Policy KCDA:
PUBLIC GIFTS TO
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Gifts made for General and/or Specific Purposes
The Superintendent will have
authority to accept gifts and offers of equipment for the schools in the name
of the Committee when the gift is of educational value.
Gifts will automatically become
the property of the school system. Any gift of cash, whether or not intended by
the donor for a specific purpose, will be handled as a separate account and
expended at the discretion of the Committee, as provided by law.
In the case of gifts from
industry, business, or special interest groups, no extensive advertising or
promotion may be involved in any donation to the schools. The School Committee
reserves the right to define what is extensive advertising (see #5 below).
Gifts that would involve
changes in school plants or sites will be subject to School Committee approval.
The School Committee reserves
the right to review and reject any gift when it deems acceptance to be
inappropriate. Reasons for rejection may include but are not limited to:
1.
The gift will require
special supplies or maintenance, or entail other significant costs that are not
covered by the gift. Such gifts may be subject to acceptance on the condition
that sufficient additional funds will accompany the gift to cover such
additional costs or maintenance for any period designated by the School
Committee;
2.
The gift is
incompatible with existing or planned curriculum, programs, facilities, or
equipment, or with School Committee policy or mission statement;
3.
The gift may offer a
disproportionate advantage in educational opportunity to a specific classroom,
school or segment of the school population;
4.
The gift is construed
by the School Committee as compromising the educational integrity of the
district schools;
5.
The gift would involve
unreasonable acknowledgment of or advertising by the donor. The school
committee shall be the sole body to determine if advertising or promotion is
too extensive.
The Committee shall direct
either the Chair or the Superintendent to communicate appropriate expressions
of thanks to all donors.
LEGAL REF:
MGL44:53A , 71:37A
First Reading: 10-17-13
Second Reading, First Vote: 11-21-13
Final Vote: 01-16-14