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Updated: August 20, 2011

Volunteer Opportunities


Why Volunteer?
The benefits go beyond dollars and cents. Students behaviors improve and their confidence increases. They improve their test scores and earn better grades. You are repaid with the students' smiles and hugs for your efforts.


How Much Time Is Involved?
There are many great opportunities to volunteer. Some take as little as a single morning or an hour a week. Listed below are just some of the opportunities. Any amount of time you have available would be greatly appreciated!


How Do I Sign-up?
Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) requires all volunteers to have a DCPS volunteer confirmation letter showing their volunteer application is approved (click for details). Listed below are the volunteer opportunities. Click here to contact Volunteer Chair Committee person for additional information.


Volunteer Opportunities:

Library Assistance Assist media specialist in shelving and checking out books. Training will be provided.

.Time Commitment:
.Half or full day per week

Sunshine Math Distribute extracurricular math activity and grade papers. Training provided by Sunshine Math Coordinator. Click here to access a list of duties and the worksheets.

.Time Commitment:
.30 minutes to 1 hour in the
.classroom per week

4th / 5th Grade Social Help with various jobs, from set-up, through the event, and clean up.

.Time Commitment:
.1 evening prior to the winter holiday break

School Clean-up Needed for various projects to help brighten and clean the school.

.Time Commitment:
.2 Saturdays per year fall and spring

Just Call Me Not certain what you would like to do?

.Willing to do whatever is needed?

.This is when we just need a little help!

Cafeteria Monitors Assist students in cafeteria, wipe tables and clean-up at beginning of the school year.

.Time Commitment:
.Up to 3 hours once per week

Great Leaps Reading Strengthen students' reading skills. Training provided by Great Leaps Coordinator.

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.Time Commitment:
.1 hour in the classroom per week

Family Fun Fest Needed for various jobs from set up, through the event, to clean up.

.Time Commitment:
.1 Saturday afternoon in the spring

Hospitality Bring food or desserts in throughout the year for special events and teacher appreciation days.

.Time Commitment: As needed

School Pictures Assist photographers.

.Time Commitment:
.Couple of hours 2 or 3 times per year

Hearing and Vision Screening Receive training that day on how to conduct screening.

.Time Commitment:
.Couple of hours twice a year

Bookfair Assist media specialist with set-up, break down and sales during book fair. .

.Time Commitment:
.Half or full day twice a year.

Movie Nights Help with refreshments and clean-up. .

.Time Commitment:
.Couple hours per movie night

.Seperate nights per grade group:
.* K - 1st (2 times per year)
.* 2nd - 3rd (2 times per year)
.* 4th - 5th grades (1 time per year)

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