STUDENT FUND-RAISING | Policy Manual

5830 - STUDENT FUND-RAISING

The Governing Board acknowledges that the solicitation of funds from students by students shall be limited since compulsory attendance laws make the student a captive donor and since such solicitation may disrupt the program of the schools.

For purposes of this policy “student fund-raising” shall include student solicitation and collection of money for any purpose including collection of money in exchange for tickets, papers, or any other goods or services. “Student fund-raising” also includes giving away goods or services, but suggesting a monetary donation.

The Governing Board shall permit student fund-raising in school, on school property, or at any school-sponsored event only when the profit therefrom is to be used for school purposes or for an activity connected with the schools.

Student fund-raising by approved school organizations, those whose funds are managed by the Treasurer/CFO, may be permitted in school by the principal/program manager. For any fund-raisers, including those operated by student clubs and organizations, parent groups, or boosters clubs, that involve the sale of food items and/or beverages to students that shall be consumed on the school campus (any area of property under the jurisdiction of the school that is accessible to students during the school day) during the school day (the period from the midnight before, to thirty (30) minutes after the end of the official school day), the food items and/or beverages to be sold shall comply with the current USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards, and also be consistent with requirements set forth in Governing Board Policy 8550, Competitive Foods.

Student fund-raising by approved school organizations off school grounds may be permitted as determined by the Superintendent.

Fund-raising by students on behalf of school-related organizations whose funds are not managed by the Treasurer/CFO may be permitted on school grounds.

Upon request by the Treasurer/CFO, any approved school organization or school-related organization that engages in student fund-raising shall provide the organization’s financial records to the Governing Board.

Advisors for approved school organizations shall not accept any form of compensation from vendors that might influence their selection on a vendor that shall provide a fund-raising activity or a product that shall be sold as a fund-raiser. Furthermore, advisors for approved school organizations shall not accept any compensation from a vendor after a decision has been made regarding a fund-raising activity or a product that shall be sold as a fund-raiser. In addition, advisors for approved school organizations who make the selection of a vendor that shall provide a fund-raising activity or a product that shall be sold as a fund-raiser shall not enter into a contractual arrangement whereby an advisor receives compensation in any form from the vendor that provides a fund-raising activity or a product that shall be sold as a fund-raiser.

Such compensation includes, but is not limited to, cash, checks, stocks, or any other form of securities, and gifts such as televisions, microwave ovens, computers, discount certificates, travel vouchers, tickets, passes, and other such things of value. In the event that an advisor of an approved school organization receives such compensation, albeit unsolicited, from a vendor, the individual shall notify the Treasurer/CFO, in writing, that s/he received such compensation and shall thereafter properly transmit said compensation to the Treasurer/CFO at his/her earliest opportunity.