IGC-P1 - Community Resource Persons and Volunteers

In order to bring first hand information into the classroom, the Board encourages its professional staff members to be aware of persons in the community who are knowledgeable in certain fields and make provision for them to take part in the appropriate class work.

A professional staff member must be present when these community resource persons are working with the class. [M.R. 23/2000]  See also IGA-P1.

The Prairie Spirit School Division encourages and approves of the use of volunteers in the schools, at the discretion of the Principals.

Each volunteer must be a responsible person working under the direct supervision of a Teacher designated by the Principal of the school. [M.R. 23/2000]

Volunteers who work with individual students on a regular basis may be required to agree to a criminal record and abuse registry check (see also GAB-P0), and to complete a Pledge of Confidentiality (See GBP-P1 and GBP-E1).

Some typical duties performed by school volunteers are as follows:

• Assist the Teacher in making charts, graphs, and other teaching aids.

• Assist the Teacher in large groups activities.

• Work with small groups or individual children (e.g., listen to reading, drill).

• Read stories to small groups of children or individuals.

• Contribute to enrichment activities by utilizing special talents and abilities (e.g., art, music).

• Assist the Teacher in supervision on educational outings and short trips.

• Assist children upon arrival and in preparation for dismissal.

• Assist the Teacher in classroom “housekeeping” (i.e., bulletin boards, blackboards, etc.).

• File the catalogue materials.

• Provide clerical assistance (e.g., duplicating materials, typing, keeping records).

• Assist with playground activities.

• Assist with halls, lunch rooms, and classrooms supervision.

• Other related duties that may arise from time to time, as requested by the Principal.

[PSA 91(2)]