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Volunteers are integral to student success and a huge part of our school community. There are many ways to engage as a volunteer with City Schools. Check out what volunteer opportunities we have available in our Partners in Education (PIE) portal. Don’t see your school of interest, reach out! Thank you for your interest in supporting our students and school communities!

Type of Volunteer

Key Information

Sample Activities

Supervised

School Staff is always present.
Volunteers are never alone with students.

Guest speaker/reader, chaperone (educational day trips), science fair judge.

Indirectly Supervised

School staff is sometimes present.
Volunteers may be alone with students.

Mentor, tutor, coach, chaperone (overnight or foreign travel)

No student contact

Services will be completed when students are not present.

Saturday clean-up, administration headquarters projects.

Frequent (Supervised & Unsupervised)

In the school more than four times a month.

Lunch aides, recess support, and after-school club leads.

Screening Requirements

Type of Volunteer

Sex Offender Registry (SOR) check

Fingerprinting

Supervised (infrequent)

Yes

No

Supervised (frequent)

Yes

Yes

Indirectly Supervised (infrequent)

Yes

Yes

Indirectly Supervised (frequent)

Yes

Yes

No Student Contact

Yes

No

Frequently Asked Questions

A Slice of the PIE Newsletter