7310 - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY

Southern Local School District

Bylaws & Policies

7310 - DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY

The Board of Education requires the Superintendent to review the property of the District periodically and to dispose of that material and equipment which is no longer usable in accordance with the terms of this policy (see Policy 7300).

	A.	Instructional Material
		The District shall review instructional materials (i.e. textbooks, library books, manuals, support materials, etc.) periodically to determine the relevance of such materials to the present world and current instructional programs. The following criteria will be used to review instructional materials for redistribution and possible disposal:

		1.	copyright date ten (10) or more years old;
		2.	concepts or content that do not support the current goals of the curriculum;
		3.	information that may not be current; or
		4.	worn beyond salvage,

	B.	Equipment
		The District shall inspect the equipment used in the educational program periodically, to determine the condition and usability of such equipment in the current educational program. Should the equipment be deemed no longer serviceable or usable, the following criteria will be used to determine possible disposal:

		1.	repair parts for the equipment no longer readily available;
		2.	repair records indicate equipment has no usable life remaining;
		3.	obsolete and/or no longer contributing to the educational program;
		4.	some potential for sale at a school auction; or
		5.	creates a safety or environmental hazard.

	C.	Disposition
		The Superintendent is authorized to dispose of obsolete instructional and other property by selling it to the highest bidder, by donation to appropriate parties, or by proper waste removal. Disposal of surplus property purchased with Federal funds shall be disposed of in accordance with Federal guidelines. If the decision is made to trade an item of personal property as a part or an entire consideration on the purchase price of an item of similar personal property, the personal property may be traded upon such terms as are agreed upon by the parties.

R.C. 3313.40, 3313.41

Revised 12/27/05