Seattle Public Schools

3530 Fundraising Activities Involving Students

The School Board acknowledges that the solicitation of funds from students, staff and citizens must be limited since students are a captive audience and since solicitation can disrupt the educational program of the schools. Solicitation and collection of money by students for any purpose, including the collection of money in exchange for tickets, papers, magazine subscriptions, or for any other goods or services for the benefit of an approved school organization may be permitted by the Superintendent or his or her designee, providing that the instructional program is not adversely affected. 

ASB groups are permitted to raise moneys for private purposes through fundraising or solicitation.  A private purpose is defined as a charitable donations, and shall be private non-associated student body fund money held in trust by the school district.  Charitable donations do not include any activities of a political nature, including support of candidates or support or opposition to any ballot propositions, and must be pre-approved by an assigned designee in the Business & Finance department. 

The Superintendent is authorized to establish procedures, rules, and regulations for the solicitation of funds by approved school organizations, official school-parent groups and by outside organizations. The principal shall make available these procedures, rules and regulations to each student organization granted permission to solicit funds.