I.16 COMMUNITY USE OF SCHOOLS
Policy:
The division encourages the use of school facilities by the community.
A. School facilities may be used by organizations unconnected with the division whose purpose is political, profit making, or cultural. The individual making the request for the use of the school shall be held accountable for any damage to the school facilities.
The custodian or his/her substitute shall be in the building at all events
FEE: Gymnasium $40.00/hour or any part thereof
Each Classroom $20.00/hour or any part thereof
2 or More Classrooms $40.00/hour or any part thereof
B. School facilities may be used for meetings of an educational or recreational nature connected with a school program where leadership is voluntary. No fee will be charged where leadership is voluntary and where the facilities are used during the normal working hours of a custodian. Facilities and equipment must be left in the same conditions as found.
C. School facilities may be used for recreational purposes unconnected with the school program provided the facilities are used during the custodians normal working hours. Schools should charge a nominal fee for the use of the gym facilities and recreational equipment. Facilities and equipment must be left in the same conditions as found.
D. In schools where evening custodians are not regularly scheduled to clean, alternate arrangements for “Use of School” must be approved by the administrator.
E. Schools may not be available for community use during August of any year. This provision is designed to facilitate the annual cleaning of schools.
Procedure:
The Principals will be responsible for approving all requests for community use of schools. “Use of School” forms must be completed for all requests.
Reimbursement for custodial or substitute services must be reflected on monthly timesheets and will be paid through division payroll. Payment for any extra hours will be made at the end of the following month.
All monies collected must be forwarded in its entirety to division office.
A journal entry will be made at the division office in order that the funds received will be reflected in the school’s budget on the income line.
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