3280 Gifts, Grants, and Bequests to the District

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Book                          Policy Manual

Section                       3000 - Business & Non-Instructional Operations

Title                         Gifts, Grants, and Bequests to the District

Code                          3280

Status                        Second Reading

Adopted                       February 13, 2001

Last Revised                  December 13, 2016



                                        DONATIONS OR GIFTS TO SCHOOL OR DISTRICT POLICY

The Superintendent of Schools shall be authorized to accept, on behalf of the Board of Education, gifts and/or
donations to the school district with a value of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or less. The Board of Education shall
approve all gifts and/or donations of more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Gifts shall include money, services,
programs, equipment, or other items of value.
To be accepted, a gift must be used for the educational benefit of students and satisfy the following criteria:

     1. Will have a purpose consistent with those of the district.

     2. Will not bring unanticipated costs to the school district.

             a. Any donation of a gift classified as a structure requires preliminary approval of the Superintendent of
                 Schools and the Director of Educational Operations. Such gifts must adhere to Town of Colchester building
                 and zoning regulations.

     3. Will place no restrictions on the school program.

     4. Will not imply endorsement of any business or product.

     5. Will not be inappropriate or harmful to the best educational interests of students, as determined by the
         administration.

     6. Will be suitable for use in meeting the instructional needs of the school.

     7. Will not be in conflict with any provision of Board policy or public law.
All gifts and donations will become school district property once accepted. A letter of appreciation shall be sent to the
donor(s).




                                           GIFTS, GRANTS, AND BEQUESTS TO THE DISTRICT


Gifts of personal property to the district, including monetary donations, that meet criteria set forth in the
administrative regulations established in accordance with this policy are welcomed and encouraged.
The Superintendent of Schools shall develop administrative regulations governing the acceptance of gifts and
the procedure for examining and evaluating offers of gifts to the district.
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The school principal may approve gifts to a school that are valued at $500 or under and meet criteria
established by the administrative regulations established in accordance with this policy. The Superintendent of
Schools must accept gifts that are valued over $500 and meet criteria established by the administrative
regulations established in accordance with this policy.
The Superintendent, in consultation with the principals and considering the wishes of the donor, may
determine the school(s), program(s) or facility(ies) to which the gift shall go if it is valued at more than $500.
The Superintendent shall inform the Board of Education of any gift valued at more than $500 that has been
accepted by the district.
If the Superintendent determines that a gift fails to meet the criteria established
in the administrative regulations, the Superintendent shall inform the Board of
Education. Any gift rejected by the Board of Education shall be returned to the
donor or the donor's estate, with a statement indicating the reason for rejection
of such gift.



Legal                          Conn. Gen. Stat. §10-237




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