There are many ways to Help!

Think you don’t have time to volunteer?  We hear you! A lot of us are working parents with multiple kids and little time to spare. There are many different ways that you can help:

• Volunteer at School: Many of the PTA events happen at school, during school time or right after school. We know it’s hard to make time, but even just a few hours per school year can help A LOT! If everyone picks just one event to help with each year, it’s amazing what we can accomplish!

• Volunteer At-Home: Many PTA activities require a lot of planning and legwork that can occur in the evenings or other non-school time.

• Find a friend and Co-Volunteer: If an activity requires too much time for one person, round up a buddy (or two or three) and agree to split the activities/requirements. You get some Adult Interaction and the kids get a great activity!
• Donate Items: If you are not able to volunteer your time, please consider donating needed items to various events.

Pennsylvania State Law mandates that you must have Clearances on file with the District in order to volunteer for any activities during school hours:

• Including non-PTA events such as Classroom parties.
• Even if the teacher will be in the room with you.
• Even if you are not interacting directly with the kids.

Please obtain your clearances prior to signing up for an event at the school. This will ensure that you have them in place before the day of the event. (Summertime is a GREAT time to work on this because then you’ll have everything that you need before the start of the school year!)

There are three required Clearances (they are valid for three years):

PA Criminal History Clearance – Act 34

PA Child Abuse Clearance – Act 34

EITHER:

FBI Fingerprinting – Act 114

• Make sure you register as ‘Education’ and use Finger Print Service Code: 1KG6XN

A notarized Affirmation that you have lived in PA for 10 years and have not been convicted of one of the crimes listed on the form.

Arriving at the School (Non- Covid19 procedure)

When you arrive at the school as a volunteer, you should enter the school through the Front Office (unless instructed otherwise by the Committee Chairperson). Let the school secretary know why you are there. She should have your name on a list provided by the Committee Chairperson. You must bring your photo ID with you to be scanned into the system by the school secretary or be verified by the Committee Chairperson. She will print a badge and direct you to where you need to be.

If your clearances are not on file when you arrive at the school, you will be turned away. In order to volunteer, clearances must be on file BEFORE the day of the event.