The School Board believes in providing opportunities for students to enhance their education through a variety of appropriate co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The Board recognizes that the community itself can be an excellent resource for such activities and welcomes the participation of community members who have special knowledge and skills that can add to the District's program. In order to ensure that activities recommended by or involving community volunteers in an instructional role are in keeping with District philosophy and will help students better accomplish the learning goals of the District's program, the Superintendent shall establish procedures for the approval of any activity involving community volunteers. All volunteers are subject to a background check by the Office of District & School Security. You must enter your Social Security number for this background check.
Listed Volunteers
A "listed" volunteer is any person who is initially screened by the home school, completes the security check form and is subject to a criminal records name check. You must submit your Social Security Number for this background check. The volunteer's name is entered in a master district volunteer file as "listed". Listed volunteers are entitled to:
- Assist in the classroom
- Assist in sports/club activities
- Assist with booster activities
- Out of county field trips with two parents per group of students (one registered volunteer required)
- Local field trips with two parents per group of students (one registered volunteer required per-group of students)
Registered Volunteers
A "registered" volunteer is any person who is initially screened by the home school, completes the security check form and is subjected to a criminal records check, including the submission of electronic fingerprints.
The volunteer's name is then entered in a master district volunteer file as "registered".
A "registered" volunteer must complete a background check. No person may engage in activities requiring "registered" status prior to clearance. Once cleared, registered volunteers are priviledged to:
- Un-supervised access to students
- May travel alone with students, transporting students in their own vehicle without being part of a caravan
- Overnight field trips
I need to be fingerprinted - - now what?
Brevard Public Schools uses an in-house fingerprinting services, please visit the Office of District & School Security Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Please Note:
- A $47.00 fee via money order, or credit card is due at time of fingerprinting, this also pertains to Charter School Volunteers.
- Both checks and money orders are made payable to Brevard Public Schools.
- You may pre-pay via website at www.cogentid.com/fl/index_fdoe.htm. The website service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (Use the CRI number for Volunteers).