The administration of Alliance Public Schools is committed to ensuring that school facilities are available for responsible public use. We encourage patron organizations to use school facilities to the extent that it causes no additional costs to the school district and conforms to school board policy number 1006.01R1.
Required Insurance:
Applicant shall procure, at its own expense, a comprehensive general liability insurance policy naming Alliance Public Schools as an additional insured. This policy shall be written with a MINIMUM of $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence. A Certificate of Insurance evidencing coverage must be submitted prior to the applicant’s use.
Policy Compliance and Acceptance of Liability: The application is subject to the terms of the Board’s “Community Use of School Facilities” policy.
KEYS MUST BE PICKED UP THE DAY OF YOUR EVENT AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE. IF EVENT IS ON A WEEKEND, KEYS ARE TO BE PICKED UP FRIDAY BEFORE 4 PM.
KEYS MUST BE RETURNED IN THE NIGHT DROP BOX LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEND OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE BY THE SHIPPING/RECEIVING DOOR AT THE COMPLETION OF YOUR EVENT.
REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR REQUEST:
ALL special requirements (piano, risers, projector, microphone, tables, chairs, etc...) must be provided when requesting a facility. Failure to provide all information requiring special needs, etc., will be cause for postponing event. If on event day and a technical operator needs to be provided by the school--event will be canceled.
ALL events requiring a technical operator must be requested at the time of completing original request. If providing own technical operator, name must be provided on initial registration and individual must meet with the PAC Technical Director several days prior to event.
If a projector is needed for presentation, specify type of computer for setup purposes--MAC or PC.
Custodians must be on-site beginning 30 minutes prior to event until event is completed. Setup time and event time must be specified on original request.
When using the Performance Art Center the lights located on the "cat walk" are not to be removed or relocated at any time. If modifications are needed, please contact PAC Technical Director at (308) 762-3359.
Performance Art Center seats 753 with 8 wheel chair designations.
Commons Area has 28 Round Tables (seats 8 per table)
Upper Commons has 20 8' Rectangle Tables (seats 6 - 8 per table)
Regular school activities will have priority for all space.
Facilities will generally not be available for community use at times when school staff are not available to monitor the applicant’s use, such as on legal holidays; before 7:00 a.m.; after 10:00 p.m., Wednesday evening after 6:30 pm. School facilities will not be available at any time for use by rental groups on the following holidays: Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Memorial Day.
The District’s facilities are designated as nonpublic forums. Accordingly, applications shall NOT be accepted for:
a. Promulgating and theory or doctrine subversive to the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof.
b. Advocating governmental change by violence.
c. Any activity that may violate the canons of good morals, manners or taste, or be injurious to the buildings, grounds or equipment.
d. Any purpose in conflict with school activities.
e. Activities that are discriminatory in the legal sense.
f. Uses that may conflict with or that disrupt the District’s educational or extracurricular activity programs.
g. Uses inconsistent with the mission of the District.
h. Uses that present an unacceptable risk that the conditions of use set forth in this policy will not be adhered to; either due to the nature of the requested use or the character of the group
or individuals within the group.
i. Uses that present an unacceptable risk of damage or unacceptable wear and tear to facilities or equipment.
j. Uses for outside commercial activities except with approval of the Board; and except for camps and other activities for high school students subject to and consistent with Bylaws of the
Nebraska School Activities Association.
k. Uses that involves gambling or games of chance.
l. Uses that involves a group or activity which advocates or condones the violent overthrow of the Constitution or of the government.
m. Uses that involve the meetings of secret clubs not open to members of the public.
n. Non-community type uses such as wedding receptions, slumber parties, personal use and similar activities.
o. School facilities shall not be used for parties or celebrations that are essentially private in nature – this exclusion includes birthdays, anniversaries and other similar
parties. Special provisions may be made for graduation receptions for Alliance High School students.
p. No ticket selling for any event or the sale of merchandise or food is permitted without written approval on the agreement.
Performing Arts Center facility layout
