Financial Ethics

Three Things I Learned From This Article

1. Taxpayer Equity

• Community money should be spent on community schools
• This should be balanced with the rights of less wealthy communities rights to equity

2. Sin Money

• Gray Area
• Must be careful on accepting funds from organizations that encourage behavior discouraged by the school
• Nutrition rules guarding against unhealthy snacks

3. Children as Revenue Sources

• Fundraising should not be used for core curricula
• Fundraising can not interfere with school purpose

2 Ways the Article is Related to My District

1. Advertising

• While industry is essential to my program our district policy forbids me from accepting funds for any type of advertising
• District policy does allow for banners to be hung in my lab but no money can be exchanged for this

2. Nutrition

• District policy forbids snacks to be sold to students that do not follow the nutrition guidelines
• Coupons for certain unhealthy snacks can be sold, however the actual food may not be

One Thing I Would Like To Implement

• I would like to implement professional development that further explains the consequences of unethical fundraising
• At present we attend one session at the beginning of the year to explain handling of money
• I do not feel this is adequate

Standard 8

• Standard 8 is essential to being a professional educator
• Administrators and teachers must possess the knowledge to interpret laws concerning ethics
• Administrators must be well versed on local, state, and national policies as well