COMMUNITY RELATIONS

PTA Fund-Raising Activities

The following regulations shall apply to PTA fund-raising activities in the schools:

1.  Proposed PTA-sponsored campaigns will be jointly planned and supervised by the principal and the PTA.

2.  The principal will review the proposal in comparison with other requests from student organizations.

3.  The principal shall not plan with the PTA or agree to supervise any PTA-sponsored fund-raising activity which includes any of the following prohibited elements:

a.  the use of cash or prize incentives in any fund-raising activity;

b.  door-to-door sales or neighborhood canvassing by elementary and middle school students; or

c.  the use of instructional time to promote a fund-raising activity or to celebrate the outcome of a fund-raising activity.

4.  Funds will be collected by PTA representatives or groups rather than the staff.

Regulatory Authority:

Code of Va., § 58.1-609.4 Educational exemptions.

Approved by Superintendent: July 16, 1991
Revised by Superintendent: August 14, 1993
Revised by Superintendent: November 19, 1997 (Effective Date December 1, 1997)