ASB Badge #12 - Student Stores-ASB Badge #12 PowerPoint

ASB Badge #12 PowerPoint

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Student stores are typically part of a school’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program and serve as the “working lab” for advanced marketing classes. They operate under ASB (Associated Student Body) law and can generate revenue for ASB. ASB officers decide how net profits are distributed according to the school constitution.<br /><br />Student stores must maintain a positive relationship with the district’s food service provider. Vending, the student store, and the food service program should complement each other, and student stores are encouraged to purchase items through the district food service program as well as other vendors.<br /><br />Federal “Smart Snacks” regulations (effective July 1, 2014) require that food sold to students on school grounds from midnight until 30 minutes after school closes meets specific nutritional standards. District healthy nutrition policies provide guidance and tools for compliance.<br /><br />Operations vary by school size: larger schools may have an adult advisor supervising students, money handling, ordering, inventory, and daily operations; smaller schools may have the marketing teacher oversee the store. A well-run store should be welcoming, and creating a Student Store Manual helps train students and ensure consistent procedures. Students should help make decisions about healthy products, vendors, pricing, and profitability.<br /><br />Strong internal controls are emphasized: student managers schedule workers with adult monitoring; written cash/check/credit policies are reviewed; at least two people plus an adult advisor should be present during operation; workers cannot eat/drink while working or receive free items; each worker should have an assigned cash drawer and segregated duties. Food handling may require Food Handler’s Cards.<br /><br />Security practices include restricted access, surveillance, and controlled passwords. Cash must be counted by at least two people with adult oversight, reconciled and documented, and submitted with sales reports to the ASB bookkeeper. Change funds are issued through the district business office (not withheld from sales), stored in the safe, and returned or adjusted per district procedure. Inventory counts should occur at the start/end of the year and periodically. Records are public and must be retained per Washington State guidelines. Common issues include missed shifts, missing inventory, stockouts, unbalanced drawers, and poor documentation.

Keywords

student store

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

advanced marketing classes

Associated Student Body (ASB) law

Smart Snacks regulations

school nutrition compliance

internal controls and cash handling

inventory management

student store manual

security and record retention (Washington State)