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1. V.eRyI.mportantP.arents Parent Volunteer Orientation Barbara Bush Elementary 2014-2015

2. Background Checks • On the CISD Website – http://www.conroeisd.net/student-parent/volunteer.asp • You will find this under the “Parent” tab from the CISD Website. Click on “Volunteer in CISD” • Must be done every year!

3. HOW TO SIGN UP TO VOlunteer For Classroom Specific Volunteer Opportunities • Watch for emails from your child’s teacher • Watch for requests from Room Parents!! • Contact Room Parents if you’d like to help! For PTO and Whole School Volunteer Opportunities • Follow the link from our Bush Homepage to our PTO Volunteer Form. • http://www.bushpto.com/volunteer_information

4. V.EryI.mportantP.arents Counselor: Stacey Strecker School Liaison Volunteer Coordinator: Meghan Piro PTO

5. Each class may have: • Academic Room Parent • Academic Volunteers • Social Room Parent • Social Volunteers Other Volunteer Opportunities: Art Front Office Music Tech Lab P.E. Science Lab Reading Helpers Junior Achievement Volunteers Math Helpers Lunch Volunteer PTO Special Events Counselor Helpers

6. As A Volunteer: • Sign in as a visitor • Wear a Visitor’s badge • End your day no later than 2:50 and please sign out • Know where to find instructions and materials • Get training on copier, laminator, etc. • TODAY – Immediately following this training • Next Tuesday, September 9th at 1:30 • Practice Confidentiality • Always remain positive! • Become familiar with safety procedures

7. SMART SNACK GUIDELINES • Any whole class snacks must meet the Smart Snacks Guidelines • NO Homemade Snacks • Smart Snack lists and calculator can be found from the Child Nutrition link on our Bush Homepage. • No carbonated beverages at any time • Unwrapped items served to class – server must wear gloves.

8. Exceptions to Smart Snack Guidelines • Birthday treats must still be served after lunch • Do NOT have to follow Smart Snack Guidelines! • However, NO HOMEMADE and NO FROSTING • 4 School Events: Do NOT have to follow Smart Snack Guidelines • Breakfast With Bobcats: Oct. 14, 15, and 16 • Winter Holiday Party • Valentine Exchange • End of the Year Celebration

9. Safety Procedures • Emergency Drills: • Fire • Weather • Lock Down • Evacuation • Please Exit the Building or go to a safe location IMMEDIATELY • Become familiar with what to do or where to exit the building • During a Lockdown Drill, go to the nearest classroom and follow the teacher’s directives exactly. • Safety First!

10. Safety Procedures Continued • When volunteering and you want to check out your own children: • When you sign out of your volunteer time at the front office, you may ask the front office staff to call your child down to the front office to be signed out. HOWEVER, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EACH MOMENT OF THE DAY IS USED AS INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. PLEASE TRY NOT TO MAKE A HABIT OUT OF MAKING YOUR CHILD MISS OUT ON ANY OF THAT IMPORTANT TIME! No Exceptions: Students cannot be released to you directly from their classrooms.

11. Guidelines for Classrooms, Halls, and other Painted Areas of the School • We are now NOT ALLOWED to use: • Staples • Scotch tape • 3M hooks • Masking tape • Velcro • Contact Paper We may use MAVALUS tape or sticky tack!! ON walls, windows, and door and window frames…

12. Guidelines for Classrooms, Halls and other Painted Areas of the School In the hallways : Nothing can be displayed on the bare walls. Only hallway bulletin boards may be used. This applies to event posters, etc. Hallways and classrooms must maintain an 80% paper free environment to maintain the fire resistant integrity of the area.

13. What We Really Need!!! • Lunch Volunteers • Morning Car Line Volunteers • Morning Moveable Minute Volunteers YOU ROCK Volunteer Tickets Click Here to Go Directly to Sign Up Genius : http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4bafa82aab9-bush

14. Lunch Room Volunteers • Looking for a few LEAD Lunch Volunteers to help all other volunteers know what to do while in the lunch room. • Sign up online at our SIGNUP GENIUS site. You can get there from our Bush Homepage! • Every time you sign up and volunteer for an entire shift, your child’s class will receive 3 YOU ROCK Volunteer Points toward their class total. All you have to do is fill out a YOU ROCK ticket, found at the front desk, before you leave the building. Fill one out for EACH of your children, each time you volunteer for lunch!! • There are shifts available every Monday-Thursday, 10:40-12:30 • Either a lead volunteer or the administrator on duty will give you a short orientation and off you go!

15. Morning Front Porch Car Line Volunteers • Sign up online at our SIGNUP GENIUS site. You can get there from our Bush Homepage! • Every time you sign up and then come and volunteer your whole shift, you will earn 1 YOU ROCK Volunteer Ticket for your child’s class. Don’t forget to stop by the front desk before you leave to fill out your ticket!! You should fill out one for each of your children each time you volunteer for Morning Car Line! • There are shifts available every Monday-Friday, 7:30-8:15 • Check in at the front office and then go back outside to begin opening doors and greeting students as they arrive by car. • Your children are welcome to attend one of our MANY early morning activities such as Mathletics, Library/Study Hall, Raz Kids, and Moveable Minutes.

16. Morning Moveable Minutes Volunteers • Sign up online at our SIGNUP GENIUS site. You can get there from our Bush Homepage! • Every time you sign up and then come and volunteer your whole shift, you will earn 1 YOU ROCK Volunteer Ticket for your child’s class. Don’t forget to stop by the front desk before you leave to fill out your ticket!! You should fill out one for each of your children each time you volunteer for Moveable Minutes! • There are shifts available every Monday-Friday, 7:30-7:50 • Check in at the front office and then go outside to the black top area across from our Art Room. Check in with our P.E. Team and then monitor all of the Bobcats getting their blood flowing at Moveable Minutes. • Your children are welcome to attend one of our MANY early morning activities such as Mathletics, Library/Study Hall, Raz Kids, and Moveable Minutes.

17. Questions??? • Contact Volunteer School Liaison/ School Counselor Stacey Strecker at sstrecker@conroeisd.net • Contact PTO Volunteer Coordinator Meghan Piro at volunteer@bushpto.com

18. Room Parent and GLC Meeting • Immediately following this training! • Copier and Laminator Training • Immediately following this training. • Tuesday, Sept. 9th at 1:30

19. Thank You for being a Bush Volunteer!!!