While the Board of Education would wish to discourage the presentation of gifts to support staff members by students and their parents, it recognizes that this practice may happen on occasion.

Based on the foregoing premise, it is the policy of the Board that support staff members may accept gifts of nominal value from students or parents.

Individual gifts from the support staff member to each student are discouraged. It is suggested that if a support staff member wishes to give a gift, s/he may do so as a gift to the classroom, for example, library books or other educational resources for the class.

The Superintendent may approve acts of generosity to individual staff members in unusual situations.

Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board shall consider, as appropriate, the presentation of token gifts to retiring members of the staff who have rendered service for a period of time.

Classified staff members shall not accept any form of compensation from vendors that might influence their recommendations on the eventual purchase of equipment, supplies, or services. Furthermore, classified staff members shall not accept any compensation from a vendor after a decision has been made to purchase equipment, supplies, or services from said vendor. In addition, classified staff members who recommend purchases shall not enter into a contractual arrangement with a vendor seeking to do business with the District, or a vendor with whom the District is doing business, whereby an individual classified staff member receives compensation in any form for services rendered.

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 a classified staff member receives such compensation, albeit unsolicited, from a vendor, the classified staff member shall immediately notify the Treasurer, in writing, that s/he received such compensation and shall thereafter promptly transmit said compensation to the Treasurer.

Auditor of State Bulletin 2000-006

Revised 11/20/00