GBEBC April 2026.pdf (55 KB)

​Boulder Valley School​ ​District File: GBEBC​ ​Adopted: prior to 1978​ ​Revised: April ___, 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.​ ​While not intended by the gift-giver, g​Gi​fts to employees in excess of state law limits​ ​may have the appearance of improperly influencing employee decisions, creating​ i​nequities 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​.​other​ ​employees of the Board​​and t​T​eachers and​​staff​employees​​members​​shall not accept​ ​unduly expensive or elaborate gifts. The Board considers letters from students​ ​expressing gratitude and appreciation to be the most appropriate staff gift.​ ​Teachers and other employees of the Board shall not accept gifts from students​ ​except as such gifts represent tokens.​ ​These provisions shall not be interpreted as intending to discourage acts of generosity​ i​n 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.​ ​LEGAL REF.: C.R.S. § 24-18-104 (rules of conduct for public employees)​ ​CROSS REFS.:​ ​GBEA, Staff Ethics/Conflict of Interest​ ​GBEB, Staff Conduct​ ​KHC, Distribution/Posting of Noncurricular Materials​ ​End file: GBEB​