There are three main groups of fundraising, those done by the:

1. School District
2. District sanctioned organizations
3. Organizations not sanctioned by the district

School District Fundraising

• Each school within the district
• Programs within schools. I.e. Band, Football, and such.

Each school year these organizations have to submit their fundraising proposals to the Superintendent for approval and then the school board for approval.

Each organization is allowed only two fundraisers with the exception of the band. The band gets to do four since the school district provides less financial support to the band then it provides for other organizations. The last statement was taken directly from a statement made by the Superintendent during a school board meeting.

The money raised by each organization goes straight into their individual school/program accounts. Spending of these money is reviewed monthly by the Superintendent and is public record. To get a copy of the expenditures you need to request that from the office of the Superintendent.

District Sanctioned Organization Fundraising

All organizations approved by the school board fall under this group.

• All PTO’s
• Deer Creek School Foundation
• Booster Clubs
• Parent Support Groups
• etc.

In order for an organization to be sanctioned, at the beginning of each year they have to turn in to the school board paperwork outlining:

• What they are
• What fundraising they will do
• Where the money will go

The school board has no control and no authority over any of these groups. The only remedy the school board has is to not sanction or to rescind sanctioning of an organization. To find out if an organization is sanctioned you can contact the office of the Superintendent. The benefit to becoming sanctioned by the district is that you can use the school’s name and facilities for fundraising.

The money raised by these organizations go straight to the organizations and the school district has no control over the spending of the funds. The school can only request where the money is spent and the organization makes the final decision. Refer to each organization’s by-laws to see their rules on who decides where the money is spent. Each group has their own qualifications for voting privileges.

Organizations not Sanctioned Fundraising

This covers groups raising money without receiving school board sanctioning. One example of this was the parents of the children going on last year’s Washington DC trip. The parents raised money to help offset the cost of the trip. The money collected was divided evenly amongst all of the children and families that helped with the fundraising. The group did not request sanctioning from the school board due to the short amount of time available before the trip.


Conclusion

These are the three main areas of fundraising that happen within the school district. If you are ever in question as to a fundraising group’s status you can contact the office of the Superintendent for clarification. Tomorrow we will look into the budgeting and the numbers.

Fundraising II - The Budget & The Numbers >>

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