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Become A School Volunteer |
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School Volunteer Registration Form
(FM-1764) (3 different languages) |
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Register as a School Volunteer: |
- A volunteer may register
at the school site or work location where he/she
would like to provide services. The volunteer
must present picture identification and complete
and sign the School Volunteer Program
Registration form
(FM-1764).
- Volunteers may not begin service until the
School Volunteer Office, through the Intranet
database system, has cleared them as active.
- Electronic background
checks take one week to clear if the record is
clear. If the record shows a background issue,
the SVP office will review it. If needed,
additional documents may be requested of the
volunteer at that time.
- Completed applications
need to be entered into the Miami- Dade County
Public Schools’ CICS School Volunteer/Dade
Partner database (WDPV) and submitted
electronically to the district office for
clearance. (For assistance with database,
contact the School Volunteer office at
305-995-1439).
- The volunteer will
receive a background check and schools will be
notified electronically through the database
system when the volunteer is cleared
and active.
- Once cleared,
volunteers must receive the following at the
school site or work location:
- An orientation at
the school site to discuss policies.
- Policies and
Guidelines: a copy of the MDCPS policies and
guidelines are available at
community.dadeschools.net
- School policies and
guidelines by work location
- Identification badge
or name tag
- If the volunteer
requests one of the following high security
positions, they must go through the Fingerprint
Procedure:
- High Security
Positions require level II
fingerprint clearance.
- Mentor
- Listener
- Oyente (Spanish
Listener)
- Overnight
Chaperone*
- Athletic or PE
Assistant
- Certified
Volunteer
*The
definition of overnight indicates sleeping
arrangements. Grad nights whereby students return
without “spending the night” are not considered
overnight. |
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Fingerprint Procedures |
For the identified high security positions,
these persons must undergo a full fingerprint check
with Miami-Dade County Public Schools:
- The registration form must be entered into
the database biography records.
- Click button to request fingerprint.
- Applicant must call the
fingerprint office 305-995-7472 to schedule
their time at least 24 hours prior to the
requested date. Clearance of records will take
no more than 72 hours if there are no records
issues.
- An M-DCPS Fingerprint letter must be given
to the volunteer explaining the location, the
hours and process for fingerprint. This letter
must be obtained through the School Volunteer
Program Office.
- They must have a copy of their Social
Security card, driver’s license, and their SVP
registration form.
- Once cleared by the School
Volunteer Office, schools will be notified
electronically.
- They may begin service and should receive
the same materials and training as stated in #5
of registration process.
- However, if the record indicates criminal
history, the volunteer’s records will be
submitted for review.
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School Volunteer
Policies and Guidelines |
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School Volunteer
Program Fact Sheet |
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Levels of Volunteers |
| Miami-Dade County Public
Schools’ Volunteer Program has two levels of
volunteers: |
Level I: All volunteers with the exception
of the “high security” positions.
Level II: 5 identified “High security”
positions:
- Certified Volunteer:
M-DCPS offers a certification program for
interested persons who wish to support
community involvement initiatives within the
school system by assisting with the
management of school volunteers or the
School Volunteer Program. A 3-hour course is
required as well as successful fingerprint
completion.
- Listener/ Oyente:
M-DCPS, in conjunction with the Francine and
Herb Tobin Foundation, offers this very
special program for interested volunteers
who wish to be trained as “special friends”
for students under the direction of a
counselor. Listeners/Oyentes help students
learn to express themselves and clarify
issues. A 4-hour training and certification
is required as well as successful
fingerprinting completion.
- Overnight Chaperone:
This is defined as a volunteer who
chaperones student groups and participates
in sleeping arrangements with students.
Overnight Chaperones are listed on official
field trip forms.
- Physical Education Assistant
(all grade levels) - Athletic Assistant
(Middle School only): A Physical
Education Assistant is any volunteer who
assists during physical education classes.
An Athletic Assistant is a volunteer at the
middle school level, who assists during
athletic activities. This is a person who
would have interaction with students.
Successful fingerprinting completion is
required.
- Mentor: For the
purposes of M-DCPS, a mentor has a very
special role. It is distinguished from a
purely tutorial role. Mentors are
volunteers who are placed one-on-one with
students or in small groups. Their role is
to provide a support system for the
students. Mentors may help with, but are
not limited to, career planning, conflict
resolution, academic encouragement, buddy
systems, self-esteem building or
decision-making skills. Mentors may tutor,
but tutors may not mentor unless they
successfully complete the Level II
background check.
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The information is from M-DCPS Community Services Office
http://community.dadeschools.net/!svp/school-vol.asp |
