Communication

Open and transparent communication between boosters, coaches, and the Activities Director is essential. Identify a consistent way for the head coach to have input to your booster club. It is in the best interest of all involved to formalize communications regarding important decisions of fundraising, budget creation, planning, and implementation. Formal communications can include making meeting minutes and financial records available to the public; publishing critical decisions being made, and adhering to a stable annual budget.

• Effective boosters operate in a very collaborative manner. Boosters are not subordinate to district staff and it’s critical that boosters are aware of, and compliant with, district policies and operations.

• Boosters are associations or legal corporations separate from the district. Coaches may submit various needs and budget items during the budget approval process, but boosters are not obligated to fulfill funding requests.

• The district is under no obligation to accept donations from boosters.

• In the vast majority of situations, as a result of effective two-way communication between boosters and staff and working together to support students’ best interests, the district accepts donations and makes agreed upon purchases.

• Programs and advertising materials must align with the district values and should be approved by the High School Athletic Director.

Farmington Activities, Athletics, and Arts Website (www.farmingtontigers.com)

• A booster club's communications director, or similarly titled position, should work with the Activities Director to produce content for the website. In fact, the club's communications volunteer may have access to the team's page to publish content directly from the website.

• If you are posting something on your sports booster club website, it belongs on the Activities Website as well!

Information to be Added On RevTrak

• Link to your Google Team Calendar

• Link to your Booster communication list

• Other program-specific information (e.g. boys lacrosse chest protection mandate)

Booster Clubs Should...

• Meet with the activities director and head coach to understand the communication tools that are already in place.

• Practice open and transparent communication with the head coach and activities director.

Booster Clubs Should Not...

• Build websites, social media pages, or other forms of communication that operate as the team's "official" source of communication. The "official" source of communication is Farmington High School. The "official" source of communication relating to booster club activities is the booster club.

• Produce programs, make advertising agreements, or publish other materials without communicating with the head coach and activities director. 

• Add a direct link from a booster page to RevTrak. If you provide a registration link, it MUST link to the Register For A Sport Or Activity page on the Activities Website.