Policy_Manual_2-12-2024

1. Cash donations may be used to fund or enhance programs, facilities, equipment, supplies, services, etc. 2. Cash donations may not be used to hire regular classroom teachers, thereby altering staffing ratios. However, classroom assistants, coaching assistants, or Specialists of any kind, including individuals who may hold educator licenses, may be hired using the funds received. Donations to fund such positions, however, shall be made to a program, school, or department—not directly to individuals—and employment will be processed through the Duchesne County School District’s Human Resources Department and Payroll Department. 3. Cash donations shall not be used to augment an employee’s remuneration beyond the remuneration associated with the salary schedule of the employee’s position.

DONOR AND BUSINESS PARTNER RECOGNITION Issue Date: 3/14/13 Updated: 10/08/20

1. Donor and business partner recognitions may be placed on equipment, furniture, and other donated gifts. Recognitions may be placed on district buildings or structures with the approval of the superintendent. The Board reserves to itself approval for the naming of buildings, structures, rooms, or other district facilities. 2. Principals may authorize banners, flyers, posters, signs, or other notices recognizing a donor or school business partner. Such materials shall feature the school-business partnership, a district permission sticker, and not be advertisement for or endorsement of the business involved.

LARGE DONATIONS Issue Date: 3/14/13

All gifts or donations, or campaigns to solicit gifts or donations, in excess of $10,000, whether in- kind, cash, or otherwise, including financing for building projects, acquisition of equipment, or other capital improvements, shall be approved by the Superintendent prior to acceptance of the gift or donation and/or prior to solicitation. Donations or gifts, or campaigns to solicit gifts or donations, in excess of $50,000, whether in-kind, cash, or otherwise, including financing for building projects, acquisition of valuable equipment, or other capital improvements, shall be approved by the Board of Education. The District encourages large gifts and donations to be made through the Duchesne County School District Foundation.

CONDITIONS OF DONATIONS Issue Date: 3/14/13

As required by state laws and state rules, donations will only be accepted where there is no expectation or promise, expressed or implied, of remuneration or any undue influence or special consideration. As such, donations will only be received under certain conditions: 1. All donations, whether in-kind, cash, or otherwise shall be receipted by a financial secretary of the school district or receiving school. 2. Donations, whether in-kind, cash, or otherwise, shall be complete transfers of ownership, rights, privileges, and/or title in or to the donated goods or services and become the exclusive property of Duchesne County School District upon delivery.

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