So enlighten us with your bold plan to broaden Elder's reach and appeal regarding minority and/or non-feeder students. It's obvious we don't have the insight or forward thinking as you do. Spell it out slowly, step-by-step so you don't lose us.
oskar, I know you were not replying to me, however, here is what I suggested in Oct/Nov of 2018 earlier is this same thread. I realize not all will work and some are basically illegal by the OHSAA...just ideas I had over 5 minutes of thinking about it.
Short-term, Id like to see Elder run the numbers and explore lowering the cost of tuition for ALL students. I wonder how many more students would be willing to pay $10K instead of $14K (or 5K instead of 9K)? Would the reduction in fee's be made up by increased enrollment?
I'd like Elder to be more aggressive (within the rules) and go after more public school (Oyler, OH, West High, Colerain, Taylor, Harrison, Taft, Hughes, Aiken, etc.) students. Get them on campus. Let them see a pep rally, get to know the culture, etc. Sell the school and its attributes better.
I wonder what can be done to help Holy Family, Teresa, William, Dominic, Lawrence, etc. with their numbers? Can these kids play regular season games at Elder? They accept vouchers right? Where are those boys going when they graduate? Why?
Have individual conversations with ALL eligible families. Not just mailing a letter. Prove to them you want their son at Elder. Bottom line ask them what it would take to have their son come to Elder. What do they need to have happen?
Hire more minority teachers, admissions, and coaches from the neighborhood. Find someone from Price Hill who is respected and connected. Speaking Spanish would be a +.
Embrace the neighborhood WAY better. Mass advertise free cookouts and let kids play in the Pit. Market the Elder games and let kids from certain schools in for free. Get them on campus!!! Are we reaching out to the head coaches of local elementary teams and encouraging them to come to the school? I'd go after Taft, Aiken, West High, Hughes, etc. school teams. Can they play an actual game AT Elder? Not sure what the rules are.
Long-term, I'd like to see significant pockets of the west-side be redeveloped and new $200K+ single-family homes be built. The recently developed street in Saylor Park had significant tax incentives and is a perfect example. Who made that work? Make that happen 10X in Westwood, Price Hill, Covedale, Western Hills, etc. I understand the land-locked situation but developers are tearing downs dilapidated homes across the country. Get the city involved and provide incentive for people to want to live on the west-side. The location is great (5 min from downtown/banks/stadiums/highway/FC Cincy) and if you make it safe/desirable, families would love to build a new home there.