Thank you for your willingness to volunteer your time at our District. Volunteers are an integral part of education and HASD encourages you to actively participate in your child’s education by volunteering at our schools. One of the most important things we can do for children is to allow them to see parents and teachers working together. This helps children realize that there is a bond between home, community, and school.
In order to become an approved volunteer applicants must complete and upload the following documents with the online Volunteer Application:

All volunteers shall be approved by the Hamburg Area Board of School Directors. Generally, volunteers are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. However, there will be situations where the district staff will need to determine the number of needed chaperones and choose appropriate volunteers for specific situations, including but not limited to, specific student needs, past experiences and prior knowledge of the field trip location, and past experiences as a district volunteer.

Volunteers are required to obtain the Child Abuse History Check (Act 151) and PA State Criminal Record Check (Act 34) every 60 months. These clearances are free when obtained for volunteer purposes. The Federal (FBI) Criminal Background Check (Act 114) is also required if the volunteer has lived outside of Pennsylvania in the past ten years. If the volunteer has lived in PA for the past ten years, the volunteer affirmation is required in place of the FBI background check. The PDE-6004 (Act 26) arrest/conviction report and certification form is also required for volunteers. PLEASE NOTE: Clearances obtained for volunteer purposes are not able to be used for employment purposes. However, clearances obtained for employment may also be used for volunteering. To obtain your clearances visit: https://www.hasdhawks.org/Page/7242

Mandated Reporting
School volunteers are also considered "mandated reporters". If you suspect child abuse or neglect you must promptly report it to the Department of Human Services: https://www.dhs.pa.gov/keepkidssafe/Pages/default.aspx

Confidentiality is of the utmost importance in your association with teachers and students. What you see and hear at the school is private. You are in a unique position when you volunteer in the classroom to have information that is not meant to be shared. Students you observe in the classroom or the school cannot be discussed with other parents, faculty, or staff. Please refer any question regarding students to the child’s teacher or the principal.