Register to Volunteer
Registration is required for all types of volunteers. Once you complete the registration, you will receive an immediate email with clearance instructions from osv@oaklandedfund.org.
Our team will help you complete the clearance requirements to volunteer at your child’s school once you register.
At this time, volunteers are ONLY permitted to serve online or outdoors.
When schools return to in-person, Alameda county will require a small class size, so in-person opportunities will be limited. If you would like to plan ahead, please submit TB clearance to us if you haven’t already done so.
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Parent Volunteer Overview
Parents/guardians have 2 different options to volunteer:
- Supervised
Must be supervised by an OUSD employee, registration and TB required – NOT REQUIRED DURING VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING - Unsupervised
Receive an ID badge to indicate clearance to volunteer without being supervised by an OUSD employee. Registration, TB, and fingerprints required.
Frequently Asked Questions
All clearance forms are available in this Google Drive Folder.
Once you’ve submitted TB clearance, please email osv@oaklandedfund.org to request a fingerprinting scholarship.
You receive confirmations and next steps via email. Any status questions may be referred to that same email: osv@oaklandedfund.org.
All volunteers should register as an Oakland School Volunteer regardless of how often nor the type of volunteering that you plan to do. Registration button is above.
To tutor students 1:1 online, you must submit DOJ/FBI clearance after registering above.
Tuberculosis clearance is not required for virtual volunteering.
- Once you register with Oakland School Volunteers, we will email you instructions and the necessary, unique fingerprinting form from osv@oakandedfund.org.
- Fingerprinting must be completed in-person during socially-distanced, pandemic-accommodated appointments. We recommend making an appointment with LPG Live Scan. Please check your emails from osv@oaklandedfund.org to access the required form for fingerprinting services.
- If you would like a scholarship to cover the $35 cost of fingerprinting, please send a request to osv@oaklandedfund.org.
- (Community volunteers who are unsupervised OR frequent volunteers are required to submit FBI/DOJ fingerprinting.)
We invite OUSD educators to nominate students for 1:1 online academic tutors or high school career coaches via our website. Please ask your students’ educator to nominate them if you’d like. Then we will ask you to sign a consent waiver to approve the 1:1 online academic tutoring.
Coronavirus Safety Regulations (March 2021)
PRE-APPROVED ACTIVITIES (NO NOTIFICATION/APPLICATION NECESSARY)
- Use of Playgrounds: Certain school playgrounds are open to the public on weekdays in the afternoon.
- OAL/Sports: OAL sports are now permitted pursuant to CIF guidelines.
INDOOR OR ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES – All in-person indoor activities (e.g., staff professional development, PTA meetings) are prohibited unless listed below.
Volunteers may NOT participate in these activities.- In-Person Instruction: In-person instruction is being coordinated through Network Superintendents and the Hybrid Planning Team. This presentation contains helpful information about reopening requirements.
- Individual Student Assessments: In-person student assessments, such as IEP or ELPAC assessments, are allowed upon permission from the appropriate site leader or department head. Assessments should be administered online if possible. Please conduct it outdoors if possible and inside only when necessary.
- Small Group Instruction/1:1 tutoring: Small group instruction or 1:1 tutoring provided by a certificated staff member is permitted if it is done outside of instructional hours. An extended contract is required if an employee is working outside of work hours.
- Learning Hubs: If a site is interested in hosting a new learning hub, the site leader should speak with their Network Superintendent, who will assist in following the Learning Hub approval and opening process.
- Internships: Internships, including in-person internships, maybe be permitted pending approval by OUSD Legal.
- Spring 2021 Graduation Ceremonies: The District recently published graduation ceremony guidance.
- In-Person Instruction: In-person instruction is being coordinated through Network Superintendents and the Hybrid Planning Team. This presentation contains helpful information about reopening requirements.