Series 3000 Donation or Gifts to School or District

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.
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