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807.10 Display and Retirement of Student Awards

In most cases, an award won for an accomplishment in a school-sponsored activity or athletic competition shall be the district’s property. The district, in its discretion, may display within its facilities awards highlighting student accomplishments. The district will endeavor to display awards given for success in school-sponsored activities and athletics.

After ten years or when space is no longer available, whichever occurs first, the district shall retire the displayed award unless the award represents a national or state championship or national or state runner up designation. The district shall digitally preserve a record of retired awards and awards unable to be displayed.

Cross Reference:
803.01 Disposition of Obsolete Equipment
503 Series: Student Activities

Adopted:
May 21, 2012

Reviewed:
October 16, 2017
April 21, 2022

Revised:
October 16, 2017
May 16, 2022

R.R. 807.10

The principal/designee of each attendance center serving students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and/or 12th grade shall identify appropriate location(s) for display of awards earned by students for participation in school-sponsored activities and athletics and shall establish a procedure for consistently and fairly determining whether and where each award shall be displayed.

When the district retires and/or is unable to display a physical award, it shall dispose of the physical award as follows:

  1. If possible, the principal/designee shall contact the individual who served as the head coach or lead sponsor for the activity or athletic team at the time the award was earned and present the award to that individual;
  2. If the head coach and/or lead sponsor cannot be reached and/or is not interested in the award, the district shall run a general advertisement in the media outlet(s) typically used by the district for public notifications indicating that the award is to be retired and is available to member(s) of the team to which it was awarded. If more than one team member requests the award, the district will randomly select the team member who shall receive the award via a drawing;
  3. If no team member(s) comes forward to express interest in the award, the district will, in its discretion, offer the award to either the Ankeny Alumni Association, the Ankeny Area Historical Society and/or the Ankeny Schools Foundation;
  4. Should none of the disposal methods above be possible, the district shall dispose of the award according to Policy 803.01 Disposition of Obsolete Equipment.