Deale Elementary and the PTO are always looking for volunteers!
Anne Arundel County Public Schools requires all volunteers and chaperones to complete the required training before working with students.
In addition to these county requirements, PTO events may offer additional training opportunities throughout the year to help support our volunteers.
Please read through the information below, and feel free to reach out with any questions.
Contact a school where you would like to volunteer and talk with the staff member who coordinates the volunteer program.
Watch the sexual harassment and child abuse training module and complete a verification form, which will be kept on file at the school.
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
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.
