Volunteers

 

The District strongly supports the involvement of parent/guardian and community volunteers. State law now requires that any volunteer who has direct contact with students to have necessary clearances on file with the District.

 

 

The District requires the following clearances:

Acquiring the clearance documents takes time and we recommend that parents planning on volunteering in the schools complete the process as soon as possible. The documents will remain on file with the District for FIVE years at which time new clearances will be necessary.

 

The table below provides details on the process including costs and timelines. When you are ready to begin, click the links at the bottom of each column to begin the online registration. You may also click here for an overview from the Dept of Human Services (For Act 141 Clearances  please make sure that you scroll down the paragraph that begins "*The Pennsylvania Department of Education".  

 

	PA Criminal Record Check	PA Child Abuse History Clearance	Act 141 Criminal History Record Check (Fingerprinting)
Cost	Free for volunteers	Free for volunteers	$22.60
Form of Payment Accepted	Credit card (if submitting online)	Credit card (if submitting online)	Online with credit card, money order or cashier's check
Expected time for results	Usually within 2 weeks (could be sooner)	Usually within 2 weeks	Usually within 2 weeks
Electronic submission	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manner in which results will be received	Online with paper copy	Online with paper copy	Mailed to your home
Is this a one-step process?	Yes	Yes	No. You must first register for an ID, then you must get finger-printed at an approved location*
Link to Begin	Get Started	Get Started	Get Started -  Enter Code: 1KG6Y3

 

* Peters Township Parks and Rec will no longer offer fingerprinting services, effective 11/21/17. 

 

The new state law also requires volunteers to notify the District within 72 hours if they are arrested or convicted of a Disqualifying Offense. To ensure that all volunteers are aware of this requirement, you will be required to sign and submit a copy of the Acknowledgment of Volunteer Obligations when you submit your clearances at the District offices.

Only after you get all three clearances back (or two plus the signed waiver), take the originals to the Central Administration Building (next to the Middle School) during normal office hours along with a signed copy of the Acknowledgement of Volunteer Obligations . The administrative staff will review your clearances and will make a copy to keep in the District files. The originals will be returned to you. Thereafter, your name will be added to a central database of volunteers who have submitted clearances.

 

If you have additional questions, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.