Volunteer

At your arrival:

• Be prompt and dependable; arrive at the front office 10 minutes before your scheduled time.
• Complete a quick background check. You will need to present a state or federal form of identification.
• If it’s your first time volunteering, read and sign the confidentiality waiver.
• Sign into the volunteer binder so your hours may be tracked. You will also need to sign out after you are done.
• Place your cell phone on silent or vibrate to keep distractions to a minimum.

During your volunteer time:

• Exercise intergrity and respect each student’s rights and privacy.
• Follow the lead of teachers and staff when working with students.
• Follow our R.E.P.S. and restroom procedures.
• If you are volunteering in a class with your student, save all questions regarding your student’s performance and bahvior for in-school conferences. Treat your child as you would every other student at Athlos.
• Volunteers do not discipline students. Disciplinary action is the legal responsibility of the administration and staff. If an issue arises, please immediatly contact a teacher or staff member.

Interacting with students:

• Accept all students as they are and be ready to accept their differences.
• Be friendly and enthusiastic.
• Encourage all of our students. Use positive comments that will allow them to feel good about themselves.
• Praise even the smallest efforts and successes.
• Be caring, but firm.
• Patiently allow students to think and form their own answers.