Volunteer With Us

Our school recognizes our parent volunteers and want them to keep returning to help in the classrooms. Students value parent contributions, no matter how small or how involved.

Our school’s mission is to create an educational environment in which students are given the opportunity to reach their full potential and see that the academic, social, and developmental needs of each student are met. We are looking for volunteers to help us with these goals.

We recognize that a parent’s time is at a premium, but we hope this invitation will empower you to come in and volunteer. Please feel free to contact a teacher and provide them with a time to volunteer that is convenient for you. Before you start your volunteer experience, have a clear idea of what your personal boundaries are. Children ask adults a lot of personal questions in an attempt to bond and learn. Because children are developing social skills, they are still learning the difference between appropriate and inappropriate questions. If a child asks a question that you don’t want to answer, let him/her know in a polite way. Refer concerns to the staff.

Volunteers in schools cannot be used to perform activities that are the responsibility of teachers or other Board employees and must be limited to extra support activities.

Here are some ways you can help in your child’s classroom or school:

Reading with students who need extra help
Arts and crafts activities
School plays or concerts
Arranging material in the library
Coaching sports activities
Supervising children on field trips
Serving as a speaker on topics related to the classroom program
Serving as a skilled mentor to a student who needs extra support
Collecting community materials for a classroom project
Producing the school newsletter or handbook
Participate in meetings and activities of the School Council

Parent Tutors

Parent tutors in classrooms can support the academic success of our students. All tutor activities for our schools are performed under the direct supervision of a teacher. Parent tutors in classrooms can:

Work with students
Work with small groups
Aid students with special needs
Assist with technology
Reading with students who need extra help