Volunteer Orientation Online

Please review information

Information includes

Mandated Reporting/Copyright
Volunteer Statement of Confidentiality and Code
LMS and CCPS Volunteer and Campus Policy
Ways Volunteers Can Help
Title I Parent Resource Center
Title I Budget

Click here to complete the volunteer interest form

If you have already completed it, you do not have to do so again

Click here for the Volunteer Remind App.

This is how communication of volunteer opportunities is sent out to parents. Through the remind app

Volunteers serve a vital role at LMS. Besides being a help to the teachers, it allows parents to be familiar with the school, teachers, and administrators. Parents will feel more comfortable addressing concerns if they feel comfortable at school. Parents are always welcome at LMS.

Volunteering at LMS

Have a valid ID with you when you come to volunteer

Sign in at Office A

Wear an ID badge while on school grounds at all times

Catoosa County Schools additional rules for all schools:

1. No smoking or tobacco allowed on school grounds

2. No weapons allowed on school grounds

3. No drugs or alcohol allowed on school grounds

4. Do not use school equipment for personal use.

Am I a mandated reporter as a volunteer?

The answer is Yes.

In Georgia, the law requires certain individuals to report suspected child abuse and neglect. School personnel has always been mandated, as reporters. In July 2012, the law was amended to include almost everyone who comes into contact with children – including volunteers.

What to do:

If you have reasonable doubt that one of our students is being abused, neglected, etc, you should report your concerns to our counselors, who are the school’s designated reporters. If they are not available, you may also report to an administrator.

What Not to do:

It is not your role to investigate anything the child has told you.
Do not discuss your concerns with other parents. (Refer to our Confidentiality Code for Volunteers.)
Do not expect to be notified of an outcome after making a report.

Printable Mandate Reporter Information

What is Copyright?

Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and other intellectual works. What this means to a volunteer is that you should not make copies of anything that says it is copyrighted and ------shouldn’t be copied unless given the right by the publisher. The exception to this is when teachers or schools have purchased the material and thus have been giving the right to copy.

Which Works Are Not Protected by Copyright?

Not everything is protected by copyright law. The following are categories of things not protected:

Ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices, (but written or recorded descriptions, explanations, or illustrations of such things are protected copyright);
Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; mere listings of ingredients or contents (but some titles and words might be protected under trademark law if their use is associated with a particular product or service);
Works that are not fixed in a tangible form of expression, such as an improvised speech or performance that is not written down or otherwise recorded;
Works consisting entirely of information that is commonly available and contains no originality (for example, standard calendars, standard measures and rulers, lists or tables compiled from public documents or other common sources); and
Works by the US government.

Click here for more copyright information

Volunteer opportunities at LMS

School Events

Dances

Selling Ice Cream (Mon-WED) 11:00-1:15

Teacher Copies Any Time 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m

Parent Council Meetings

Parent Lighthouse Academy

Media Center Parent Rep

Parent Local Governance Team

The Volunteer Statement MUST be signed before you can volunteer

Click here to complete the Volunteer Statement

The Survey is also the sign in sheet!

Please complete the survey for the online volunteer meeting.

Click here to complete

Parent Resource Room

The LMS Parent Resource Room is located in room 317

It is available to parents from 7:00 am -2:00 pm Monday-Friday.

Parents can come and get resources to help with their student's education.

Brochures and Title I Information

There is a digital resource room available where you can check out books from the LMS parent room.

Click here for the Parent Resource Center

LMS Title I Budget is always available on the LMS Website

Title I Budget may look like this below

Instruction

After School Tutoring
Reading/Math Interventionist

Improvement and Instructional Services

Professional Learning
Academic Coach (to lead instructional staff training)
Data Analysis Teams (Academic Coach)

Pupil Services Parent Involvement

Parent Involvement Coordinator (20hours)

District

1% of Title I funding

As a district in conjunction with federal guidelines a small percentage of our Title I money is allotted to have a Family Engagement liaison at the district level.