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USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES

The Board of Education believes that the school facilities of this District should be made available for community purposes, provided that such use does not infringe on the original and necessary purpose of the property or interfere with the educational program of the schools and is harmonious with the purposes of this District.

The Board may permit the use of school facilities when such permission has been requested in writing by a responsible organization or a group of at least seven citizens (non-student organizations) of the district and has been approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

District facilities shall be available for the below-listed uses. When there are competing interests for the use of facilities, approval will be given according to the following priorities:

	A.	uses directly related to the schools and the operations of the schools (curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular groups i.e., drama clubs, class plays, student groups, and student concerts)
	B.	uses by groups affiliated with district activities and those groups whose primary goal is to benefit students (i.e. Parent Teacher Organization activities, Booster Club activities, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts)
	C.	meetings of employee associations and organizations
	D.	uses by units of government (e.g. election activities)
	E.	community organizations or groups formed for charitable, civic, social, educational, political, recreational, religious, and social purposes
	F.	commercial or for-profit organizations and groups