Visitors and Volunteers
All visitors, volunteers and Student Safety
For the safety of all of our students, all visitors (parents, volunteers, and guests) are required to sign in at the school office prior to conducting business on campus. No parent is to be on campus at any time during the school day without signing in at the office first. Please do not enter any classroom, the playground, or lunch table area directly from the parking lot or back of the school.
Volunteers Registration
Meadow Park welcomes and values our volunteer assistance. If you would like to volunteer, please fill out this application first, then bring your driver's license to the front office so that it can be scanned. When both steps have been completed, you will be able to volunteer in the classroom. These steps both need to be done for this current year.
Classroom/Library Assistance
Classroom teachers and our library staff will recruit parent help at the beginning of the school year. There are opportunities for parents to work directly with students, to complete clerical tasks, and to complete tasks at home. If you are interested in serving in this way, please contact your child’s teacher. If working in the library is of interest to you, please contact our library staff.
We want your experience as a classroom or library volunteer to be a successful one. Here are some suggestions that might be of interest to you when you come to help out:
- Meet the students in a relaxed, friendly manner.
- Learn student names and pronounce them correctly.
- Let the students know that you are truly interested in them by asking about interests, friends, etc.
- Give students your full attention. Listen to what they have to say.
- Set an example for students by being courteous and respectful to them.
- Build students’ self-confidence. Let them know you expect them to try and to succeed.
As you work with students, keep these ideas in mind:
- Be consistent when working with students.
- Learn school rules and be sure to follow them.
- Be dependable. The teacher and students are depending on you.
- Be prepared. Have everything ready when you start to work with students.
- Reward students with positive praise.
- Help students learn HOW to do their work.
- Ask for help if you find a problem that you feel you may not be able to handle.
- Your interest and enthusiasm as a volunteer may be the single most important part of success in learning for many students.
Confidentiality
All student information observed or obtained while volunteering is to remain confidential. Adults who breech this confidentiality expectation will not be invited to return.
Classroom Observations
Please recognize that when volunteering in the classroom, you are offering your assistance to the classroom teacher. If you are interested in observing your child’s classroom, you are allowed up to three observations of no more than one hour each during the school year, per IUSD Board Policy. Please request your desired observation in writing at least two school days in advance.