Columbia Public Schools Volunteer Background Check Application

We appreciate your interest in volunteering in Columbia Public Schools!

Columbia Public Schools believes community participation enriches our schools and fosters public's interest making strengthening the educational environment.

The safety and well-being of our students, staff and volunteers is our number one priority. Parents and community volunteers enhance the educational experience and we value everyone’s time and support. We welcome the involvement of parents and community members in our schools.

Missouri state law designates school volunteers into two categories - visitor or volunteer.

Volunteers are defined as visitors when they assist or are directly supervised by CPS employees at school. Visitors accompanied by a CPS employee DO NOT require a background check. Visitors are invited to the campus for a specific event/reason, sign-in and sign-out from the main school office through the visitor management system, and are under the direction of the principal. Visitors are neither alone with, nor supervising any students.

Volunteers fulfill a role that requires them to be alone with a CPS student. Typically, these individuals are serving as chaperones, mentors, or tutors. Volunteers are required to complete a fingerprint-level background check prior to receiving a volunteer assignment.

With the guidance of a teacher, school principal, or program coordinator, determine whether you'll be a visitor or a volunteer under the above definitions and complete the required application if you are entering our system as a volunteer.

When completing the background check application, it is very important that the information you enter on the application matches your government issued identification card including your full legal name. It is important that you provide a valid email address so you can be notified as to the status of your application and for future communication. All information collected on the application will remain confidential and not be shared outside the volunteer program.

If you have any questions about volunteering, please contact the district at volunteer@cpsk12.org. If you have questions about the fingerprinting background check process or the application please contact the district at cpshumanresources@cpsk12.org.

Thank you,
Columbia Public Schools

Personal Information

Legal First Name

Address Line 1

Legal Middle Name

I don't have a middle name

Address Line 2 / Apt # / Building #

Legal Last Name

City

Maiden Name

State/Province/Region

Gender

Postal/Zip Code

Date Of Birth

Phone Number Phone number is required

Affiliation

Please note: An email will be sent to the email address entered to inform you of the status of your application.

Please select the schools at which you wish to volunteer

Please select the functions from the list below. (select all that apply)

Please select the organization(s) on behalf of which you are volunteering (if not applicable, select "None")

Please read the disclaimer below and provide your signature

By providing your signature, you are agreeing to abide by Columbia Public Schools policies and applicable laws as well as the rules of the district's volunteer program. One or more of the volunteer activities you have selected may require you to provide your United States social security number so we can perform a criminal background check. Your social security number will only be used for this purpose and we do not retain this information. The state law required background check process for volunteers requires fingerprinting. Fingerprinting has a cost associated with it that is paid for by the volunteer applicant.

Name

Signature

By signing your name you agree to all the above statements. Use the mouse or touch screen to sign.

Thank You

Your Columbia Public Schools volunteer background check application has been successfully submitted and will be reviewed per the district’s policies.

In the near future, you will be notified via email as to your volunteer status. Individuals may not begin volunteering until the application and background check process has been successfully completed.

If you have questions regarding the background check process, please contact cpshumanresources@cpsk12.org. If you have questions regarding volunteering, please contact volunteer@cpsk12.org.

Thank you for your interest and support of Columbia Public Schools

Community Relations Office
Columbia Public Schools
1818 W. Worley Street
Columbia, MO 65203

www.cpsk12.org/volunteer