The Music Boosters and Choral Boosters, as well
as the directors, will periodically sponsor
fund-raisers which afford students involved in the
music program an opportunity to earn individual
credit to be applied toward school affiliated music
expenses. The student credits are tabulated after
each fund raiser, with running balances for
instrumental music students posted in the band room
and for vocal students posted in the chorus room.
Credits may be accumulated and will be carried over
the duration of time a student remains in the music
program.
Unused funds will revert to the general treasury
of either the Music Boosters or Choral Boosters
upon a student's graduation or departure from the
music program. Upon written request to the
appropriate booster organization, unused credits
may be transferred to a sibling who will be
entering the music program within the following two
years.
A student leaving the music program temporarily
may request an extension of up to three (3)
semesters of his/her account. Funds may be
transferred between Choral and Music Boosters
student accounts at RMHS or between RMHS accounts
and any identical student account at another
District 214 school.
Student accounts are credit accounts, not
savings accounts. Music Boosters and Choral
Boosters are prohibited by the I.R.S. from giving
funds directly to students or their parents. (As
the accounts are set up and administered, all
fundraising income credited to student accounts
remains income to the respective "not-for-profit"
booster organization and is therefore non-taxable.
If funds were disbursed directly to a student,
those funds would then represent taxable income to
the student.) If a student wishes to use credits in
his/her student account, a request must be
submitted to the booster organization in advance
and a check will be made payable directly to the
provider of the goods or services. Students cannot
be reimbursed for prior purchases, nor can credits
be withdrawn for personal spending money. There can
be no exceptions to this policy!
Examples of uses of Student Account
credits:
- Music lessons (Instrumental or voice)
- Instruments or instrument supplies (reeds,
strings, etc.)
- Instrument cleaning or repair
- Sheet music
- Music Department sponsored trips
- CD recordings of RMHS concerts
- Uniform or other fees imposed by the Music
Department
- Any other music related expenses approved by
the band, choral or orchestra director
