9700 - RELATIONS WITH NON-SCHOOL AFFILIATED GROUPS

Oconto Falls Public School District

Bylaws & Policies

9700 - RELATIONS WITH NON-SCHOOL AFFILIATED GROUPS

It is the policy of the Board of Education that students, staff members, and District facilities not be used for advertising or promoting the interests of any nonschool related agency or organization, public or private, without the approval of the District Administrator or its delegated representative; and any such approval, granted for whatever cause or group, shall not be construed as an endorsement of said cause or group by this Board.

A.	Materials or Activities

	All materials or activities proposed by outside organizations for student or staff use or participation shall be reviewed by the principal on the basis of the proposed activities or materials educational contribution to part or all of the school program, benefit to students and no such approval shall have the primary purpose of advancing the name, product, or special interest of the proposing group.

	1.	The Board shall permit the use of educational materials, programs, and equipment which contains commercial messages providing the content of such messages and the manner of presentation has been approved by the District Administrator and is in compliance with the District's administrative guidelines.

	2.	Outside speakers representing commercial organizations will be welcome only when the commercial aspect is limited to naming the organization represented and the subject matter advances the educational interests of the District's students.


B.	Contests/Exhibits

	The Board recognizes that contests, exhibits, and the like may benefit individual students or the District as a whole, but participation in such special activities may not:

	1.	have the primary effect of advancing a special product, group, or company;

	2.	make unreasonable demands upon the time and energies of staff or students or upon the resources of the District;

	3.	interrupt the regular school program;

	4.	cause the participants to leave the School District, unless the parents of a minor student have granted their permission.

C.	Distribution/Posting of Literature

	Non-school affiliated organizations may distribute or post literature on District property either during or after school hours only with advance permission of the principal.

D.	Solicitation of Funds

	Any outside organization or staff member representing an outside organization desiring to solicit funds on school property must receive permission to do so from the District Administrator.

	Decisions regarding the request to solicit funds shall not be based on the purpose or function of the group soliciting funds, unless the purpose of the organization is inappropriate for the age group of students, promotes activity that is unhealthy or unlawful, or is otherwise inconsistent with the pedagogical interests of the school.


	Permission to solicit funds will be granted only to those organizations or individuals who meet the permission criteria.. Solicitation must take place at such times and places and in such a manner as specified. In accordance with Board Policy 5830, no District student may participate in the solicitation without the District Administrator's approval.

	1.	The Board disclaims all responsibility for the protection of, or accounting for, such funds.

	2.	Solicited funds are not to be deposited in any regular or special accounts of the District.

	3.	A copy of this policy as well as the relevant administrative guidelines shall be given to any individual granted permission to solicit funds on District property.

	4.	This policy does not apply to the raising of funds for District-sponsored or school-sponsored activities.

E.	Prizes/Scholarships/Other Awards

	The Board is appreciative of the generosity of organizations which offer scholarships, prizes, or other awards to deserving students in this District.

	In the administration of scholarships, prizes, or other awards, the District shall not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability.

	Administration of scholarship or award programs appropriately designated under this policy to benefit individuals in a particular group that has not traditionally been represented does not violate this policy.


		It will be the District's practice to provide all outside agencies and organizations notification of the nondiscrimination policy in awarding prizes, scholarships, or other aids, benefits, or services.

		The District may administer or assist in the administration of scholarships, fellowships, or other forms of financial assistance established by a domestic or foreign will, trust, bequest, or similar legal instrument that requires the award to go to a student of a particular sex, race, color, national origin, or with a particular disability. Such restricted awards must not lead to discrimination in access to the total amount of prizes, scholarships, or other awards available.

		In accepting the offer of such scholarships or prizes, the Board directs that these guidelines be observed:

		1.	No information either academic or personal shall be released from the student's record for the purpose of selecting a scholarship or prize winner without the permission of the student who is eighteen (18), or the parents of a student who is younger in accordance with the Board's policy on student records.

		2.	The type of scholarship or prize, the criteria for selection of the winner, and any restrictions upon it shall be approved by the District Administrator and/or principal.

		3.	The principal, together with a committee of staff members designated by the principal, may be involved in the selection of the recipient.

		The District will periodically review their procedures for awarding scholarships, prizes, and other awards. This review will require that the District's procedure does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, or disability in the overall effect of the scholarships, prizes, and other awards given to students.

F.	Sale of School Supplies

	In determining the appropriateness of the sale of school supplies by organizations other than the School District, the Board requires that:

	1.	the organization have a purpose which will benefit the School District and its students;

	2.	the organization's planned activities are clearly in the best interest of the School District and its students.

	All funds generated by the sale of such school supplies shall be kept separate from other activity funds or other transactions of the Board.

G.	Surveys and Questionnaires

	Distribution of Surveys and Questionnaires to Students is governed by Policy 2416 - Surveys, Analyses, Evaluation.

118.125, Wis. Stats.