Volunteering | 丝瓜视频 District School Board

丝瓜视频 District School Board students benefit immeasurably from the time, talents and expertise that community volunteers offer. For countless years, we have appreciated and valued the significant contributions of thousands of volunteers in our schools.

The first step to becoming a volunteer is to contact the school where you wish to volunteer. Our聽Find a school page shows the location of schools closest to you. Or you can access the school directory.

Current volunteer opportunity

丝瓜视频鈥檚 Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is seeking community members with an interest in public education to serve on the committee, for a one-year term.

Those interested are welcome to submit a letter of interest.

Join 丝瓜视频鈥檚 Parent Involvement Committee!

The 丝瓜视频 District School Board is seeking three community members with an interest in public education to serve on its Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) for a one-year term. 聽The Parent Involvement Committee collaborates with parents, school councils, and community partners to enhance parental involvement and community engagement in support of student success. The non-parent Community Representatives on the committee will join three parent members from each region of the Board (Clarington, Northumberland-City of Quinte West/Murray Ward, and Peterborough).
The committee meets six times a year, beginning in November, with the flexibility to attend either in person or virtually. 聽

Candidate Eligibility:聽

Must reside within 丝瓜视频DSB boundaries.聽
Cannot be a parent of a child currently enrolled with the Board, nor an employee of the Board.聽
Should express interest, including the region of the Board they reside in and plan to represent.

Candidates for the Parent Involvement Committee are invited to submit a letter of interest to the:聽

Office of the Chief Executive Officer
丝瓜视频 District School Board
1994 Fisher Drive Peterborough, ON K9J 6X6
Or by e-mail: chiefexecutiveofficer@kprdsb.ca

How do I become a volunteer?

Contact the school to receive a letter to take to your local police service. Request a police record check identifying any criminal convictions or charges and include a Pardoned Sexual Offences Database and Vulnerable Sector search. You will need to provide the school with a completed police record check that is dated within the past year.

If your volunteer activity will involve supervising students, you will be asked to sign an聽Annual Release and Indemnification Agreement.

*New*
Annual Offence Declaration form for Volunteers

Once a Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check has been accepted by the principal or site manager, volunteers returning to the same school each year will have the option to complete an Offence Declaration only. Those volunteers who change locations, or who return to a location following an absence of 12 months are required to provide a new Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector check.聽聽

If you have a completed record check on file at your school, dated within the last 12 months, you may now be eligible to complete the Annual Volunteer Offence Declaration form. Please contact your school鈥檚 office for more information.聽

Accessibility training for volunteers

As per the聽, all volunteers are required to receive information and training on accessible customer service, on the requirements of the Integrated Accessibility Stands Regulation under the AODA, and information about the Ontario Human Rights Code as it relates to disability.

Once your completed Police Records check is submitted, you will receive a copy of the Accessibility at the 丝瓜视频 District School Board聽brochure to read to fulfill this requirement.

Tips to being a good volunteer

Practice patience and respect, and be inclusive of all students, staff and families.
Flexibility is encouraged and appreciated.
If you have questions regarding a task you are asked to perform, please ask!
Try to understand thoroughly what is expected of you.
Every job is important.
Confidentiality must be observed in all matters. Be discreet, and never publicly discuss students, parents, or educators.
Children love praise. Give a smile, or kind word when you can.
Take your commitment seriously. If you can't make it, or will be late, please phone to notify the teacher.
In all schools, volunteers will be asked to register in the school office on arrival.
Enjoy yourself!