Port Townsend School District
450 Fir Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360.379.4502
Port Townsend School District Linclon School Building
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Personnel Policy 5630: Volunteers

The district recognizes the valuable contribution made to the total school program through the volunteer assistance of parents and other citizens. In working with volunteers, district staff shall clearly explain the volunteer's responsibility for supervising students in school, on the playground and on field trips. On field trips both students and volunteers are to be informed of the rules of student behavior and the means by which they are to be held accountable to those rules.

The superintendent shall be responsible for developing and implementing procedures for the utilization of volunteers. The selection and use of volunteers will be consistent with those policies and procedures as specified for unsupervised volunteers as specified in Policy 5005.

Cross References: Policy 5005 Employment: Disclosures, Certification Requirements, Assurances and Approval
Legal References: RCW 43.43.830 to 43.43.840 Washington State Criminal Code Records
  WAC 446-20-285 Employment - Conviction Record

ADOPTED: March 27, 2000
REVISED: April 28, 2003

Last Updated 03.21.05