School Volunteer Approval

ALL Campus Coaches and guest speakers MUST re-register as a volunteer every school year.  If you registered last year, you must re-apply this year.  Please take ten minutes and follow these simple instructions and register as a school volunteer (mandatory for level one security screening) BEFORE school starts up.

Here’s how it’s done:

Broward County
• Go to www.getinvolvedineducation.com and click on “Online Volunteer Application” at the top of the page.
• Click on the first yellow box at the lower left side that reads “Next” (I am over 18 years of  age and want to volunteer..)
• In order to go any farther you must check the box giving the Broward County School Board the right to do a criminal background check of you.
• Begin filling in appropriate information (Social Security # is not mandatory and should not be given)
• When you get to the question “How recruited” – check off “Employer”
• When you get to “Preferred grade level” – check both “6-8” and “9-12” (which will allow you to go to both High Schools and Middle Schools)
• “School Preference” – Choose the school(s) in which you spend most time
• “Availability” – keep it simple list one or two days and times
• “Areas of Interest” – check “Classroom Speaker” and “Student Clubs/Activities”
• Look over your sheet to make sure all information is correct and if it is, print out a copy and then type “yes” in the box on the left and re-enter your Florida Driver’s license number in the box on the right.  Then press “Submit my Application”
• Now you’re done – in one week you can call the school you chose as primary and ask to speak with the Staff Liaison for Volunteers to check on your approval.
• If you’re approved, show up at your school and present your Driver’s License – tell the staff person that you would like a Volunteer Badge (good for all year) as opposed to a visitor’s badge which grants access only a day at a time.
• Hold on to your Volunteer Badge as a duplicate will not be issued.  This badge gives you access to all Broward County Schools.

Miami-Dade County
Go to http://community.dadeschools.net/!svp/school-vol.asp
• Download the School Volunteer Registration Form PDF - http://community.dadeschools.net/!svp/FM-1764.pdf
• Fill out the 2 page Personal Information section (The PDF comes with 6 pages, 2 in English/Spanish/Creol).
• First Time Registrants: You will not have a Volunteer # at this time, so do not worry about filling out that information.
• Prior Registrants: Please utilize your Volunteer # to help with ease of processing.
• In the Placement Information bracket, please select “Other” and fill in “First Priority Club” and which type of school it will be in (Middle/High/K-8/etc.).
• In the Level 1 & Level 2 bracket, place an X next to Special Club Sponsor.
• Go to your local public school that accepts Volunteer Registration Forms.
• To be a Certified Volunteer, you will need to schedule to be available for finger printing at the nearest school that provides finger printing.
• This process takes 1-2 weeks, so please follow-up with your registration. You will not be allowed on campus until you are fully registered as a Miami-Dade County Public Schools Volunteer.
• For more information, please go to the Office of Community Services website, http://community.dadeschools.net/ or contact the OCS through this website with their contact information, http://community.dadeschools.net/!SVP/mv.asp or call Isabel Gil at 305-995-1439.
• Creating a Community Portal Access Account (Highly Recommended):
• Go to http://myportal.dadeschools.net/community/default.asp
• Click on Create an Account
• Submit your name & email address (You will receive a password within 24 hours).
• Login and click on the Services/Sites tab
• Click on Be a School Volunteer
• You will be able to check on the status of your registration and edit information for future volunteer opportunities in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.
• For detailed information, please download the School Volunteer Program Registration Userguide - http://community.dadeschools.net/!svp/SVP_userguide-parents.pdf
• Follow Miami-Dade County Public Schools on Twitter for continual updates, message them and to stay in the loop! - http://twitter.com/mdcps


Martin County
• Go to www.sbmc.org and click on “General Information”
• Click on “volunteers”
• Click on “forms”
• Click on “School Volunteer Registration Form (English)
• Fill out the form and take it to the school at which you plan to volunteer.
• You may want to read over or print out the volunteer manual available on line
• You can not be allowed on campus until your form has been approved (so make sure you apply at least a week before your first meeting)

Palm Beach County
Palm Beach has no online form.  Everything has to be done at the school at which you are volunteering.  Call the School Volunteer Program Officer (Judy) in the Community Involvement Division at 434-8771.  She will guide you in all procedures.  All volunteers are school based and school approved.