Volunteer

School Day Volunteer: volunteers who work in close proximity to district employees. Volunteer activities may include reading or math tutor, classroom helper, day field trip chaperone, library helper, or Watch D.O.G.S.

Extended Support Volunteer: volunteers who may not be in direct proximity of a district employee and who provide substantial assistance. Volunteer activities may include an overnight chaperone, volunteer club advisor, and program booster. This is also for Lighthouse parents.

Volunteer Athletic Coach: volunteers who support middle and high school athletic teams.

Please note: Volunteer Athletic Coaches may serve as Extended Support and School Day Volunteers, and Extended Support Volunteers may serve as School Day Volunteers.

All volunteer applications are processed online. Please create an account and then select the volunteer type for which you wish to apply.

The online volunteer application is only available in English. 

The application process is mobile-friendly and is supported by Safari, Chrome and Firefox browsers.

Please look here if you need additional application directions.

School employees each undergo a background check before being authorized to work in our schools. Similarly, each volunteer candidate must undergo a background check. The type of volunteer activity determines the type of background check.

School Day Volunteers: Washington State Patrol criminal history

Extended Support Volunteers: Washington State Patrol criminal history and National Sex Offender registry through an outside agency

Volunteer Athletic Coach: Washington State Patrol criminal history, National Sex Offender registry through an outside agency and fingerprinting through the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

While all volunteers must be screened through the background check processes, a criminal history does not automatically disqualify one from volunteering. If there is a concern, an applicant will have the opportunity to talk with a Human Resource representative. (In such cases you may ask to provide personal references for additional follow-up.)

A volunteer's training is determined by the type of volunteer activity. As outlined in the application process, all volunteer applicants are required to review the district's volunteer manual. Translated versions of the manuals are available in Arabic, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Extended Support Volunteers and Volunteer Athletic Coaches also require online safety training and an upload of a photo identification. 

Volunteer Athletic Coaches require additional Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) training.