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Type 3 – Volunteering

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VOLUNTEERING

INVOLVEMENT AT AND FOR THE SCHOOL
  • In schools or classrooms: Assist administrators, teachers, students, or parents as aides, tutors, coaches, lecturers, chaperones, and other leaders
  • For schools or classrooms: Assist school programs and children’s progress from any location at any time
  • As audiences: Attend assemblies, performances, sports events, recognition and award ceremonies, celebrations, and other events
SAMPLE PRACTICES
  • Annual survey to identify interests, talents, and availability of volunteers
  • Parent room or family center for volunteer work, meetings, and resources for families
  • Class parent, telephone tree, or other structures to provide all families with needed information
  • Parent patrols to increase school safety
  • Annual review of schedules for students’ performances, games, and assemblies to encourage all families to attend as daytime and evening audiences
CHALLENGES
  • Recruit widely, provide training, and create flexible schedules for volunteers so that all families know that their time and talents are welcomed and valued
REDEFINITIONS
  • “Volunteer” not only means those who come during the school day, but also those who support school goals and children’s learning any way, any time.
RESULTS FOR STUDENTS
  • Skills that are tutored or taught by volunteers
  • Skills in communicating with adults
RESULTS FOR PARENTS
  • Understanding of the teacher’s job
  • Self-confidence about ability to work in school and with children
  • Enrollment in programs to improve own education
RESULTS FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS
  • Readiness to involve all families in new ways, not only as volunteers
  • More individual attention to students because of help from volunteers