AACPS Resources 

Becoming a Volunteer (from aacps)

1. Contact a school where you would like to volunteer and talk with the staff member who coordinates the volunteer program.

2. Watch the sexual harassment and child abuse training module and complete a verification form, which will be kept on file at the school. 

3. Complete a background check. Successful completion of a background check is required before any person has access to students, either on or off school property. There is no cost to the volunteer for the commercial background check.
   Some volunteer and chaperone roles require a fingerprint-supported background check. 
   The following groups of individuals must complete a fingerprint-supported background check.
   The cost of fingerprinting is $61.75, and it includes the commercial background check.

   • All overnight volunteers or chaperones

   • All Water Ready (formerly known as Drownproofing) volunteers or chaperones

   • All Polar Bear Plunge volunteers or chaperones

   • Any volunteer or chaperone with unsupervised/unrestricted access to children, including one-on-one and small group

4. Complete a school-based volunteer orientation.

 Please note: Commercial and fingerprint-supported background checks for chaperones should be completed at least 3 weeks prior to the scheduled field trip.

✅AACPS 2026-27 CALENDAR

✅AACPS Online School Payments: Credit card payment option through Anne Arundel County Public Schools Online Payment System available through this link.

✅AACPS Strategic Plan

✅BUS SCHEDULES

✅FREE and REDUCED MEAL APPLICATION

Absentee Note/ Parent Portal directions to submit note Please make all dismissal changes prior to 2PM by calling the front office. For help with the Parent Portal, see the video below. (District code: LTDJ)

✅ SCHOOL FORMS & TOOLS
(Including Emergency Card Verification, Mobile App, Parent Portal, and more)

✅ AACPSConnect

✅Want to volunteer?
Click here for details from AACPS and to complete the background check.