PROCEDURES: VOLUNTEERS AND WORK STUDY STUDENTS

In accordance with the Orange Southwest Supervisory Union’s Policy on Volunteer and Work Study Students [4204], the following procedures will be followed:

1. Volunteer means an individual not employed by the school district who works on occasional or regular basis in the school setting to assist the staff. A volunteer works without compensation or economic benefits.

Interpretation: Volunteers shall be considered unpaid individuals who work occasionally or regularly in the school setting who assist staff. For example, chaperones on over-night field trips, occasional or regular individuals with assigned duties will be considered volunteers.

Individuals who drop-in or visit the school irregularly, Senior Project Mentors, day-trip chaperones, OSSU students etc…shall not be considered volunteers of the school district for the purposes of this policy. However, all such individuals will be supervised to all possible extent.

Procedures: All volunteers will be subject to a name and birth date check with the Vermont Internet Sex Abuse Registry before beginning their duties in the school setting. The Principal/Director shall ensure all volunteers complete the name and birth date check through the Central Office before the commencement of duties.

All other volunteers shall complete the attached Volunteer Enrollment Form.

2. Work Study Student means a post secondary student who receives compensation for work performed at a school operated by the district as part of a work experience program sponsored or provided by the college or university at which he or she is enrolled. A student working toward a teaching credential who is placed as a teacher student at a school district is not a work study student.

Procedures: All Work Study Students shall be subject to a name and birth date check with the Vermont Internet Sex Abuse Registry before beginning their duties in the school setting. The Principal/Director shall ensure volunteers complete the name and birth date check through the Central Office before the commencement of duties.

3. Supporting Documents and Procedures

General Practices and Procedures for Volunteer and Work Study Students

• All volunteers shall be given a copy of the Student/Parent Handbook. In addition, volunteers shall be given guidance on “Confidentiality,” emergency response procedures, professional behavior expectations, and all other pertinent school information.
• The Principal/Director shall ensure all volunteer drivers are licensed and insured. Additionally, the volunteer will be made aware of student transportation procedures.
  

Policy 4204