Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 6:250-R1
Instruction
Administrative Procedure – Securing and Screening Volunteers
The Building Principal or designee directs the use of volunteers within his or her building.
Specifically, the Principal or designee directs volunteer recruitment, screening, placement, and
training within the following perimeters:
1. Qualifications. Volunteers may come from all backgrounds and all age groups. The main
qualification for a volunteer is that he or she has a desire to give his or her time and talent in
order to enrich student learning opportunities and the school community generally.
2. Persons Not Allowed to Serve as Volunteers. No person who is a “child sex offender,” as
defined by the Child Sex Offender and Murderer Community Notification Law, may serve as
a volunteer. Every time a new list of child sex offenders is received under the Child Sex
Offender and Murderer Community Notification Law, the Building Principal or designee
shall review it.
3. Recruitment. School personnel may recruit volunteers through the following resources:
parent(s)/guardians, parent organizations, retired teachers and other senior citizen groups,
community businesses, local volunteer centers, and universities.
4. Role. Volunteers serve only in an auxiliary capacity under the direction and supervision of a
staff member; they are not a substitute for a member of the school staff. Volunteers do not
have access to confidential student school records.
A request to volunteer or to continue volunteering will be denied if the volunteer behaves in any
manner that demonstrates he or she is not a good role model or is otherwise detrimental to the school
environment. Examples of such behavior include: swearing, failing to be dependable, failing to
follow the supervisor’s instructions, committing any criminal act on school grounds or at a school
activity, touching a student in a rude or overly forceful manner, failing to dress in an appropriate
manner, or violating any school rule.
DATED: March, 1999
REVIEWED: January 17, 2006
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