JJE-R - Student Fundraising Activities Administrative Procedure

JJE-R - Student Fundraising Activities Administrative Procedure

The purpose of this policy is to set guidelines for student groups that raise funds.

In order to engage in fundraising activities, student groups in M.S.A.D. #35 must:

A. Use the district’s tax-exempt numbers;

B. Receive prior approval from the building principal for all fundraising events/activities to be conducted. The building principal may approve a sequence of fundraising events in one application.

C. Receive prior approval from the Board for all annual fundraising activities that are envisioned to be held annually, to be conducted on or off school grounds. Once the event has been approved by the Board as an annual activity, it will require only an annual approval by the building principal;

D. Submit all fundraising materials (letters to the public, flyers, etc.) to the building principal for approval before distributing such materials;

E. Receive prior approval for expenditures over $500 (for equipment or other items to benefit school programs) from the M.S.A.D. #35 Board of Directors; 

F. Recognize that all equipment/purchases made with funds raised by student groups become the property of M.S.A.D. #35;

G. Additional purchases/donations must be done within M.S.A.D. #35’s established purchasing protocols/procedures.

Policy Adopted: July 16, 2014

Policy Revised: June 24, 2024