·          Volunteer hours are dependent upon grade level. 

·          Student volunteer hours MUST be COMPLETED BY MAY 15th, 2010.

Grades 1-3  10 hours
Grades 4-5  15 hours
Grades 6-8  20 hours

·         Students record and track their volunteer hours in their Porter Agendas.

PARENT/GUARDIAN REQUIREMENTS

·         Must volunteer 10 hours on behalf of each student enrolled.

·         Any adult family member may perform "parent" volunteer service.

·         Volunteer hours must be completed by the last day of school.

·         All Parent/Guardian volunteer hours must be completed at Porter or on behalf of Porter programs.  For example, a parent may assist a teacher by doing work at home. Hours spent volunteering for non-Porter programs will not be counted.

·         Attendance and participation at workshops and meetings for school or PTA will be credited; attendance at social events will not. For example, attending a Family Fun Night is not volunteer service, while assisting in Family Fun Night preparation (planning, set up, clean up, etc.) is.

·         Volunteers at school MUST check in at the front office and leave a government issued photo ID to get signed in and obtain a 'Volunteer' badge or sticker.

·         If a volunteer does not sign out in the front office, no more than one hour will be awarded. Please make sure you sign out.

·         A maximum of 3 volunteer hours, per student, may be earned for donations to a Porter function.

·         Families may monitor their progress throughout the year by looking on their Edulink account.

·         It is each family’s responsibility to ensure their work is properly reported.

·         If a family does not meet the required number of volunteer hours by the published deadline, the student's Transfer to Porter will be revoked for the following academic year.

·          Parent volunteer hours MUST be COMPLETED BY June 12th, 2010.

Volunteers Needed

IMMEDIATE REQUEST! Parent volunteers to "Greet" visitors in our 'front hall check-in desk.' For security reasons, we are establishing a check-in desk to ensure that no one enters the building without first checking into the front office. We need volunteers to sit at this desk , smile/welcome and direct visitors to the front office. Here are the time slots needed for EACH day ALL year long:

EVERY SCHOOL DAY 9:00am - 12:00noon and 12:00noon - 3:00pm

Please contact Ms. Michele tluchomb@pwcs.edu or Ms. Pat lewandpo@pwcs.edu in the front office (703-580-6501) to schedule your time!