2010 -PARENT ORGANIZATIONS
The Board welcomes the participation of parent/guardian organizations in the schools. Administrators should educate such organizations on the goals of the Board and individual schools and seek their assistance in improving student success.
2010.1
Parent/guardian organizations or booster clubs that are involved with school activities or students should establish a document that sets forth the purposes of the organization and the general rules and procedures by which it will operate.
2010.2
Parent/guardian organizations such as the PTA and booster clubs shall secure the advice and approval of the principal in planning any function in which students will participate while under the jurisdiction of the school system.
2010.3
A parent/guardian organization shall secure advance approval of the principal and site-based management team before planning a fund-raising activity intended to benefit a school program.
2010.4
Principals and site-based management teams should assist parent/guardian organizations in planning activities, not limited to fund raising, that serve school needs and involve significant numbers of interested parents/guardians in meaningful service to schools and their students.
2010.5
Parent/guardian organizations are responsible for maintaining adequate financial records and ensuring that such records are accessible to parents/guardians and school officials on request.
2010.6
Any property that a parent/guardian organization or booster club donates for a school or a school activity shall be the property of the Durham Public Schools, and the organization should receive prior acceptance of the principal before purchasing such items.
2010 - ORGANIZACIONES DE LOS PADRES
Cross Reference: Policy 2030 - Gifts and Bequests
Legal Reference: G.S.115C-36, -47
Adopted Effective: July 1, 1999

