Administrative Procedure 547 -
                                                                  Community
                                                                  Use Of
                                                                  Schools
                                                                  Facilities
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                            Background
                                                            As a publicly funded
                                                                  organization and
                                                                  supporter of youth and community programs, the
                                                                  Division is prepared to make its schools and school
                                                                  grounds available for use by community or
                                                                  not-for-profit organizations, groups of staff members,
                                                                  and by partners in education on a regular or
                                                                  intermittent basis provided the rental or lease
                                                                  activity does not negatively impact upon the primary
                                                                  purpose of the Division's facilities - the education
                                                                  of students. High priority and favorable rental/lease
                                                                  rates will be given to youth-oriented groups while
                                                                  lower priority and higher rental/lease rates will
                                                                  apply to adult-oriented groups.
                                                            Rental/lease rates will be
                                                                  determined on an
                                                                  incremental cost basis, where incurred, for school,
                                                                  youth, and community programs and at or near full
                                                                  market rates for all other programs or uses. In
                                                                  general, the Division will not rent or lease
                                                                  facilities to commercial, profit-oriented entities or
                                                                  individuals or to groups for private social parties.
                                                                  Facilities surplus to the Division's educational needs
                                                                  may be rented or leased at a rate designed to at least
                                                                  recover the Division's operating costs or, if
                                                                  possible, at full market rates commensurate with the
                                                                  age and condition of the facility being leased or
                                                                  rented.
                                                       
                                                      
                                                            Procedure
                                                            
                                                                  - Liability: The renter shall indemnify and save
                                                                        harmless the Division from all liabilities,
                                                                        damages, costs, claims, suits, or actions
                                                                        arising from:
                                                                        
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1.1
any damage to
                                                                                    the
                                                                                    property
                                                                                    howsoever occasioned by the use and
                                                                                    occupation of the premises; or
                                                                               
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1.2
any injury to
                                                                                    any
                                                                                    person or
                                                                                    persons, including death resulting
                                                                                    at any time therefrom, occurring in
                                                                                    or about the premises or any part
                                                                                    thereof or resulting from the use
                                                                                    and occupation of the premises
                                                                                    during the term of this rental
                                                                                    agreement from any cause whatsoever.
                                                                               
                                                                        
                                                                        Insurance: Without limiting the generality of
                                                                        the renter's promise in the paragraph above, it
                                                                        is recommended that the renter maintain during
                                                                        the term of occupation of the rented premises,
                                                                        comprehensive general liability insurance in an
                                                                        amount not less than $2,000,000. Good Spirit
                                                                        School Division reserves the right to require
                                                                        proof of insurance where planned activities are
                                                                        deemed to be risky by the principal and/or
                                                                        Facilities manager.
                                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                  - Under the general supervision of the Chief
                                                                        Financial Officer, the Facilities Manager is
                                                                        responsible for facility rentals and leases.
                                                                        Rental rates are defined in detail in the
                                                                        appendix to this administrative procedure.
                                                                        
                                                                        Since the requests for lease or rental of
                                                                        Division facilities vary widely in nature, the
                                                                        Chief Financial Officer or designate has
                                                                        discretionary power in dealing with unusual
                                                                        circumstances where these procedures may not
                                                                        apply.
                                                                   
                                                                  
                                                                  - The principal of the school will carry out the
                                                                        scheduling of community activities in
                                                                        consultation with the School Community Councils.
                                                                        
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3.1
School
                                                                                    activities
                                                                                    shall have
                                                                                    priority when scheduling community
                                                                                    use of school facilities activities,
                                                                                    subject to procedure
                                                                               
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3.2
Under normal
                                                                                    circumstances, a
                                                                                    scheduled community use of school
                                                                                    facilities activity shall not be
                                                                                    cancelled to allow a school-related
                                                                                    activity unless forty-eight hours’
                                                                                    notice has been given to the
                                                                                    appropriate contact person. The
                                                                                    requirement for forty-eight hours’
                                                                                    notice shall be waived in emergent
                                                                                    situations.
                                                                               
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3.3
Cancellation
                                                                                    of a
                                                                                    community use of
                                                                                    school activity shall be
                                                                                    communicated to the principal
                                                                                    forty-eight hours before the time
                                                                                    the activity was scheduled, wherever
                                                                                    possible.
                                                                               
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3.4
All community
                                                                                    use of
                                                                                    school
                                                                                    facilities activities shall be
                                                                                    conducted in those areas specified
                                                                                    by the principal.
                                                                               
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3.5
All community
                                                                                    use of
                                                                                    school
                                                                                    facilities activities shall be
                                                                                    concluded by 10:00 p.m. unless the
                                                                                    principal or Facilities Manager has
                                                                                    approved prior arrangements.
                                                                               
                                                                        
                                                                   
                                                                  - Community use of school activities will be
                                                                        supervised by the sponsors of the activities in
                                                                        a manner acceptable to the principal of the
                                                                        school.
                                                                        
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4.1
Sponsors of
                                                                                    the
                                                                                    community use activity scheduled
                                                                                    into a school facility shall submit
                                                                                    the name(s) of supervising personnel
                                                                                    to the principal.
                                                                               
                                                                        
                                                                   
                                                                  - When damage to school facilities, furniture and or
                                                                        equipment occurs as a result of community use of
                                                                        school activities, the cost of repair or
                                                                        replacement will be the responsibility of the
                                                                        sponsors of the activity.
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5.1
The
                                                                                    principal shall
                                                                                    be responsible for the collection of
                                                                                    the cost of repair or replacement
                                                                                    due to damage as a result of
                                                                                    community use of school facilities
                                                                                    for items covered by any budget
                                                                                    under the control and responsibility
                                                                                    of the school.
                                                                               
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5.2
The
                                                                                    Facilities
                                                                                    Manager shall be responsible for the
                                                                                    collection of the cost of repair or
                                                                                    replacement due to damage as a
                                                                                    result of community use of school
                                                                                    facilities for items covered by the
                                                                                    Facilities budget.
                                                                               
                                                                  
 
                                                                  
                                                                  
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                  
                                                                        Reference: Section 85, 87, 108, 109, 110,
                                                                        343,
                                                                        Forms Manual: Form 547-1
                                                                        
                                                                        Updated: September 2006, January 2010
                                                                        Reviewed: August 2015, April 2018