Parking: You may wish to leave valuables, such as a purse, locked in your vehicle as we have no place in the school to secure them
Entrance: (Please call if unable to come when expected)
Sign in
Pick up name tag and wear at all times on campus or with field trip
Sign out and return name tag when leaving
Work Routine: (Explained by the school staff and on-the-job-training provided)
Familiarize yourself with the rules and routines of the school and classroom.
Please ask questions if unsure about a direction or routine.
Respect the teaching learning process by not using your volunteer time for an informal parent-teacher conference or conversation.
Be aware that the staff room is often a workroom for teachers and children are not allowed in this area.
When volunteering in classrooms or on field trips make other arrangements for siblings.
Be open and honest in your communication to the staff and administration. If you feel a problem exists, help to identify the problem and communicate your concern directly to a staff member.
As a volunteer you are not expected to be responsible for the actions of the children or for administering discipline.
If a student is disruptive seek assistance form the teacher or administrator.
Confidentiality
In the course of your volunteer work at our school, you may learn confidential information about students, parents or teachers.
You are expected to keep this information confidential in any setting inside or outside the school, just as you would wish your own privacy rights to be respected.
There are times when student confidences cannot be kept.
If a student confides a desire to commit suicide to a volunteer, that confidence must be reported.
The guideline to follow is: Any information which, if shared with parent and/or administrators may save someone from harm must be shared.