- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
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Volunteering for AACPS
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How to Become a Volunteer
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- Contact a school where you would like to volunteer and talk with the staff member who coordinates the volunteer program. Once you have identified a volunteer opportunity you are interested in, continue the process.
- Attend a volunteer orientation at the school.
- Watch the sexual harassment and child abuse training module and complete a verification form which is kept on file at the school.
- Complete a commercial background check at https://www.aacps.org/chaperone (scroll to the bottom of the page). Successful completion of a commercial background check is required before any person has access to students, either on or off school property. There is no cost to the volunteer.
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- Know what level of background check is required. The following groups of individuals must complete a fingerprint-supported background check. The cost of fingerprinting is $63 and it includes the commercial background check.
- All overnight volunteers or chaperones
- All drown proofing volunteers or chaperones (effective 07/02/2018)
- Any volunteer or chaperone with unsupervised/unrestricted access to children, including one-on-one and small group
- Know what level of background check is required. The following groups of individuals must complete a fingerprint-supported background check. The cost of fingerprinting is $63 and it includes the commercial background check.
Please note: Commercial and fingerprint-supported background checks for chaperones should be completed at least 3 weeks prior to the scheduled field trip.

Contact
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Contact a school's staff liaison for volunteers to learn more about opportunities and become a volunteer.
For systemwide questions about volunteerism, contact Cynthia Bischoff, Family Involvement Specialist, Office of School & Family Partnerships.