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Boulder Valley School District
Adopted:  Date of manual adoption
Revised: April 28, 2026

STAFF GIFTS

Gifts of Substantial Value

Colorado Law prohibits public employees from receiving gifts of substantial value. For purposes of this policy, substantial value is as set by Colorado law, currently gifts with a face value worth more than $75. This includes group gifts, gift cards, or recurring monthly gifts that exceed a total value as set by Colorado law. This Policy applies to all School District employees, including individuals in coaching or other positions that receive monetary compensation. 

Gifts to employees in excess of state law limits may have the appearance of improperly influencing employee decisions, creating inequities within and among the School District’s schools and departments, and compromising the School District’s compensation practices and resulting tax issues. 

Exceptions to this regulation are as follows: 

  • Employees may accept clothing of higher value if the article of clothing is spirit wear;
  • Employees may accept tickets of higher value if the ticket provides admission to a School District-affiliated event; 
  • Employees may accept gifts for travel, housing, admission or food of higher value if they are performing the duties of a chaperone at a School District-sponsored event or when attending a professional event;
  • Employees may accept gifts of perishable items including food or flowers with a higher value. 

Gifts from Students

Students are discouraged from providing gifts to teachers and staff members. Teachers and staff members shall not accept unduly expensive or elaborate gifts. The Board consider letters from students expressing gratitude and appreciation to be the most appropriate staff gift. 

These provisions shall not be interpreted as intending to discourage acts of generosity in unusual situations.

Gifts from Staff Members to Staff Members

Individual employees shall refrain from giving gifts to staff members who exercise any administrative or supervisory jurisdiction over them, either directly or indirectly. 

Employees may accept group gifts from co-workers or community members for life events when the individual contributions to the gift do not exceed the state limit; life events are those circumstances that are not associated with job performance such as weddings, births or adoptions. The limit on individual contributions to a group gift does not apply to circumstances of bereavement, serious illness, or retirement and generally, the collection of money for group gifts shall be limited to these special circumstances.

Gifts from Companies

All School District employees are prohibited from accepting things of substantial or material value from companies or organizations doing business with the School District.  Exceptions to this policy are the acceptance of minor items that are generally distributed by the company or organization through their public relations programs and/or travel, housing, admission, or food incidental to performance of professional responsibilities or participation at a professional event.

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