{"id":31,"date":"2018-12-02T19:54:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T03:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:43:47","slug":"structure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/structure\/","title":{"rendered":"STRUCTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"

OUR PROGRESSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

FIRST<\/em> in Michigan operates a progression of programs which differs from FIRST<\/em> national. Our progression enables students to build upon the skills and experiences attained at one level then flow naturally to the next level without overlap. This path culminates with\u00a0FIRST<\/em>‘s capstone high school program, FIRST<\/em> Robotics Competition, where students are eligible\u00a0for over $81 million in FIRST<\/em> dedicated scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FIRST<\/em> in Michigan Progression of Programs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u00a0 Elementary School<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
FIRST<\/em> <\/strong>LEGO League-Explore
\nKindergarten – Grade 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FIRST<\/em><\/strong> LEGO League-Challenge
\nGrade 4 – end of elementary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Middle School<\/td>\nFIRST<\/em><\/strong> Tech Challenge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 High School<\/td>\nFIRST<\/em> <\/strong>Robotics Competition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

OVERVIEW OF COSTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/i>FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) - High School<\/div>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Expenses<\/strong><\/td>\nRookie Team Cost<\/strong><\/td>\nVeteran Team Cost<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event Registration<\/td>\n$6,500.00<\/td>\n$6,500.00<\/td>\nIncludes registration, 2 competitions, basic kit of parts, and KitBot parts and designs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robot Parts for KitBot and Start-up Tools<\/td>\n$3,000.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\nRequired parts and tools required for KitBot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subtotal Costs<\/td>\n$9,500.00<\/td>\n$6,500.00<\/td>\nTotal Costs included in MDE Grant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replacement Parts\/Game Pieces for Veterans<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n$3,500.00<\/td>\nDiscretionary replacement\/extra parts, game elements for testing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel Estimates<\/td>\n$3,000.00<\/td>\n$3,500.00<\/td>\nGas, Team Food, Hotel (Varies by Team)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total\u00a0 Costs<\/strong><\/td>\n$12,500.00<\/strong><\/td>\n$13,500.00<\/strong><\/td>\nEstimated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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<\/i>FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) - Middle School<\/div>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Expenses<\/strong><\/td>\nRookie Team Cost<\/strong><\/td>\nVeteran Team Cost<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event Registration<\/td>\n$450.00<\/td>\n$450.00<\/td>\n$350 FIRST season registration fee, $100 event fee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robot Parts (Kit of Parts)<\/td>\n$1,761.00<\/td>\n$424.00<\/td>\nRookies: Reusable robot kit of parts; Both: Partial set of season’s Game Elements for testing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tools<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\nHand tools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replacement Parts<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n$500.00<\/td>\nMotors, batteries, wires\/cables, channel, consumable materials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel Estimates<\/td>\n$300.00<\/td>\n$300.00<\/td>\nGas, Team food at event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Cost<\/td>\n$2,611.00<\/td>\n$1,674.00<\/td>\nEstimated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i>FIRST LEGO League Challenge (FLLC) - Upper Elementary<\/div>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Expenses<\/strong><\/td>\nRookie Team Cost<\/strong><\/td>\nVeteran Team Cost<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event Registration<\/td>\n$405.00<\/td>\n$405.00<\/td>\n$285 FIRST season registration fee, $20 S\/H, $100 event fee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robot Parts (Kit of Parts)<\/td>\n$738.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\nSpike Prime Robot Kit and Expansion Set<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tools<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\nPractice Table<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replacement Parts<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\nTeam T-shirts, presentation supplies, storage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel Estimates<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\nGas, Team food at event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Cost<\/td>\n$1,443.00<\/td>\n$605.00<\/td>\nEstimated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i>FIRST LEGO League Explore (FLLE) - Lower Elementary<\/div>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Expenses<\/strong><\/td>\nRookie Team Cost<\/strong><\/td>\nVeteran Team Cost<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event Registration<\/td>\n$220.00<\/td>\n$220.00<\/td>\n$150 FIRST season registration fee, $ S\/H, 20 $50 event fee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robot Parts (Kit of Parts)<\/td>\n$420.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\nSpike Essentials Robot Kit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tools<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\n$0.00<\/td>\nPractice Table<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replacement Parts<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\nTeam T-shirts, presentation supplies, storage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel Estimates<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\n$100.00<\/td>\nGas, Team food at event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Cost<\/td>\n$840.00<\/td>\n$420.00<\/td>\nEstimated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/div><\/div>\n

OUR STRATEGY<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"In 2009, FI<\/em>RST<\/em> in Michigan created a new model targeted for growth and team retention. We divided the state into 16 distinct geographic regions. This model lets teams play close to home giving their community and local government, businesses, and media easy access to events.<\/p>\n

This approach also supports our sales model so that a single point of contact within a school district can be leveraged to grow a FIRST<\/em> team at every level in the school district.<\/p>\n

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OUR PROGRESSION FIRST in Michigan operates a progression of programs which differs from FIRST national. Our progression enables students to build upon the skills and experiences attained at one level then flow naturally to the next level without overlap. This path culminates with\u00a0FIRST‘s capstone high school program, FIRST Robotics Competition, where students are eligible\u00a0for over $81 million in FIRST dedicated scholarships. FIRST in Michigan Progression of Programs \u00a0 Elementary School FIRST LEGO League-Explore Kindergarten – Grade 3 FIRST LEGO League-Challenge Grade 4 – end of elementary \u00a0 Middle School FIRST Tech Challenge \u00a0 High School FIRST Robotics Competition OVERVIEW OF COSTS OUR STRATEGY In 2009,Read More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-klaw-webmastergmail-com","post-31"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":796,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstinmichigan.us\/FIM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}