ALL volunteers must have three clearances: Criminal History, Child Abuse , and FBI to stay in the classroom to help or be a special reader, or to celebrate birthdays.
Listed below are the clearances that are required. The 3rd clearance listed, the FBI clearance, can be obtained or if you have lived in PA for the last 10 years you may sign a waiver at the preschool and give it to the preschool director to be filed with your clearances.
- Criminal History: https://epatch.pa.gov/home
* Select New Volunteer Record Check and follow the instructions to obtain a free volunteer record check. Volunteers please be sure to write down the Control Number for future reference or print the page. This page is only a receipt, not your official clearance. Print the receipt, if needed. Note: There is no charge for volunteers. Click on Certification Form to access your official clearance, and print this page. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!
- Please make a copy of clearance and turn in the copy to me.
- Child Abuse History: www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS
- You must create a log in, and then you will receive an email with your Keystone ID and a temporary password. Return to the website, and scroll through the pages until you get to the log on page. (note: your Keystone ID is your user name) Enter the information from the email, then you will be prompted to create a permanent password. After that, follow the procedure on to complete the application. Volunteers can use the “Volunteer” option. You will need your past addresses since 1975 plus the name, relationship and age of everyone you have lived with since then. Be sure to print the payment page before hitting the final submission button; you will not have an option to print a receipt afterwards. Note: there is no charge for volunteers. Once you have submitted all of the information, the clearance papers will be sent by mail if you select that option. You will also receive an email allowing you to long on and print them yourself.
- Please make a copy of it and turn in a copy to me.
- FBI fingerprint: https://uenroll.identogo.com
- All volunteers are required to have fingerprints taken unless they have been a continuous resident in Pennsylvania for the last ten years and have not been convicted of an offense under Section 6344. Those volunteers are exempt if they sign a waiver attesting to this. * Please see the preschool director a the preschool to get a copy of the waiver to sign.
- To begin the process, go to website and enter the code; 1KG6ZJ
- Begin with Schedule or Manage an Appointment. Follow up with What to Bring to an Appointment, and finally locate and enrollment Center.