Bloomfield Hills Schools
Booth Center
Bloomfield Hills Schools promotes and encourages the help of school volunteers in order to expand and enhance parental and community involvement in the schools while continuing to maintain a high level of safety and security.
Anyone who wishes to volunteer at a school will be approved by human resources at least one week prior to serving at the school or in a volunteer capacity.
Application Process and Volunteer Background Check
Anyone wishing to volunteer must complete the electronic volunteer background check one week prior to volunteering. A criminal background check will be completed on each applicant and the principal/designee will be informed by human resources if the applicant is approved to volunteer.
In order to protect the safety of children and school staff, all classroom volunteers must submit to a criminal background investigation using the person’s name, alias names, and date of birth. After the initial criminal background check, volunteers must report any subsequent criminal charges and convictions to human resources. Any individual refusing to submit to a background investigation shall be ineligible to be a volunteer.
Individuals whose background investigation reveals a charge, a series of charges or a conviction of a crime more serious than a traffic violation or a pattern of charges or behavior which is determined by the Human Resources Department to represent a safety issue shall be ineligible to be a volunteer. The detailed results of all background checks will be held confidential.
Spectators
Participates as a spectator or invited guest at school events such as concerts, field days, etc. and will not be providing assistance.
- Always in a highly public setting.
- Never in a restricted or enclosed area - staff or adults can enter and observe at any time,
- No solitary time with students.
Background Screening Required:
- Spectators of school day activities must sign in and be identified by name tag.
Examples (including, but not limited to):
- Visitation or participation in classroom / lunch / school activities on a non-scheduled basis.
- Band/choir concerts, special person’s luncheon, sports activities, etc.
- School fairs as a parent shopping/visiting with their child.
- As parent/family member observing the activities of an outdoor activities such as a field day or fun run.
- As a parent/family member attending events as a spectator of a co-curricular activity (robotics, after-school clubs, etc.) and not actively assisting students; not involved in coaching.
Volunteers
Participates in direct student contact and is providing assistance in some capacity in the school.
- Participates in school activities on a scheduled basis and may be outside the view of school staff and unsupervised.
- May work one on one with students.
Background Screening Required:
- Complete the volunteer background check form annually.
- Volunteers must sign in and be identified by name tag during school hours.
Examples (including, but not limited to):
- Tutoring during or after school.
- Working at the school fair; helping students.
- Mentoring.
- Athletic boosters’/band concessions/fundraisers.
- Resource guest speaker.
- Helpers in special days such as reading day or class parties.
- Helpers in outdoor activities such as field day; working directly with students.
- A coach or someone who actively assists students in co-curricular activities (robotics, after-school clubs, etc.)
- Field trip chaperone/overnight chaperone.
- PTA/PTO activities held during school day.
- Working directly with band/chorus/clubs on a scheduled basis.
- Class helper working one on one with students.