1. Fundraising efforts shall not conflict with instructional activities or programs.
2. For any school that participates in the School Breakfast Program or the National School Lunch
Program, fundraising activities involving the sale of food and beverage items to students during
the school day while on the school campus must comply with the Ill. State Board of Education
rules concerning the sale of competitive food and beverage items.
3. Participation in fundraising efforts must be voluntary.
4. Student safety must be paramount, and door-to-door solicitations are discouraged.
5. For school-sponsored student organizations, a school staff member must supervise the
fundraising activities and the student activity funds treasurer must safeguard the financial
accounts.
6. The fundraising efforts must be to support the organization's purposes and/or activities, the
general welfare, a charitable cause, or the educational experiences of students generally.
7. The funds shall be used to the maximum extent possible for the designated purpose.
8. Any fundraising efforts that solicit donor messages for incorporation into school property, e.g.,
tiles or bricks, or placement upon school property, e.g., posters or placards, must:
a. Develop viewpoint neutral guidelines for the creation of messages;
b. Inform potential donors that all messages are subject to review and approval, and that
messages that do not meet the established guidelines must be resubmitted or the
donation will be returned; and
c. Place a disclaimer on all fundraising information and near the completed donor messages
that all messages are "solely the expression of the individual donors and not an
endorsement by the District of any message's content."