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Posted on 12/10/2021
Do you have questions about school council activities or how to be involved in
your school this year? We're here to help answer them.Submit your questions
through our online form. Here are some answers to questions we've heard
from school councils:
Can I volunteer in-person at my child's school?
As a preventative health and safety measure, in-person school access by
visitors, including volunteers, is currently restricted. At this time, in-person
access is restricted to only those staff and visitors required for school
operations or meeting student achievement and well-being goals.
We appreciate the work of parents and volunteers within our District, and we
are grateful for your ongoing commitment and support. Please speak with
your school principal if you have questions about ways to get involved virtually
and/or through School Council.
How do police checks and other screenings work for volunteers?
The use of volunteers in schools is covered by the Procedure PR.555.SCO.
The process of screening for volunteers begins at the very moment a person
applies or is recruited to the time he/she terminates this commitment. The
degree of screening is dependent upon the volunteer activity, the extent of
interaction with, and responsibility for, students, and the degree of direct
supervision of the volunteer.
Initial screening tools include but are not limited to:
●volunteer intake interview;
●reference checks;
●police record check;
●TB tests
Please refer to sections 4.20 and 4.21 of the procedure for more detailed
information about levels of risk and screening processes.
When can breakfast programs begin at schools?
Every school that wishes to have a breakfast program will have access to one.
At this time, breakfast programs have commenced at approximately 89
schools.