VOLUNTEER WITH US
Parent Volunteers are the heart and soul of GSA. ADG loves parents and community volunteers! Being a volunteer is a way to positively impact GSA students’ experience. It is a good way of connecting with other parents, administration, and educators and expanding your social networking.
Parents are always needed in so many ways and areas including but not limited to fundraising, chaperoning dances, field trips, and any other school events and the list goes on!
Please reach out to us to find a volunteer opportunity that fits your interests and passion to serve.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES EXAMPLES:
- Father/Daughter Dance
- Potlucks Events
- Back to School Picnic
CPS Volunteer Requirements
Level II Volunteers
(This process can be completed in a day & is required even of volunteers for Amigos de Gunsaulus events)
A fingerprint criminal background check is not required for Level II Volunteers.
A Level II Volunteer is:
- A parent providing supervised volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for less than 10 hours/week;
- Any individual providing volunteer service for less than 5 hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled;
- An individual providing incidental volunteer service with no ongoing individualized interaction with a student(s) including those who speak at a class/assembly, judge academic competitions, give musical performance, participate in the “Principal for a Day” program, job shadowing event or other one-time event provided where there is direct supervision of the activity/event by regular school employees;
- A parent accompanying his/her child’s class on a one-day field trip or another type of extracurricular activity that does not involve an overnight stay;
- An individual providing volunteer service on projects/activities involving no or nominal contact with children (home-based volunteer activities, volunteers serving at Central or Network offices).
Level I Volunteers
(Please allow 8-12 weeks for the entire process)
A fingerprint criminal background check is required for all Level I Volunteers.
A Level I volunteer is:
A parent providing volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for 10 or more hours/week;
An individual providing volunteer service for 5 or more hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled;
Any individual chaperoning an overnight school-sponsored trip, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the Student Travel Policy).
To become a volunteer, please visit CPS’ Volunteer website and follow the instructions.
Ms. Esmeralda Nunez is GSA’s Volunteer Coordinator. After applying to become a volunteer, you must visit the school and show Ms. Nunez your ID, so she can approve you to move forward in the volunteer process. For Level II volunteers, that is the only step you must take. For Level 1, you will receive further instructions from CPS.
