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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Volunteers: Project Appleseed's Survey of Volunteer Interests

In yesterday's post I mentioned Project Appleseed (http://www.projectappleseed.org/). It's an organization whose goal is to improve parental involvement in schools.  One particularly useful contribution of Project Appleseed is their Survey of Volunteer Interests. It brings to mind a broad range of ways that volunteers may help the school. That's good for dealing with budget-induced staff reductions and for higher student achievement through parental involvement.

Survey of Volunteer Interests

Volunteering in the classroom

·         Tutor a student

·         Work with individual students.

·         Work with small groups of students.

·         Listen to students read

·         Translate for students. Language:

·         Help with teacher's clerical work.

·         Prepare materials

·         Attend field trips

·         Help students with dramatic performances, special events

·         Help out in class with art projects, science experiments, etc.

·         Appear as a guest speaker to share my professional experience, travels, culture, talent, skill or craft. Explain

Volunteering in other areas

·         Organize or help with school security (bus, school grounds, etc.)

·         Building maintenance

·         Carpentry

·         Gardening or yard work

·         Work in school library

·         Photograph school activities

·         Videotape school activities

·         Provide transportation to parents for: conferences, events, etc.

·         Type or do clerical work

·         Prepare newsletters

·         Prepare posters, displays, etc.

·         Do copying and laminating

·         I am interested in working with children on computers and supervising children while they surf the World Wide Web on the Internet.

Helping by working at home

·         Recruit parents, citizens and local businesses to participate in special reading programs for students.

·         Call parents, organize phone trees for attendance and special projects

·         Enter data on a computer

·         Gather resource materials

·         Sew

·         Provide snacks

·         Correct papers

·         Cut out letters

·         Prepare bulletin boards

·         Stuff envelopes

·         Distribute brochures door-to-door

·         Become a block home

·          I am interested in improving our schools by working with other parents on site-based councils, and projects and issues concerning our schools.

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