Looking forward to a great year at our school this year!

 Welcome and Introductions  Philosophy of Volunteering at Our School  Basic Volunteer Regulations and Protocols  Four Most Important Volunteer Responsibilities  Areas in Which Volunteers Can Help  Benefits to Volunteers  Questions

School volunteer programs succeed when teachers and volunteers form an effective, cooperative education team and function as co-workers. Helping children learn is what teaching, parenting, and volunteering is all about --- a shared venture, a cooperative undertaking, a labor of love!

 Volunteer Registration/Sign-in at the Front Desk in the Office each time you are here (HelpCounter Program)  Wear a badge when you are in the building to identify yourself  Feel free to ask questions  Restrooms  Obey sight and sound rule

 Volunteer Waiver  Who is in the Building – Emergency Situations  School and District  State Dept. of Education  Grants  Personal Volunteer Time Records

#1 When you wake up the computer by pushing the power button this is the screen you will see #2 Upon choosing “Volunteers” you will get a screen like this. Click on “Internet Explorer”

Volunteer Sign In Area This login information is on a paper taped to the desk underneath the computer. If for some reason it has logged us out of HelpCounter, you can just type in the Login Name and Password and should be able to pop up the program. Note that volunteers signing in will not have access to each other's private information.

Please use the manual sign in sheet only as a last resort as the PSO Board has had to manually enter all of those sheets so we have all of our volunteer hours included in the school year’s volunteer counts.

 Punctuality  Dependability  Confidentiality  Professionalism

 In Classroom (talk to your child’s teacher about need)  PSO Events/Activities (see Volunteer Sheet)  Office Help  Ongoing activities: Art Lit Classroom Presenter Library Helper Staff Appreciation  2014 Local Option Levy School Captain  Helping with the School Auction  Volunteer Coordinator

 Transferable Work Skills  OnPoint Bank - Portland Teachers Credit Union eligibility  Deduct from Taxes Mileage Non-cash Contributions such as clothing, books or household items  Teacher License Renewal  Allows you interaction with your child’s school, his/her friends, teachers and information on what’s going on at school

Ask away!! Or feel free to talk to me after the meeting! OR If you think of something after, please feel free to me at: