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Board enforces class‑account policy: seniors must spend accounts down; staff to report back
Summary
The board reviewed high‑school class activity accounts after attorney guidance that policy cannot be changed; members discussed options for dividing leftover funds among classes or donating to scholarships and asked staff to provide an update next month.
Board members revisited class activity accounts following a request to change policy. Staff reported that, after consulting the district attorney, the policy must align with existing regulations and could not be changed in the way requested. Members discussed options for handling leftover funds from prior graduating classes, including splitting balances among underclassmen or directing funds to scholarship recipients.
Several members emphasized communicating expectations to class presidents and sponsors so graduating classes spend account balances before graduation. On the record, a board member said accounts should be spent down so that "by the time they graduate" funds are used or redirected; staff clarified that students technically have up to one year after graduation under the policy to disposition funds. The board asked staff to return next month with recommended communications and a plan to resolve legacy balances.
