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Starting in Fall 2015, we started using a sliding-scale subscription model. We also changed subscriptions to include Saturday dances. With the sliding-scale subscription price, the higher end of the price was typically set so that it represented a very small (or even negative) discount on paying single prices for all dances, so in essence, people paying the higher price were giving a donation to the club. Nevertheless, people seemed happy to do that, and the sliding-scale model appeared to be a success. However, some people didn't realize that the high end wasn't a discount and were a little frustrated by that, so it's best to be clear about at least the number of Tuesday and Saturday dances covered by the subscription period ("covers 19 Tuesday and one Saturday dance") when advertising the subscription range.
Prices should be loaded into squares-pay and SquaresDB when set.
Class members get their first class free, so to be sure there's a financial incentive for class members to buy a subscription, the subscription period starts the second week of class and finishes the last week of class. This exactly determines the dates of all of the subscription periods. The dates for class are determined by the PE calendar which is related to the academic calendar. Tech Squares has a handy projected dates spreadsheet. (Note: As of 2022, class members now pay a separate "class fee" rather than buying a subscription and checking in at gate — therefore, possibly we should just realign subscription periods with the start of class.)
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