9211 - PARENT ORGANIZATIONS, BOOSTER CLUBS, AND OTHER FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES

The Board appreciates the efforts of all organizations whose objectives are to enhance the educational experiences of District students, to help meet educational needs of students and/or provide extra educational benefits not provided for, at the time, by the Board.

These needs may be educational to parents and/or children. In addition to parents, membership should be made available to District staff and members of the community.

Each volunteer organization shall work within the appropriate school setting and in cooperation with the principal and other staff members and shall abide by the policies of the Board.

Each group will submit its bylaws to the principal for review and approval. The Board expects each group to have language that prohibits expenditures from their funds in support of, or as donations to, other not-for-profit organizations that are not directly affiliated with the District, unless said funds were collected expressly for that purpose.

Each group shall purchase liability insurance (riders – self-insured) to protect the entity against claims resulting from damage or injury resulting from any act or omission of any school-support entity.

Each group shall annually complete and submit a Facility Use Agreement Form in accordance with Policy 7510, which is entitled Use of District Facilities.

By the end of each year, each group shall submit its tentative goals and objectives along with its fund-raising plans for the next school year to the principal for review. Should the goals and objectives or fund-raising plans change during the school year, the principal is to be advised before any final revisions are made. All activities must be approved by the principal.

The Superintendent shall develop the administrative procedures so that each group's fund-raising activities are in compliance with Board policies, that the funds are used for school-related projects that have the approval of the principal, and that all fund-raising activities are coordinated through the Brevard Schools Foundation office.

District employees are prohibited from signing on any group’s checking account. They may, however, serve on the group’s board of directors.

No outside groups are permitted to use the District’s sales tax exemption number.

Revised 4/10/07
Reviewed 4/25/23

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