Volunteers enhance the educational environments in Aiken County Public Schools and are always encouraged!

I­­­­­n order to ensure the safety and security of all students and staff, the Backgrounds of all volunteers are screened prior to an individual's service in our schools. A National Sex Offender Registry Check is required of all volunteers (and school visitors), along with a Criminal Background Screening. Background Checks are available at no cost to interested volunteers. Please contact the school's volunteer coordinator for information on how to serve.

Volunteers may work with students in different capacities. They may be an individual whose contact with students is supervised by school personnel at all times.  Volunteer conditions are typically public settings and classrooms.  Examples of these situations include, but are not limited to:

• Classroom tutor

• Test monitor

• Homeroom parent or class assistant

• Lunch buddy, playground, computer or media assistant,

• Volunteer assistant in an after-school programs supervised by school personnel

• School office volunteer

• Room parent

Or they may be an individual who works with students in settings which may not always be supervised by school personnel.  This volunteer likely will have direct and unsupervised interactions with students. Typical examples these volunteers include, but are not limited to:

• On-site tutoring outside of the classroom

• Chaperones for school field trips, sporting events, and overnight events

• Booster Club and PTA Officers

• Athletic coaching assistants

• Mentors

No volunteer, should ever place themselves in a situation where they are alone with an individual student.

All ASA visitors will be required to check in via Hall Pass, a system that is used by all ACPSD schools.

Hall Pass instantly compares school visitor identification data against our integrated, comprehensive database of sex offender registries for every state and the District of Columbia. When a known sex offender is detected, Hall Pass sends instantaneous alerts preventing access for these predators.

State laws mandate that convicted sex offenders voluntarily report their whereabouts on a regular basis and remain in the state where they are registered. A system that simply puts criminals on the “honor system” and doesn’t share information among states decreases the effectiveness of the system.

Hall Pass changes the equation. With integrated data and instant identification, Hall Pass can increase security and prevent incidents in schools across the country. For more information on the Hall Pass system please visit Hall Pass ID.