B OoSTER ClubS

1. BOoSTERClubS Working with them in the best interests of our students as a school district.

2. Booster Clubs/Organizations • Types of Organizations • School-Wide Booster Groups • Winhawk Boosters – all High School Sports • Sport Booster Groups • Boys & Girls Cross Country Boosters – all levels • Sport/Activity Specific Groups • Girls LaCrosse Boosters – all levels Girls LaCrosse Only • Special Interest Booster Groups • Not representative of an entire sport/activity • May or may not have connection to school program

3. Booster Group Finances • “Fund 21” Accounts • “Fund 48” Accounts • Non-District Booster Club Accounts • Fundraising by Booster Groups

4. Booster Group Fundraising Things to be kept in Mind: • Appropriateness of Fundraisers • Boosters seen as extension of the school • Group Concept to Fundraising • Work together to avoid Conflicting Fundraisers • Work as group on common Fundraiser(s)

5. Donations by Boosters • Effects on Student Eligibility • Booster Clubs may not pay for camp or clinic expenses. • Booster Groups may not directly pay participation fees for students. • Booster Clubs may not directly pay for officials fees, team travel expenses, uniforms, gym or ice time rental, or coaches salaries.

6. Donations by Boosters • Activity Director should be notified of intent to donate to/for a program. • Donations should be made to the School District with the identified activity denoted. • District will decide to accept/reject donation and apply to administratively recommended purpose if appropriate.

7. Donations by Boosters • Donation of Funds should be made to School District for any capital/program purchases. • School Pricing and Tax-Exempt Status • District Controls Purchase • Warranties in District Name • District Responsible for Installation and Maintenance • Tracking of Program Investments/Expenses

8. Donations by Boosters • Any compensation to Volunteer Coaches should be paid by the district. • District involved in hire and supervision of hire. • Tracking of expenses for sport/activity. • A Donation of Funds may be made to the district for this purpose. • Funds will be designated upon approval of donation by the district.

9. AL Booster Impact • Athletic/Activity budgets for FY 11 totaled about $210,000. • Recorded donations to Albert Lea School District from Boosters and other Donations for FY 11 totaled approximately $59,000. • Of the recorded donations, Booster Donations alone were over 85% of this amount.

10. AL Booster Impact • Largest Booster Donations covered Additional Coaches and assisted in Equipment/Uniform purchases. • Coaching Positions • Girls Diving Coach • Wrestling Coaches • Girls Softball Coach • Boys Baseball Coach

11. AL Booster Impact • Equipment/Supplies/Uniforms • Boys Football • Girls Dance Team • Donations via Service • Running Tournaments/Competitions (Gate Receipts) • Profits from Concession Stand Shifts • Fundraisers run through the school

12. AL Booster Impact • The full positive impact of Albert Lea Booster Clubs is greater than the monetary value from our reports.

13. Title IX Federal Law

14. Three Parts of Title IX • Financial Aid • Accommodation of Interests & Abilities • Equivalent Opportunity & Benefits

15. Three Parts of Title IX • Financial Aid • Financial Assistance must be awarded based on the number of male and female athletes (financial proportionality test).

16. Three Parts of Title IX • Financial Aid Example • HS#1 – Constant Fee/Sport • HS#2 – Fee Weighted by Sport Cost • HS#3 – Fees in all sports reduced by donation to the district. • HS#4 – Fees in one Sport (ie. Boys LaCrosse) reduced by comparison via donation • HS#4 would not meet this standard.

17. Three Parts of Title IX • Accommodation of Interests & Abilities • Selection of Sports and Competition Level must effectively accommodate the students’ interests and abilities.

18. Three Parts of Title IX • Accommodation of Interests & Abilities • A survey was completed for this area by the Athletics/Activities Transition Committee in 2010-11.

19. Three Parts of Title IX • Equivalent Opportunity & Benefits • All other benefits, opportunities, and treatments afforded sports participants are to be equivalent, but not necessarily identical.

20. Three Parts of Title IX • Equivalent Opportunity & Benefits • This area examines things such as Equivalent Facilities, Equipment, Supplies, and Services. • Examples: Colorado Field Donation and Arena Locker Rooms examples.

21. MSBA/MSHSL Recommendations (Oct 2008) • “Hire” all Volunteer Coaches • “Volunteer” Coaches must have background checks • Any compensation to volunteer coaches must be paid by district

22. MSBA/MSHSL Recommendations (Oct 2008) • Booster Clubs may gift money for this purpose • Inform Booster Clubs that any funds paid for district extracurricular programs must be sent directly to the school for accounting purposes

23. Where do we go from here? • Encourage Program-wide and/or Sport-wide Donations/Sponsorships • Promote Cooperative Efforts with, and between, Booster Clubs/Organizations • Work with Booster Groups to comply with the district financial procedures • Continue to Monitor Donations to Programs through Internal Controls

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25. Resources: • MSBA Leadership Conference MSHSL Presentation packet – January 2012 • MNIAAA Conference – Fall 2011 • High School Today – September 2011 • Federal Title IX Law • MSHSL 2011-12 Official Handbook • Albert Lea Schools - Business Office • ALHS Activities Booster Presentation – Fall 2011 • tigerstuff.wordpress.com (Tiger Picture)