Virtual Backpack

How the Virtual Backpack Works
Posting Guidelines & Required Forms

How the Virtual Backpack Works

Fliers publicizing community events within the area served by District 200 may be posted subject to the conditions listed in the Posting Guidelines below, at no cost to the sponsoring organization. District 200 provides this service as an informational convenience for our students and families.

Materials eligible for publication include activities and events sponsored by non-profit and not-for-profit groups, intergovernmental agencies and other approved community organizations. The text of the material must be geared toward providing services for children and families within the District 200 community.

Prior to submitting a request, please read the complete Posting Guidelines. Then complete and submit the Request to Post form. Organizations may also be asked to submit the Verification of Nonprofit Status form.

Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 neither recommends nor endorses the programs or oganizations posted in the Virtual Backpack. Materials posted on this page are the responsibility of the organization represented. Distribution of informational material is for the convenience of District 200 students and families and does not imply endorsement by Woodstock Community Unit School District 200.

Posting Guidelines & Required Forms

The following requirements apply to all materials submitted for online and lobby distribution. Only events sponsored by nonprofit organizations and intergovernmental agencies may be publicized in this manner. No commercial publications shall be posted or distributed unless the purpose is to further an activity or program that is initiated or sponsored by the school district.

Only events sponsored by nonprofit organizations and intergovernmental agencies may be publicized in this manner. No commercial publications shall be posted or distributed unless the purpose is to further an activity or program that is initiated or sponsored by the school district.
The text of the material must be geared toward providing services for children and families within the District 200 community.
The district reserves the right to request verification of a charitable organization’s non-profit status and to refuse posting/distribution of materials from organizations which do not meet these requirements.
Endorsement by the school district is not intended or implied.
The text of the material must include a name and telephone number, e-mail address, and/or Web address where inquiries may be directed should parents or students have questions.
Advertising may not appear in the flier.

Approval Process

The request to post a flier should be submitted at least ten days prior to the posting date. An organization will be limited to one request per month with a two-month limit per flier.
Those wishing to submit a flier to be posted must complete a D200 Virtual Backpack Request to Post form and attach a PDF of the flier.
If there is any question about eligibility for posting and/or distribution and appropriateness of the material for our students, the final determination will be made by the Superintendent’s Office. You will be notified via e-mail of approval or if any additional information is required.

Limited Distribution

A limited number of printed fliers may also be provided for school lobbies. Fliers will not be distributed to individual classrooms/students. Sets of no more than 25 fliers must be packaged and clearly labeled for each school where distribution is requested. Please do not combine schools in packages.
Materials, packaged per the instructions above, may be brought to the District 200 Administrative Services Center, 2990 Raffel Road, Woodstock.

Request to Post Form Verification of Nonprofit Status Form