Chester Township                                   Policy No. 3280

Board of Education                                Gifts, Grants, and Bequests

 

 

 
GIFTS, GRANTS AND BEQUESTS

 

 

Only the Board of Education may accept for the school district any bequest or gift or money, property or goods, except that the Superintendent may accept on behalf of the Board any such gift of less than  $1,000.00 in value.

 

The Board reserves the right to refuse to accept any gift which does not contribute toward the achievement of the goals of this district or the ownership of which would tend to deplete the resources of the district.

 

Any gift accepted by the Board or the Superintendent shall become the property of the Board, shall not be returned without the approval of the Board, and is subject to the same controls and regulations as are other properties of the Board.  The Board shall be responsible for the maintenance of any gift it accepts.

 

The Board will make every effort to honor the intent of the donor in its use of the gift, but reserves the right to use any gift it accepts in the best interests of the educational programs of the district.  In no case shall acceptance of a gift be considered to be an endorsement by the Board of a commercial product or business enterprise or institution of learning.

 

Staff members are encouraged to seek out sources of grants and gifts, and bring them to the attention of

the Superintendent, who shall investigate the conditions of such grants and make recommendations to the Board regarding the advisability of seeking them.

 

 

Date Adopted: July 31, 2003

 

 

Legal References:      N.J.S.A.  18A:6-33.1

                                    through -33.12                     Incentive Grants

                                N.J.S.A.  18A:18A-15.1             Payment for goods or services; funds received from

                                                                              a bequest, legacy or gift

                                N.J.S.A.  18A:20-4                   Acceptance and use of gifts

                                N.J.S.A.  18A:20-11

                                  through -16                            Property devised in trust …

                                N.J.S.A.  18A:29A-1

                                 through -7                            Governor's Annual Teacher Recognition Act

                                N.J.S.A.  18A:71A-1 et seq.      Authority Structure and General Provisions

                                N.J.S.A.  18A:71B-1 et seq.      Student Financial Aid

                                N.J.S.A.  18A:71C-1 et seq.      Student Loans              
                                N.J.A.C.  6A:26-7.4                     Approval of land acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

Gifts, Grants, and Bequests                                      Policy No. 3280

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Cross References:     1230                School-connected organizations

                                3200                Income

                                3220/3230        State funds; federal funds

                                3453                School activity funds

                                5126                Awards for achievement

6163.1                          Media center/library