8540 - VENDING MACHINES

The following guidelines are established to implement the School Board's Policy 8540 on the installation and use of vending machines on school property and in school facilities.

1. All contracts, relative to the installation, servicing, stocking, and maintenance of he vending machines, must be approved by the Board.

2. The location of the vending machines within a facility or at other places on Corporation property may be selected by the administrator in charge of the facility or area of Corporation property subject to the approval of the Superintendent.

3. If the contract with the company supplying the vending machine does not provide for the restocking of the contents of the vending machine, the facility or area administrator will select:

   1. a staff member(s) or

   2. a school organization to be responsible for maintaining the stock in the vending machine. An "Accountable Items Review" extra-curricular Form SA-9 shall be used.

4. Vending machines designated for the dispensing of food, beverage, or snack items will dispense only items permitted in Board Policy 8500, Policy 8510, and Policy 8540, AG 8500 and the current USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

5. No food, beverage or snack items will be dispensed from vending machines available to students during the operational hours of the Food Service Program of the school except those machines operated by the Food Service Program.

6. All monies and commissions collected from vending machines will be deposited with the school Treasurer in accordance with the current guidelines established by the State Board of Accounts in its Handbook of Instruction for extra-curricular accounts.

7. The profits from the sale of items in a vending machine will be credited in the following manner:

   1. profit from vending machines available to students will be used for the benefit of the students as determined by the building administrator;

   2. profit from vending machines not available to students may be used for the benefit of school, Corporation, or staff needs;

   3. profit from vending machines sponsored by an authorized student organization may be used to benefit the sponsoring organization, if approved by the Superintendent.

   4. profit from vending machines sponsored by the Food Services Department shall remain within the food services program.