Any visitors, volunteers and contracted service providers MUST sign-in and show a picture ID before entering any of our school district buildings.
What Do I Need?
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TYPE OF VOLUNTEER
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VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTION
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IS AN ACT 24 CLEARANCE REQUIRED?
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IS AN ACT 34 CLEARANCE REQUIRED?
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IS AN ACT 151 CLEARANCE REQUIRED?
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IS AN ACT 114 CLEARANCE (OR WAIVER) REQUIRED?
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IS A TUBERCULOSIS TEST REQUIRED?
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Visitors
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A visitor is defined as a person who has no direct involvement with or access to students and is always escorted by a Palisades School District employee. Examples of visitors: parents coming in for an IEP meeting, guest speakers or attendees for an assembly in a multi-purpose room or auditorium.
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NO
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NO
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NO
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NO
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NO
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Special Event Volunteers
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Those who are helping out at events such as, but not limited to, Assembly Programs, Field Days, Spelling Bees, Concerts, Science Fairs, tec. MAY be handled differently, and are at the discretion of the administrator of the building. Visitor badges may not be required; however, visitors must restrict their visit to areas specifically designated for the event and will not be left alone with students.
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NO
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NO
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NO
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NO
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NO
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Casual Volunteers
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A casual volunteer is defined as a person who interacts with students while an administrator/teacher/staff member or employee is present (such as assisting with in-classroom activities, etc.) These individuals DO NOT have Direct Contact with students. Direct Contact is defined by Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) as the care, supervision, guidance OR control of children OR routine interaction with children. Routine interaction is regular and repeated contact that is integral to a person's employment or volunteer responsibility.
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YES
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NO
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NO
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NO
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NO
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Volunteers and Volunteer Coaches
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A volunteer is defined a person who is responsible for the welfare of a child OR who has Direct Contact with children. Direct Contact is defined by Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) as the care, supervision, guidance OR control of children OR routine interaction with children. (Routine interaction is regular and repeated contact that is integral to a person's employment or volunteer responsibility.) Examples of a volunteer are: a person who may/will interact with students without a staff member being present, i.e., head room parent, attending a field trip, working school store, etc.
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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Contracted Services
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A contracted service is defined as a person who may/will interact with students in the performance of his/her contracted service without a staff member being present, i.e. copy machine repair-person, school photographer, therapists, etc. All of the protocols pertaining to a "Volunteer" apply to a person performing a contracted service during school hours. See Board Policy #818
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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Dual Enrollment Professors
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Due to Dual Enrollment Professors working in a classroom in the same capacity as a Palisades School District Teacher, the Dual Enrollment Professor must submit all four clearances BEFORE working in the classroom at the Palisades School District.
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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The Palisades School District has established protocols which outline the procedures pertaining to volunteers. Protocol regulations include:
- Submitting an Act 24 Arrest & Conviction Clearance Form (SB Policy #916) --Please complete and submit in PDF format to the Palisades School District.
- Obtaining an Act 34 PA Criminal Background Check Clearance (SB Policy #916) -- Apply online here. Please complete the process online and submit your receipt of completion or results in PDF format to Palisades School District.
- Obtaining an Act 151 Child Abuse Clearance (SB Policy #916) -- Create an account and submit your application online here. Please complete the process online and submit your receipt of completion or results in PDF format to Palisades School District.
- Obtaining an Act 114 FBI Clearance or Waiver
- To register for fingerprinting:
- Start the process online at: https://uenroll.identogo.com/workflows/1KG6XN
- Please Use Service Code: 1KG6XN
- For more information and to locate a new fingerprinting site, please visit: https://www.identogo.com/locations/pennsylvania.
- Please note that we do not automatically receive your results of your FBI fingerprinting. Your unofficial results will be mailed to you from IdentGo. It is your responsibility to provide a copy of these results to your school office.
- Submit your receipt of completion or results in PDF format to Palisades School District.
B. TO FILE A WAIVER FOR FINGERPRINTING:
A waiver may be filed for those volunteers who have lived in the state of Pennsylvania for 10 or MORE years up to/including today's date. PLEASE NOTE: The VOLUNTEER WAIVER is for district use ONLY.
- Fill out the Volunteer Affidavit attesting to the fact that you have lived in Pennsylvania for 10 or more years.
- Have the waiver notarized; this service is available for free at our District Office. Call 610-847-5131 to schedule an appointment.
- Submit the completed waiver to Susan Keogh at [email protected]
5. Tuberculosis Test
The Pennsylvania Public School Code, Section 1418(b) requires a TB Test is for anyone in direct contact with students 10 or more hours in a given week; this includes volunteers. Click here for TB Form - results must be submitted along with other clearances to be approved for volunteering in our schools.
Frequently Asked Questions about Clearances:
- Volunteers need to submit their clearances with payment to DPW (for Act 151) and The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (for Act 34) - NOT to Palisades School District.
- Can you use another state's clearances: NO
- Can I use a PA Criminal Background Check and PA Child Abuse Clearance I had done for other volunteering? Yes, if the date on the form is within a year of when you will be volunteering at the Palisades School District
- Any reportable offense must be reported to the Superintendent of the School District. The offense may change the person's status to volunteer and may require clearances to be reissued.
- If a volunteer is also a Palisades School District employee and the employee has a break in employment (example: furlough, resignation, retirement, etc.) with the District new clearances must be submitted prior to volunteering at the District after the change in employment status.