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Board told it should retain broad authority to accept or refuse district donations; committee seeks clearer reporting and thresholds
Summary
During review of Policy 702 (gifts, grants and donations to the district), the committee favored giving the board broad discretion to refuse gifts, asked staff to clarify who can accept donations and to propose thresholds for superintendent acceptance and subsequent board ratification.
The Haverford Township School District Policy Committee on May 15 discussed proposed changes to Policy 702, which governs gifts, grants and donations to the district, and directed staff to clarify who may accept gifts, what reporting is required and whether the board should keep blanket discretion to refuse donations.
Committee members recommended simplifying the policy language to give the elected board an explicit right to refuse any gift and to create a practical process for accepting smaller donations while reserving major acceptance or refusal decisions for the full board.
Why it matters: the policy governs acceptance of money, materials and other contributions to…
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