Policy 736: Gifts and Donations for Perpetual Endowment Trust Fund

أولاً: الغرض

The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the acceptance of gifts by the School Board for the Perpetual Endowment Trust Fund and the management of non-cash gifts including but not limited to stock, vehicles and real estate.

ثانياً: بيان عام للسياسة

يشجع مجلس التعليم التابع لمدارس مينيتونكا العامة على الاستفادة من الهدايا والتبرعات من أجل تعزيز جودة التعليم المقدم للطلاب والمقيمين على حد سواء. وتساعد مشاركة المجتمع المحلي من خلال الهدايا والتبرعات المنطقة التعليمية على إيصال رؤيتها ورسالتها ومبادئها إلى عملائها بشكل أفضل.

III. REQUIREMENT

Gifts and donations to the District Perpetual Endowment Trust Fund include monetary or in-kind contributions given to the District by groups, organizations, businesses, or individuals for the purpose of enhancing either the district’s educational programs and/or physical facilities.
The proposed use of the donation must be consistent with the mission of the Perpetual Endowment Trust Fund to build a corpus that will generate investment earnings to maintain School Board-designated Programs of Significance for perpetuity.
The School Board reserves the right to accept or decline any gift based upon legal, ethical, financial, operational, or educational considerations.
Contributions of assets other than cash, such as stock, vehicles, or real estate shall be immediately sold and the subsequent cash proceeds invested in the investment vehicles authorized in Minnesota Statutes 118A.04.