FUND-RAISING

BACKGROUND

Attention is drawn to the intent of the Greater Victoria School Board as expressed in Policy 1325.2.

PROCEDURE

A. School Projects
Fund-raising activities within a school, or by pupils in the name of the school, are permitted at the discretion of the principal, who shall inform the appropriate Assistant Superintendent of the fund-raising activity during the planning stage, and indicate that the support of the Parents’ Committee has been obtained. Fundraising activities should have educational, cultural or community value.
Principals must be able to produce records of such activities, including a financial accounting, and to demonstrate the need for the funds so raised.
B. Charitable Causes
1. Initiated in the school:
School-initiated fund-raising activities for charitable causes are permitted at the discretion of the principal, who shall obtain the support of the Parents’ Committee.
2. Initiated outside the school:
All proposals for school participation in fund-raising activities for charitable causes, initiated outside school, must first be submitted in writing to the Superintendent of Schools.
No such activity is permitted without prior written approval from the Superintendent of Schools or their delegate.
All such activities conducted in the school must have the approval of the principal and support of the Parents’ Committee.

Reference: (TBD)
Adopted: May 1978 (revised and combining R. 1324.2 & 1325.2)
Revised: October 1979, January 1983, March 2019