A high fee for each kid could potentially limit the schools that can come. What is the makeup of the local school district like where you are located? Are most of the schools serving the same demographics? If there is a large range in the quality of the schools, their budgets and the demongraphics, you could very well outprice one school in the district while another could easily afford budget money (or parental money) to send kids on these trips. 

I fear an inner city school may not be able to make the trip while another school within the same district but serving a more upper class student body could more easily afford the fees. You don't want only some students to have a chance to come while others probably can't. Unless you could find grant money or sponsorship to give to schools that will not  be able to afford the fees. 

Just my 2 cents.

Susan Kline, M.A.



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>Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:40:31 -0400
>From: Michael Nelson <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Charging School Tour admission  
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Does anybody have input on the long and short-term pros/cons of charging 
>school tour admission fees?  I'm working with a new art museum which is 
>struggling with the issue of building audience and serving the educational 
>community vs. needing to generate revenue.  If you do charge fees, what do 
>you charge and does this at all impact how many schools are willing to come?  
>We are seeking coporate support for school tours but have not secured any 
>funding yet so this may not help.
>
>Thank you for any thoughts!
>
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