COOPERATING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

and FUND-RAISING PROCEDURES

K-3

The Mountain Brook Schools shall cooperate with non-profit community organizations in a manner that provides students with voluntary, age-appropriate experiences in community service.  The local school principal shall be responsible for approving all such activities that involve access to students by non-school organizations. The following factors should be considered:

1.     Impact on instructional time.

2.     Financial impact on students and their families.

3.     The nature of the activity and the sponsoring organization.

4.     The cumulative impact of activities during a school year.

These same factors shall be taken into consideration regarding all fundraising activities.  Requests for solicitation of funds from students for charitable or other organizations shall be made to the local school principal.

Adopted:  November 15, 1978

Revised:  July 21, 2003