1335.1: Student Production of Materials and Provision of Services for Community Organizations and Partners for Education

I. To be approved by the Superintendent or designee, any request to produce materials for community organizations and Partners for Education must meet the following criteria:

A. The activity must be appropriate to the age group participating.

B. The activity must be designed to stimulate original, individual or group work by the participants.

C. The activity must be of a type that can be undertaken as a supplement to, rather than a substitute for, regular school work.

D. The activity must be an enhancement to the objectives of the educational program

II. It is the responsibility of the building principal to provide information to the appropriate teachers regarding requests for production of materials from community organizations and Partners for Education.

A. Teachers may not require student participation, nor devote undue class time to the production of materials.

B. Students should not use school time to work on production of materials, unless the activities involved can be related to the instructional program and have educational value.

C. Students shall not be excluded from participation because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status or disability.

E. Students shall not be required to pay a fee or purchase materials in order to participate.

F. The community organizations and Partners for Education requesting such materials or services may be assessed a fee for costs incurred in production of materials.