Volunteering

A Casual Volunteer is a volunteer who comes to a school infrequently (less than ten (10) hours per school year) and works in the presence of a teacher/administrator with students. A casual volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with students.

Examples: individuals who volunteer to assist in the planning or conducting of classroom celebrations; guest speakers; and concert/performance ushers

Clearances: Casual volunteers shall be required to be screened through the District's Raptor® system.

A Program Volunteer is a volunteer who chaperones field trips and/or provides recurring assistance (10 or more hours per school year) in support of school-sponsored activities under the general direction and supervision of a coach or sponsor employed by the district and may, from time to time, have or may be reasonably expected to have unsupervised contact with students.

Examples: field trip chaperones, volunteers who assist on the coaching staff of an athletic team; "Hands Across the District" volunteers; and choreographers, musicians and other individuals who provide assistance to students in the marching band or school sponsored performances.

Clearances: Program Volunteers shall be required to obtain and submit the Act 34 Criminal History Report, the Act 151 Child Abuse Clearance Statement, and the Federal Criminal History Record (Fingerprint).

Exception: A volunteer who completes the Waiver of Federal Criminal History Report Requirement shall not be required to obtain this clearance. Such volunteers must affirm the following statement: "I affirm that I have been a resident of this Commonwealth during the entirety of the previous ten-year period and that I am not disqualified from service based upon a conviction of an offense under §6344 of Act 134." Program Volunteers shall be required to renew these clearances every 60 months. Program Volunteers shall be required to receive a PPD skin test for tuberculosis within three months of their initial appointments.

• SASD Board Policy 916
• SASD Community Volunteer Guidelines
• Volunteer Registration and Disclosure Forms
  • Guardian Volunteer Registration and Disclosure Statement
  • Non-Guardian Volunteer Registration and Disclosure Statement
• Act 34 Criminal History Report ($22 fee. Fee may be waived for volunteers)
• Act 151 Child Abuse Clearance Statement ($13 fee. Fee may be waived for volunteers)
• Federal Criminal History Record (Fingerprint) ($23.25 fee)
  *Note: The Service Code for background checks to VOLUNTEER in the Souderton Area School District is 1KG6ZJ.