The policies cover a myriad of topics from sexual harassment to tobacco use and weapons.[[In-content Ad]]
To make it easier to schedule and pay officials, Anson wants the board to approve an agreement with ArbiterSports for its RefPay program. He said it will not only help with bookkeeping, but the program also can issue 1099 tax forms, “taking a huge burden off the corporation.”
Arbiter charges a fee for each item.
He said they looked at one year of payments WCS made to athletic officials, from 2012 to 2013. It issued 263 checks for less than $75 each; 181 checks for $75 to $100; and about 100 checks for over $100 each. If WCS had used the program to manage payments, Anson estimated the cost would have been about $600.
Anson said four other schools in Warsaw’s conference use the program and a fifth is heading that way. More and more schools are using the program around the state, he said.
Kevin Scott, Warsaw chief financial officer, said the officials are employees of ArbiterSports/RefPay so the school corporation doesn’t have to track their hours to comply with the Affordable Care Act.
Jay Baumgartner, board member, asked how a mistake would be corrected if one was made. Anson said there’s a window of time to fix it but it was just a matter of a few keystrokes on an iPad.
Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert asked if the program was only available for referees and if there was a system for ticket takers. Anson said the program they were considering is only for officials, but the athletic department would probably take a look at the system available for ticket takers.
There is a clause in the agreement to terminate it if the school corporation later decides to, Scott said.
The board will vote on the program at its regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Monday.
More information on ArbiterSports and RefPay can be found on its website at arbitersports.com
Anson then reported that WCS’s three-year agreement with Adidas® for shoes and apparel ends at the completion of the 2015-16 school year. Next winter, he said the athletic department will be looking over companies and contracts.
Coaches surveyed were highly in favor of the current Adidas agreement. With Adidas, Anson said they do have an exclusive contract with Adidas but aren’t limited to one vendor.
Advertising in the Tiger Den is limited to keep the gymnasium clean and pristine, Anson told the board. There are only a couple vendors hanging their signs in the big gym.
Anson said the contract for the scrolling marquee ends in December 2017. The marquee is 16 years old and no longer the latest technology. He said he has some new ideas on how to generate additional money once the contract is up.
Matt Dick, board member, asked if there was any marquee advertising on the football field like in the gym. Anson said Warsaw doesn’t have an exclusive contract with any company for advertising on the field.
In non-athletic news, Chief Accountability Officer Dani Barkey and Chief Academic Officer David Robertson reported on Warsaw’s 2014 A-F Accountability Grades issued by the Indiana Department of Education Nov. 5.
Receiving “A’s” were Claypool, Eisenhower, Harrison, Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington. Leesburg, Madison and the high school each earned “B’s,” while Edgewood Middle School received a “C.” Lakeview Middle School earned a “D.”
Overall, the school corporation earned a “B.”
Updates to school board policy and the corporation’s wellness policy were reviewed. The policies cover a myriad of topics from sexual harassment to tobacco use and weapons.[[In-content Ad]]
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