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FOR REVIEW WITH PARKS AND RECREATION REQUEST
1330P
COMMUNITY/BOARD OPERATIONS
USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES
The Board of Education recognizes the Colchester citizens’ investment in school facilities
(buildings, grounds and equipment). Use of these facilities by our community is
encouraged for educational, cultural, civic, social, governmental, and recreational
purposes when such use, as permitted by law, is sponsored by responsible individuals,
organizations, agencies or institutions and where such use does not hinder the
educational programs and activities of the Colchester schools.
Educational programs and activities of the Colchester Public schools will be given
priority when scheduling school facilities. All facilities, grounds, buildings and
equipment shall be in the charge and control of the Superintendent of Schools or
his/her designee.
A uniform system to regulate the use of these facilities to promote the goals of the
Board of Education and to fairly balance competing community interests for these
limited resources will be established.
If a request is denied for use of Board of Education facilities, the decision may be
appealed to the Superintendent of Schools and may be further appealed to the Board of
Education.
Legal Reference: Connecticut General Statutes
10-239 Use of school facilities for other purposes.
POLICY ADOPTED: June 11, 1996
REVISED: December 11, 2007
REVISED: July 14, 2020
COLCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Colchester, Connecticut
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