Policy 3280 – Student Fees

The ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ recognizes the need for student fees to fund certain school activities that are not financed through the ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ budget. The Superintendent of Schools shall have the authority to establish schedules of student fees, fines and charges. Established district procedures for accounting and transfer of funds shall be followed. All proceeds shall be deposited in the General Fund.

The ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ recognizes that some students may not be able to pay these fees or charges. No student shall be denied the opportunity to participate in school programs or activities because of his/her family’s inability to pay necessary fees and charges. The principal shall have the authority to waive the ÁùºÏ²Ê½á¹û½ñÆÚ-wide annual student base fee.

LEGAL REF.:

  • Wisconsin Constitution, Article X-Section 3 [district public schools free and without charge for tuition]
  • Wisconsin Statutes
    • Sections 118.03(2) [Sale of textbooks to students]
    • 118.04(4) [Fees for social, recreational or extracurricular summer classes or programs]
    • 120.12(11) [Board duty; provide books and school supplies to indigent students]
    • 120.12(22) [Board duty; pay costs of advanced placement courses for indigent students]
    • 120.13 [Board power to do all things reasonable for the cause of education]
    • 120.13(5) [Board power to purchase books that are needed by students whose parents are unable to furnish such books]
    • 120.13(10) [Board power to charge for the cost of school meals]
    • 121.54(7)(b)2 [Extracurricular transportation fees]
    • 895.035 [Parental liability for acts of minor child, including damage to property]

CROSS REF.:

  • 3121 Financial Accounting
  • 3122 Accounts Receivable
  • 3260 School Sales of Student Supply Items
  • 3313 Non-Sufficient Funds Checks
  • 3321 Student Activity Funds
  • 3340 Monies in School Buildings
  • 3520 School Nutrition Programs
  • 3522 Milk Program
  • 5110 Equal Educational Opportunity/Student Discrimination Complaint
  • 6520 Field Trips/Co-Curricular Trips
  • 6521 Foreign Education Tours
  • 6600 Instructional Resources

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS: None

AFFIRMED: March 26, 1991

REVISED:

  • April 9, 1991
  • September 24, 1991
  • March 22, 1994
  • November 28, 1995
  • April 8, 1997
  • October 28, 2003
  • December 18, 2007
  • July 26, 2011