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Our vision… Vision and Mission

Middletown Elementary School (MES) is a welcoming and inviting learning

• environment. Staff, students,

families and the community promote academic achievement and foster positive personal and emotional development of all students.

Our purpose today Purpose

• f Orientation
• To welcome and thank all of our volunteers.
• To acquaint you with our policies, procedures

and building changes.

• To answer any questions you may have about

volunteering at MES.

What isMES Volunteers volunteering?

• An integral part of our school program.
• Work with individual students or small groups of

students under the discretion of the teacher.

• Assist the teacher with a variety of organizational

tasks

• Complete volunteer work home
• BoxTops Counting, etc.
• Babysit for a parent while they are volunteering.
• Chaperone on a field trip
• Speaker at Diversity Day, Career Day, Learning Lunch

Scheduling

• Teachers and/teams will create a monthly volunteer

schedule based on their specific needs and classroom activities.

• Please follow the schedule. If you have extra time

for volunteering, always contact the teacher first for approval.

• Our Front Office/Teachers will send out information

with other volunteer opportunities.

• Picture Day
• Field Day
• Media Center
• Race for Education

• Teachers rely on you

to be a key player in the instructional program.

• Please call the school

if you are unable to volunteer on your scheduled day or email the teacher. 240-236-1100

Character Counts

Pillars of Character:

• Trustworthiness
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Fairness
• Caring
• Citizenship

Sign In

• In compliance with the law, all visitors coming

into the school must sign in and wear an identification badge.

• The visitor laptop is located in the front office.
• Your hours of service make a difference!

MES Volunteer Hours

• When logging in at school you MUST LOG IN

AS A VOLUNTEER!

• If your name does not appear in the drop

down list when selecting “Volunteer” please let someone in the front office know, so your name can be added into the computer!

• We lose A LOT of volunteer hours each year

because volunteers are not logging in correctly!!

Logging Hours Outside of School

• You must track your total volunteer hours that

would not have been logged into the school registration computer.

• Examples of volunteer hours completed outside
• f the school.

– Preparing for a classroom party – Scheduling/coordinating activities for a committee from your home – Shopping/preparing food for conference dinners – Participating in an evening PTA meeting, etc.

• FCPS Tracking Log

Why Track Hours?

• In order to qualify for the MDSE (Maryland State

Department of Education) Certificate, MES must have twice the number of volunteer hours as students in

• ur schools.
• For example, if we have 700 students in our schools, we

must have at least 1400 volunteer hours to qualify for the certificate.

• Why is this important – earning this certificate assists

in earning grants and funding for our schools!!

Confidentiality

• A priority!
• Information about a student or teacher should never

be discussed outside of the school or with another person unless it is with a necessary staff member.

• Contact the teacher or an administrator with any

concerns that you may have.

• Thank you for your help in keeping MES information or

data secure.

• MES Confidentiality Agreement!

Food Allergy Precautions

• Food items of any kind should never be

distributed to a child without the permission

• f the homeroom teacher.
• If a child complains to you that they aren’t

feeling well, please inform a teacher or staff member immediately!

Some reminders

• When you come in to volunteer, this is NOT the

time to have a meeting with the teacher to discuss your child’s progress.

• If you need to meet with a teacher, please set up

a different time and place that is convenient to both.

• Please respect the teacher’s planning time and
• ther special duties.

Discipline

• Discipline of all students is to be done by a staff

member.

• Please do not distribute personal notes, tokens or

prizes without teacher approval.

• If you are working with a child or a small group

and difficulty arises, let the teacher know immediately.

• Remember it is the behavior of the student we

disapprove of, not the student.

Reporting Suspected S Child Abuse/Neglectbu Neglect

• Address your concerns with a staff member

and/or an administrator.

• We will assist you with the process for

reporting abuse or neglect.

Fire drillsDrills

• Everyone must exit the building.
• Exit with the nearest class.

Emergency Drills

• Move with the class you are

with to their alternate location

• Contact the teacher.
• Contact the office or health room.
• Request a pair of rubber gloves from the classroom

teacher in the event of bodily fluid contact.

• To report an emergency - call the office on any school

phone by dialing 61101 or 61102.

• Again, confidentiality is important.

In the event of a student injury: cy Situations

Standard Precautions

• Notify an FCPS staff member immediately of

blood or body fluids so it can be cleaned with the appropriate cleaning agents by the custodial staff.

Prevention is the Key

• Assume that any blood or body fluid is infectious.
• Avoid blood and body fluids and create a barrier.
• Wear safety gloves or use another form of

protection.

– If gloves are not readily available, use paper towels or tissues to use as a temporary barrier between you and the student’s blood or body

• fluids. Ask the student (if able) to hold the barrier in place.

Summary

• If you have any questions regarding Bloodborne

pathogens in your school setting, contact the: – School Registered Nurse. – The Principal

–Please refer to FCPS regulation 200-23

ReRestrooms

• Located in the faculty lounge

Mailboxes

• If you have a note or other materials for a

staff member please report to the front

• ffice for assistance.
• Mailboxes are for staff members only.

Phone Calls

• School phones are to be used by volunteers only

in emergency situations.

• Please check with the office staff, they can assist

you with getting an outside line.

• Cell phone -Please silence or turn-off all cell

phones while you are in the building.

Staff Lounge

• Please do not use the lounge as a place to

do volunteer work.

Contact Information

• If you have any questions regarding MES

volunteers please contact: Yanira Gordon – yaniragordon@Hotmail.com

Any questions?

Time for a tour of the building