**DN - SCHOOL PROPERTY DISPOSAL** **Last Updated Date:** 02/25/2014 **Adoption Date:** 01/10/2006 When schools have used books, equipment, or furniture for which there is no further foreseeable use, the principal may request permission to dispose of same under the following guidelines: 1.         The principal will submit an inventory of materials to be discarded to the superintendent who will certify that these items are not needed by other schools or other town departments. 2.         Disposal of books will be conducted under the direction of the superintendent in one of the following ways listed in order of preferences. A.        By sale to used book company; B.        By public book sale to students, parents, and taxpayers in the community; C.        By exchange for goods and services with the Collaborative for Educational Services or other school system; D.        By donation to non-profit private schools within the community; E.         By donation to other schools or charitable organizations; F.         By disposal through waste removal if all other possible alternatives fail. 3.         Equipment and furniture will be disposed of by the superintendent in one of the following ways listed in order of preference. A.        Publicly advertise, seeking bids for the entire lot of furniture and/or equipment.  Sell to the highest bidder; B.        Establish a reasonable price for each piece of equipment or furniture and conduct a public sale; C.        By exchange for goods and services with the Collaborative for Educational Services or other school systems; D.        By donation to non-profit private schools within the community; E.         By donation to other schools or charitable organizations;