POLICY: FM
CATEGORY:
COMMUNITY USE OF FACILITIES
POLICY
STATEMENT:
The Board believes that school facilities should
be made available for community use.
GUIDELINES
AND PROCEDURES:
1. The cost of making school facilities
available for community use should be borne by the user groups as a whole
2. The principal shall be responsible for
granting requests to use school facilities or equipment.
3. Each user group must sign an
agreement.
4. All facilities and equipment shall be
left as found. Failure to comply with
this requirement will result in the levy of additional fees to cover the cost
of clean-up or repair, which will be arranged by the principal in consultation
with the Supervisor of Maintenance.
5. No organization may use a facility
unless it provides supervision acceptable to the principal.
6. School-related activities beyond the
regular program shall receive preference over community activities.
7. Approval shall not be granted for
functions at which alcoholic beverages are to be served or consumed.
8. Smoking is not permitted on school
property.
9. Summer use of schools is restricted by
maintenance requirements. Where
exceptions are to be made, they shall be authorized by the Superintendent.
10. The Principal shall ensure that fees are
levied in accordance with policy and are collected. All fees are to be remitted to the
Secretary-Treasurer on a monthly basis.
After payment of Division costs, the balance of the fees are to be
credited to the school budget.
11. Rates will be established by the Board.
12. A
master booking list for activities should be maintained in each school.
Date of Adoption: August 25,
1995
Date of Amendment: April 21, 2004
Review Date: April
2007
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