Volunteer Information

Yough School District volunteers and school helpers are required to complete a vital statistics information and clearance certificate before they are permitted to volunteer in the school district.  If you wish to volunteer or become a school helper, please complete the form below and return to the main office with a valid form of photo ID and your 3 required clearances.  

  Volunteer and School Helper Application.pdf 

Volunteer Clearance Websites

 

CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK:

http://epatch.state.pa.us

Cost: FREE FOR FIRST TIME VOLUNTEERS. Depending on when you are applying for a renewal of your Criminal Record Check, you may have to pay. It is free if you are applying for the first time.

 

CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE:

http://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home

Cost: FREE FOR FIRST TIME VOLUNTEERS. Depending on when you are applying for a renewal of your Child Abuse Clearance, you may have to pay. It is free if you are applying for the first time.

 

FBI FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE:

THIS HAS CHANGED BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2017.

https://uenroll.identogo.com

Cost: $21.35

Instructions/details to obtain your fingerprints are on the attached document below . You will NO LONGER be able to go to a UPS store to have them done. When you first log onto the site, please enter the Service Code provided on the back of this sheet and follow the directions. You do NOT pay online. You will pay when you have your fingerprints taken. You MUST register first and pick an appointment time. They do not accept walk-ins.

  FBI Fingerprint Instructions.pdf 
  

District Volunteer Policy

While we encourage parent participation in our schools, please be aware that to volunteer for the Yough School District you must have current Act 34 (PA Criminal History), Act 114 (FBI Fingerprint) and Act 151 (Child Abuse). Current clearances are ones that you obtained within one year of the date that you would be volunteering in the school. Once you receive your clearances, they will remain in effect for five years per Act 153. At the end of the five years, you must obtain new clearances if you want to continue your role as a volunteer. If you have received your clearances in the past two years, they will not expire until the fifth year from the date the clearances were issued. In other words, if you received your clearances this school year you should be good for four more school years.