Thank you for being willing to share in the ministry of our schools!

Definitions and Requirements

ALL School Volunteers

Definition: Volunteers 18 years or older who interacts with pupils outside of the immediate supervision and control of the pupil’s parent or guardian or a school employee (SB848).

Requirements:

• Download and complete the forms in the Volunteer Packet
• Return the completed Guidelines for Volunteers and Vehicle Information forms to your school office
• Complete the Blank Volunteer Live Scan Form using the information and codes from the Sample Form. Take the completed form to an authorized Live Scan center and get fingerprinted. The results will be automatically sent to the Northern California Conference.
• Complete the Mandated Reporter Training for Volunteers and return a copy of the completion certificate to childsafety@nccsda.com

General Guidelines
Volunteers are an essential element of a successful school; schools cannot buy what volunteers give to a school.

Schools are committed at all times to providing a safe environment in which students can grow mentally, spiritually, physically, and emotionally

Volunteers must be encouraged to respect the confidential nature of anything they see or hear. Concerns should be shared only with the classroom teacher or principal at school. As far as volunteers go, what happens in the classroom, stays in the classroom.

The professional staff of the school is responsible for everything that goes on at school including student instruction, safety and discipline. Volunteers work under the direction and guidance of paid staff, supplementing and supporting the program.

Unless acting as an approved volunteer teacher, volunteers should NOT:

• Discipline students
• Diagnose student needs
• Evaluate achievements
• Counsel students
• Discuss student progress and concerns with parents
• Have access to materials in students’ permanent record files

Because students are the priority, the right to be a volunteer can be rescinded at any time due to behavior that is in conflict with the Guidelines for Volunteers.