GBEBC-R March 2026.pdf (43 KB)

​​ ​Boulder Valley School District​​ ​File: GBEBC-R​ ​Adopted: June 23, 2008​

​EMPLOYEE LIMITATIONS ON ACCEPTING GIFTS​¶​ ​This regulation provides guidance for the implementation of Policy File: GBI, Staff Gifts and​ ​Solicitations.​​I​t is the policy of the district that employees may not accept gifts with a face​ ​value worth more than $25. This includes group gifts or gift cards that exceed a total value of​ ​$25 or recurring monthly gifts such as “flower of the month.”​​¶​ ​¶​ ​While not intended by the gift-giver, gifts to employees in excess of $25 have the appearance​ ​of improperly influencing employee decisions, creating inequities within and among the​ ​district’s schools and departments, and compromising the district’s compensation practices​ ​and resulting tax issues.​ ​Gift givers are encouraged to show their appreciation for district employees in ways that do​ ​not exceed the $25 limitation. In lieu of personal gifts to employees, donors are encouraged​ ​to direct gifts in excess of $25 to the school or program. Gift givers include parents, vendors,​ ​textbook publishers, fellow employees or any others wishing to donate a gift to an employee.​ ​Exceptions to this regulation are as follows:​​¶​ ​●​ ​Employees may accept clothing valued in excess of $25 if the article of clothing is spirit​ ​wear;​¶​ ​●​ ​Employees may accept tickets with a face value in excess of $25 if the ticket provides​ ​admission to a district-affiliated event;​​¶​ ​●​ ​Employees may accept gifts for travel, housing, admission or food in excess of $25 if​ ​they are performing the duties of a chaperone at a district-sponsored event or when​ ​attending a professional event;​¶​ ​●​ ​Employees may accept gifts of perishable items including food or flowers with a value​ ​in excess of $25;​​¶​ ​●​ ​Employees may accept group gifts from co-workers or community members for life​ ​events when the individual contributions to the gift do not exceed $25; life events are​ ​those circumstances that are not associated with job performance such as weddings,​ ​births or adoptions. The $25 limit on individual contributions to a group gift does not​ ​apply to circumstances of bereavement, serious illness or retirement.​¶​ ​¶​ ​CROSS REFS.:​ ​¶​ ​GBEA, Staff Ethics/Conflict of Interest​¶​ ​GBEA-E,​​Staff Ethics/Conflict of Interest (Exhibit)​¶​ ​GBEA-R, Staff Ethics/Conflict of Interest (Regulation)​¶​ ​GBCB​, Staff Conduct (And Responsibilities)​¶​ ​GBECB, Staff Gifts and Solicitations​¶​ ​¶​ ​End of File: GBEBC-R​ ​Page​​1​​of​​1​