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Policy No. 2150
The board recognizes that the goals and objectives of the
district can best be achieved by providing a broad offering of purposeful
learning experiences, some of which are more appropriately conducted outside
of the approved curriculum of the district. Such activities shall ordinarily
be conducted wholly or partly outside the regular school day and shall be
available to all students who voluntarily elect to participate. The
co-curricular program encompasses approved curriculum-related activities.
The board shall approve all activities included within
the ASB program. The principal is authorized to approve curriculum-related
activities that are not part of the ASB program and shall make school
facilities available for them and designate staff members to support and
supervise them.
The criteria to be used by the principal for approving
curriculum-related activities are:
A. The purposes and/or
objectives shall be part of a specific program or course offering;
B. The participating
students shall be currently enrolled in a related course or program or
possess the entry level knowledge and/or skills to successfully participate
in the activity;
C. The group shall be
supervised by a qualified staff member;
D. The cost of the
activity must not be prohibitive to student or district;
E. The activity must
comply with Title IX requirements;
F. All activity must
take place on school premises unless approved in advance by the school
principal; and,
G. The activity must
not be secretive in nature.
Curriculum related activities, whether approved by the
board as part of the ASB or by the principal, must meet at least one of the
following criteria:
A. The subject matter
of the activity is actually taught or will soon be taught in a regularly
offered course;
B. The subject matter
of the activity concerns the body of courses as a whole;
C. Participation in the
activity is required for a particular course; or
D. Participation in the
activity results in academic credit.
The board directs the superintendent to develop
appropriate procedures for proper planning, funding, approval and implementation
of all activities offered within the above guidelines.
The principal shall be responsible for administering the
co-curricular program in the school. An opportunity will be made available in
each school for students, including those with disabilities, to participate
in some aspect of the program. A survey shall be conducted at least once
every three (3) years to assure that the recreational and athletic activities
program accurately responds to the needs and desires of both boys and girls.
The district shall evaluate its intramural and
interscholastic program at least once each year to ensure that equal
opportunities are available to members of both sexes with respect to
participation in interscholastic and/or intramural programs.
Cross References: Board
Policy 2151 Interscholastic
Athletics
Legal References: 20
U.S.C. §§ 4074 Equal Access
Act
RCW 28A.600.200 Interschool
athletic and other extra-curricular activities for students, regulation of —
Delegation, conditions
28A.640.020 Regulations, guidelines to
eliminate discrimination — Scope
WAC 392-138-010 Definitions
392-138-030(2a) Powers — Authority and policy of board of
directors
392-190-030 General — Recreational and athletic
activities — Equal opportunity factors considered
392-190-040 Recreational and athletic
activities — student interest — Required survey instrument
Adopted:
December 18, 2008
Blaine
School District
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