Volunteering

West Clermont welcomes volunteers into the district. The Board of Education believes one of the greatest resources available is found in the citizens who have special knowledge and talents to contribute to the district. The use of volunteers within school programs enhances the educational process not only for the students, but for the community as well.

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Recruitment and selection of volunteers is done at the local building level. Interested individuals should contact the building principal. The interests and abilities of the volunteers are considered when making assignments. All volunteers shall be registered with the district office and at the appropriate building. Standard procedures for record keeping include hours contributed by various volunteers, types of services or donations made and an application kept on file at the local school for any volunteer who works directly with students, especially in tutorial relationships.

A criminal records check might be required for some volunteers. In order to encourage a healthy and safe climate for students, the Board of Education has determined that it will follow the parameters of the Ohio Revised Code on criminal background checks for volunteers. Section 109.574 (Criminal Records Checks for Volunteers) allows school districts to notify current and prospective volunteers that they may be required to provide a set of impressions for fingerprinting purposes processed by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. There are two incidents when a volunteer may be required to get a records check: 1.) When a volunteer has unsupervised access to a child when no other person 18 years of age or older is present in the same room with the child, and 2.) if outdoors, the volunteer has unsupervised access when no other person 18 years of age or older is within a 30 yard radius of the child or has visual contact with the child. School principals will identify these individuals and have then referred to the Personnel Department for a criminal records check. The background checks will be paid for by the West Clermont School District.