03.004 PUBLIC GIFTS TO THE TECHNOLOGY CENTER

The board of education assumes responsibility, within its financial capabilities, for providing at public expense all items of equipment, supplies and services that may be required in the technology center under its jurisdiction. Gifts, grants or bequests will be accepted and the action recorded, provided the conditions of acceptance do not remove any degree of control of the technology center from the board and will not cause inequitable treatment of any student(s) or student group(s).

Propositions giving funds, equipment or materials to the technology center with a “matching agreement” or restriction are generally not acceptable. Acceptance of donated equipment or materials may depend upon compliance with the board’s policy of standardizing materials and equipment in the technology center. The acceptance of a gift for a particular campus, however, indicates the board’s approval of the use the benefactor specified.

Any person or organization desiring to give a gift or make a grant or a bequest to the board should contact the superintendent or designee, who may accept the gift, thank the donor, and may inform the board, except that offers of real property will be accepted only by the board. Also, where the appropriateness of a gift is in doubt, the superintendent will refer the matter to the board for its acceptance or rejection. For example, single gifts of considerable value exhibiting the donor’s name or business shall be considered on an individual basis by the board.

All conditional gifts must be approved by the board.

Any gift or grant accepted by the board or the superintendent as its executive officer will become the property of the board of education and will comply with all state and federal laws. 

Persons wishing to donate items to the school will be referred to the program’s Instructional Leader. Employees are not authorized to accept donations without permission from the program’s Instructional Leader.