Volunteer Screening Requirements

1. WATCH THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT/CHILD ABUSE TRAINING VIDEO

• Required For All Volunteers

• Required Every School Year 
  
  Watch the video AND Submit a Verification Form to Your Child’s Homeroom Teacher or to the School Office

1. Watch the Video  | Ver el vídeo

2. Download the Verification Form | Descargue el formulario de verificación

2. PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK

 Beginning October 1st, ALL volunteers will need to be fingerprinted. If you currently have a valid commercial background check on file, these will be good through the expiration dates, however, moving forward you will have to be fingerprinted in order to volunteer. If you do not know when your background check expires, you may call Mrs. McCarren in the front office. 

Still Have Questions?
Visit AACPS.org to learn more: Background Checks - General Info. | Fingerprinting Q&A

FINGERPRINT-SUPPORTED BACKGROUND CHECK [In Person]  —  $63 

• Required for ALL Volunteers 

• Required Only Once During Your Family's Uninterrupted Education With AACPS 

Any volunteer or chaperone must be fingerprinted. Even if you are fingerprinted through another agency (Federal Government, Military, etc.) you MUST be fingerprinted through AACPS. Fingerprinting lasts through your child's graduation, so we highly encourage you to do it now! All volunteers will still be required to view the sexual harassment and child abuse training module yearly.

Requiring fingerprinting for our volunteers will help ensure greater safety of who is allowed around our students - thank you for helping keep our students safe!

Fees & Processing Time: 

• The cost of fingerprinting is $63.00, which includes the commercial background check. 

• Please schedule your background check at least three weeks before your scheduled volunteer event to allow processing time.

Steps: 

1. Call the Fingerprinting Office at 410.222.5045 to schedule a time (Academic year hours are: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (M, Tu, Th, F) and 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.(Wed). 

2. Visit the Fingerprinting Office at Dr. Carol Sheffey Parham Building located at 2644 Riva Road Annapolis, MD 21401, during your scheduled time. 

3. You'll receive a pink "Fingerprint Verification Card" after your fingerprinting. 

4. Before you volunteer, visit the school office and offer your Fingerprint Verification Card so the front office can make a copy of it.   

5. Bring your Fingerprint Verification Card anytime you volunteer on school grounds and be prepared to show it to school administrators upon request.

Direct all questions regarding this process or to confirm the results of a fingerprint-supported background check to the Office of Investigations at 410-222-5287.