**JJA - STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS** **Last Updated Date:** 05/27/2014 **Adoption Date:** 01/10/2006 #### Organization and Recognition of Programs Students, faculty, staff, and parents who desire to organize any activity of a curricular, athletic, co-curricular, or extracurricular nature must first receive the permission of the principal, director, department head, or other relevant staff. The rationale for forming the activity must take the following criteria into account: student interest, scheduling feasibility, availability of a quality coach or advisor, and appropriate financing.  If there are budgetary implications and the principal or other staff feels that the conditions merit the formation of the activity, he/she must forward the rationale and the budgetary impact to the superintendent of schools and the School Committee for their approval before the group is allowed to organize in any form. The School Committee may deny the request if it does not feel that the activity fits with the overall district goals and program or if it cannot support the budgetary impact. Activities that have received the permission of the school department to organize will be subject to all standard school department policies. Organization and Recognition of Program Funding If the school department accepts the activity as official and if the activity requires funding to operate, user's fees may be assessed each participant in order to fund the activity. The user's fees may be at the rate set by the current School Committee policy. In addition, individual gifts or contributions and fundraising activities may be used to meet the fiscal requirements of the activity. These gifts and contributions and the fund-raising activities must conform to the existing policies of the school. All monies collected will be deposited with the school department in the appropriate account. The School Committee or its agents, will decide on the disbursement of any and all funds necessary for conducting the approved activity. No student will be denied the opportunity to participate in an activity because he/she cannot pay the user fee set for that particular activity. **Policy References:** LEGAL REFS.: Student Handbooks