Pre-Volunteer Requirements

Background Check Information

In accordance with Board Policy 1240 and California Education Code, volunteers that perform volunteer service five hours or less per week (Level A Volunteer) will require to submit an online application which includes a Megan’s Law clearance check. All volunteers and visitors at this level will check in and out daily with the RAPTOR system and have a sticker badge visible at all times while on campus.

Volunteers that perform volunteer service, more than five hours per week (Level B Volunteer) or chaperone fieldtrips are required to submit an online application which includes a Megan’s Law clearance check, verification of Tuberculosis Risk Assessment/Examination clearance, and a DOJ/FBI background check by Livescan. All volunteers and visitors at this level will check in and out daily with the RAPTOR system and have a sticker badge visible at all times while on campus.

A visitor is defined as an individual who, with school administration authorization, attends a performance, Back-to-School Event, or is observing a classroom with site administrator permission. Approved visitors observing a classroom or their own child in the school environment will be accompanied by a site administrator. Visitors must sign into the RAPTOR system and have a sticker badge visible at all times while on campus. For the purpose of observation during the school day, visitors must call ahead for an appointment and will be allowed a maximum of 30 minutes for each observational time.

TB Test/Assessment

California law requires that school staff and volunteers working with children and community college students be free of infectious tuberculosis (TB) disease. These updated laws reflect current federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations. Enacted laws, AB 1667, effective on January 1, 2015, SB 792, effective on September 1, 2016, and SB 1038, effective on January 1, 2017, require a TB risk assessment be administered, and if risk factors are identified, a TB test and examination be performed by a health care provider to determine that the person is free of infectious TB disease. The use of the TB risk assessment and the Certificate of Completion(link is external), developed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California TB Controllers Association (CTCA) are also required. For more information, please visit: https://ctca.org/california-tb-legal-resources/(link is external) .

Mandated Reporter Training

Our District requires that the Child Abuse Mandated Reporter training is completed prior to the approval of your application to be a volunteer. While a volunteer is not considered a Mandated Reporter, the District’s expectation is our volunteers complete the training for the betterment of our students. If a volunteer has a concern about potential abuse, that should be immediately reported to the site administration and Human Resources.