Volunteer Services

Code No.: 905.1
Volunteer Services
It is the policy of the Anamosa Community School District to encourage the use of volunteers in
the various programs throughout the District for the purpose of enriching the learning of students
at all levels. Volunteering should also be a fulfilling and rewarding opportunity for the
volunteer.
A volunteer is a non-paid person functioning under the sponsorship of the Board of Education
and at the direction of the responsible administrator/staff member.
The Anamosa Community School District shall be responsible for the direction of the district
volunteer program and its compliance with all laws pertaining to volunteers which shall include
the recruitment and retention of volunteers and the evaluation of the volunteer program.
The District will make every reasonable effort to provide a safe learning environment for
students and its volunteers.
A standard background check will be completed for Level I volunteers (See Code No. 900.7-R).
The district office or designee will complete the following on all Level II volunteers:
A screening including Iowa Courts Online, Iowa Department of Corrections/Federal Bureau of
Prisons and Iowa Sex Offender Registry.
The building administrator or his/her designee is responsible for administering and directing the
school’s volunteer program.
Background checks are good for five years from date of completion.
Approved 10/15/07
Revised 10/3/2011
Revised 1/16/12
Revised 8/17/15
Revised 6/5/17