Cedar Springs Public School District
Administrative Guidelines
 

5830 - STUDENT FUND-RAISING

The following guidelines are to be followed for any activity that involves fund-raising by students and from students.

In any fund-raising activity involving students, the following conditions must be met:
 

A.

Minimal instructional time is to be used to plan, conduct, assess, or manage a fund-raising activity unless such an activity is part of an approved course of study.
   
 

B.

Fund-raising activities conducted in a school or on District premises are not to interfere with the conduct of any co-curricular or extra-curricular activity. Students involved in the fund-raiser are not to interfere with students participating in other activities in order to solicit funds.
   
 

C.

Student participation in fund-raising activities conducted by school-related groups of which they are not members must be voluntary.
     
 

D.

In accordance with Board policy, each fund-raising activity must be approved by the principal. In order to be approved, the group leader or advisor is to submit a proposal in advance of the event so that all fund-raising efforts may be coordinated so as not to burden or be a nuisance to students, faculty, parents, or the community.
   
 

E.

Contracts with outside suppliers for merchandise to be sold in a fund-raising activity are to be reviewed by the principal and signed by the staff member in charge who is personally responsible for the merchandise and monies collected. The District will not be responsible for any unsold merchandise that cannot be returned to a supplier for credit for any reason.
   
 

F.

The staff member in charge should establish procedures to ensure that all merchandise is properly stored, distributed, and accounted for.
   
 

G.

Upon completion of a fund-raiser, a final report is to be submitted to the principal within three (3) days. (See Form 5830 F3) The report should state:
   
 

1.

amount of money projected and amount of money raised;
   
 

2.

any differences between the actual activity and the planned activity;
   
 

3.

any problems that occurred and how resolved;
   
 

4.

when and where funds were deposited;
     
 

5.

if merchandise was involved, how many items were offered for sale, how many sold, the amount of money collected, and the disposition of any unsold items.
   
 

H.

No staff member is to accept any special gifts or bonuses of more than nominal value offered by an outside supplier or vendor for any reason or purpose.
   
 

I.

Fund-raising activities will not be permitted if they interfere with the District's educational program on nutrition.
   
 

J.

Fund-raising activities off District premises shall be voluntary with written permission from parents (See Form 5830 F2).
   
 

K.

If an activity involves the students providing a service in return for money, such as a car wash, a member of the professional staff shall supervise the activity at all times. His/Her responsibility is to ensure the service is provided in a proper manner and also the safety and well-being of the students and the property of both the purchaser and the owner of the site.
   
 

L.

Any fund-raisers that require students to exert themselves physically beyond their normal pattern of activity, such as "runs for", must be monitored by a staff member who has the necessary knowledge and training to recognize and deal appropriately with a situation in which one or more students may be over-extending themselves to the point of potential harm.

© Neola 2014