P1409 Employee Fund Raising Campaigns

All system-wide fund raising campaigns in which funds are solicited from school employees shall have prior approval of the Superintendent and must be consistent with terms of employment and personnel policies.

Administrative Implemental Procedures

1. Any special drive for funds in the school district must have the authorization of the Superintendent of Schools. 

2. United Way of the Plains is authorized to conduct one annual employee giving campaign in the Wichita Public School System during each school year. The terms and conditions governing the campaign, including any matching or shared contribution requirements and related administrative responsibilities, shall be established in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Wichita Public Schools and United Way.

3. Charitable giving is neither a condition of employment for any employee nor a criterion for evaluation of any employee’s performance.

4. If employee giving is authorized through payroll deduction, an employee must submit a payroll deduction authorization to the Financial Services Division before a payroll deduction can be processed through the approved form.

5. Other fund-raising and donations are governed by the following Board policies: P1408 –Commercial or Proprietary Functions; P1410 – Financial Campaigns and Money-Raising Projects; P1411 – WPS Gift Funds; P1412 – Donations – Computer Technology, Equipment, Materials, and Supplies; and P7105 – Private Funding of Building and Site Improvements.

Administrative Responsibility: Superintendent

Latest Revision Date:  August 2026

Previous Revision Date: February 2003

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