How to Become a Volunteer
Contact a school where you would like to volunteer and talk with the staff member who coordinates the volunteer program.
Watch the sexual harassment and child abuse training module and complete a verification form, which will be kept on file at the school.
Complete a commercial background check. 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 for the commercial background check.
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 Water Ready (formerly known as Drownproofing) volunteers or chaperones
All Polar Bear Plunge volunteers or chaperones
Any volunteer or chaperone with unsupervised/unrestricted access to children, including one-on-one and small group
Complete a school-based volunteer orientation.
Please note: Commercial and fingerprint-supported background checks for chaperones should be completed at least 3 weeks prior to the scheduled field trip.