Volunteer Application

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Whitewater High School.   Schools are now required by the State of Georgia to train all volunteers as mandated reporters of child abuse.  

In compliance with this law, the Fayette County Board of Education has implemented a new training procedure for ALL school volunteers and chaperones. Prior to volunteering or chaperoning you will need to view a .pdf document containing information about Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting. The slides in the .pdf, linked below, cover the procedures for providing child abuse mandated reporting as it relates to school volunteers/chaperones.

Once you have read the information in its entirety,  please fill out (or update) the volunteer application for the school(s) in which you want to volunteer.  At the bottom of that form,  check the box acknowledging that you have read the Mandated Reporter training and on what date.  Please make sure that ALL of the information required on the form is submitted.  With this process, you can offer to volunteer at more than one school with one application, and you will only need to apply once, confirming you have completed the training.  Once your school approves your application,  you will be able to sign in as a volunteer in the front office kiosk.

To finalize the volunteer approval process, WHS volunteers must complete the WHS Volunteer Information form.  

Step 1:  Click here for the Volunteer Mandated Reporter Training PowerPoint 

Step 2:  Click here to complete/update the FCBOE CheckMate Volunteer Application

Step 3:  Click Here to Complete the WHS Volunteer Information Form 2023-2024

Required Background Check for Volunteers

Georgia Law O.C.G.A. 35-3-34.2 states that volunteers who may have unsupervised access to children will submit to a fingerprint screening which includes a query through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) of their criminal history.

All volunteers who work with students in an unsupervised capacity, including all chaperones for overnight field trips, must make an appointment with the Fayette County Public Schools' Human Resources department (Susan Valenta 770 460 3990).  The Human Resources department will make every effort to conduct background checks in a reasonable fashion; however, results may take up to two weeks.  Only upon clearance from the Human Resources department may the volunteers commence their volunteer duties.

Volunteers must undergo a background check every 5 years and a criminal history check each year.