The principal must forward to the Superintendent a request
for permission to use a volunteer. This request must include
the name of the volunteer, name of the extra-curricular or co-curricular activity, and a rationale statement.
Upon approval of the Superintendent, the names(s) of the volunteer will be presented to the Board for formal appointment.
Appointment,
if granted, shall be for one (1) school year only.
All
volunteer(s) must be approved by the Board prior to
commencing
their duties. The Superintendent
may, in special
situations,
allow a volunteer to begin service pending Board approval.
All
volunteer(s) must be at least eighteen (18) years of age,
provide
the district with an Act 34 and 151 background checks
and
have satisfactorily passed a tuberculin test within the last year prior to
their assignment, assigned as a long term volunteer.
Permission to utilize a volunteer may be revoked at any time by
Board and the Administration.
The head coach, advisor, or
teacher in charge will assume daily responsibility for the actions and training
of a volunteer.
A
volunteer may not direct or supervise a school sponsored
program,
a group of students, or an individual student
belonging
to any such program outside the immediate
supervision
of a professional staff member.
A
head coach/advisor and/or assistant coach/advisor or teacher or building
administrator shall be present during all training, practices, and/or any other
events of said school sponsored program(s).