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Greenville County Schools are implementing new Volunteer Guidelines to
further enhance school safety. All volunteers will now be required to be
cleared through a background check each year. The GCS Volunteer
Application Process requires NO action by parent/guardians (the 2 primary
contacts on the school's registration information). This process will be
automatic unless the parent/guardian opts out of volunteer application
eligibility in writing or by emailing the principal. Others interested
in volunteering at the school (extended family members, friends or
community members) must complete a written volunteer application and
submit this to the front office at the school.
Once approved through the GCS Volunteer Application Process, a person is
eligible to volunteer through the school, PTA and other school
organizations,
Approved volunteers signing in on the Simple track electronic system to
volunteers at school will receive a printed name tag marked "VOL". You
must have this name tag on to volunteer anywhere in the school. Visitors
will receive a "Visitors" badge and, they too, will be required to war
this badge at all times. For all school activities, the school
administration will provide a list of eligible volunteers to each school
organization. The school organization will provide each volunteer,
assigned to work, with a name badge that includes the organization's
name and volunteer's name.
All volunteers at Fork Shoals must be cleared through the GCS Process,
except as follows: One time, in-school activities such as classroom or
career speaker when a teacher is present or service on school committees
that do not interact with students. One time, after school public events
such as athletic concessions and school carnivals.
Representatives of community agencies who volunteer in multiple GCS
schools will be cleared each year through a district level process
coordinated by the Coordinator of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Please
remember that if you are already listed as the parent or guardian on the
school's registration information, you don't need to do anything. If you
have family members or friends, however that plan on volunteering in the
classroom or chaperoning a field trip, you will need to have them fill
out a volunteer application form located in the front office. We
appreciate your help and understanding as we work to make our schools an
even safer environment for our children. |
Fork Shoals School
