The Board of Trustees recognizes that volunteer assistance in schools can enrich the educational program, increase supervision of students, and contribute to school safety while strengthening the schools' relationships with the community. The Board encourages parents/guardians and other members of the community to share their time, knowledge, and abilities with students.
(cf. 1000 - Concepts and Roles)
(cf. 1700 - Relations Between Private Industry and the Schools)
(cf. 4127/4227/4327 - Temporary Athletic Team Coaches)
(cf. 4222 - Teacher Aides/Paraprofessionals)
(cf. 5020 - Parent Rights and Responsibilities)
(cf. 6020 - Parent Involvement)
(cf. 6171 - Title I Programs)
The Superintendent or designee shall develop and implement a plan for recruiting, screening, and placing volunteers, including strategies for reaching underrepresented groups of parents/guardians and community members. He/she may also recruit community members to serve as mentors to students and/or make appropriate referrals to community organizations.
(cf. 1020 - Youth Services)
(cf. 1400 - Relations Between Other Governmental Agencies and the Schools)
The Board prohibits harassment of any volunteer on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. (Government Code 12940)
(cf. 0410 - Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities)
As appropriate, the Superintendent or designee shall provide volunteers with information about school goals, programs, and practices and an orientation or other training related to their specific responsibilities. Employees who supervise volunteers shall ensure that volunteers are assigned meaningful responsibilities that utilize their skills and expertise and maximize their contribution to the educational program.
Volunteer work shall be limited to those projects that do not replace the normal duties of classified staff. The Board nevertheless encourages volunteers to work on short-term projects to the extent that they enhance the classroom or school and comply with employee negotiated agreements.
(cf. 4141/4241 - Collective Bargaining Agreement)
The Superintendent or designee shall establish procedures for determining whether volunteers possess the qualifications, if any, required by law and administrative regulation for the types of duties they will perform.
Volunteers shall act in accordance with district policies, regulations, and school rules. The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for investigating and resolving complaints regarding volunteers.
(cf. 3515.2 - Disruptions)
The Board encourages principals to develop a means for recognizing the contributions of each school's volunteers.
(cf. 1150 - Commendations and Awards)
The Superintendent or designee shall periodically report to the Board regarding the district's volunteer assistance program.
(cf. 0500 - Accountability)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
8482-8484.6 After School Education and Safety program
8484.7-8484.9 21st Century Community Learning Center program
35021 Volunteer aides
35021.1 Automated records check
35021.3 Registry of volunteers for before/after school programs
44010 Sex offense; definition
44814-44815 Supervision of students during lunch and other nutrition periods
45125 Fingerprinting requirements
45125.01 Interagency agreements for criminal record information
45340-45349 Instructional aides
48981 Parental notifications
49024 Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate
49406 Examination for tuberculosis
GOVERNMENT CODE
3543.5 Prohibited interference with employees' rights
12940 Prohibited discrimination and harassment
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
1596.871 Fingerprints of individuals in contact with child day care facility clients
LABOR CODE
1720.4 Public works; exclusion of volunteers from prevailing wage law
3352 Workers' compensation; definitions
3364.5 Authority to provide workers' compensation insurance for volunteers
PENAL CODE
290 Registration of sex offenders
290.4 Information re: sex offenders
290.95 Disclosure by person required to register as sex offender
626.81 Sex offender; permission to volunteer at school
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 22
101170 Criminal record clearance
101216 Health screening, volunteers in child care centers
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
6319 Qualifications and duties of paraprofessionals, Title I programs
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD DECISIONS
Whisman Elementary School District, (1991) PERB Decision No. 868
Management Resources:
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Department of Education, Parents/Family and Community: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf
California Department of Justice, Megan's Law: http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov
California Parent Teacher Association: http://www.capta.org
Commission on Teacher Credentialing: http://www.ctc.ca.gov
Policy KENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: September 9, 2015 Kenwood, California