Our vision… Vision and Mission

Middletown Elementary School (MES) is a welcoming and inviting learning

environment. Staff, students, families and the community promote

academic achievement and foster positive personal and emotional

development of all students.

Our purpose today Purpose of Orientation

To welcome and thank all of our volunteers.To acquaint you with our policies, procedures

and building changes.To answer any questions you may have about

volunteering at MES.

What isMES Volunteers volunteering? An integral part of our school program. Work with individual students or small groups of

students under the discretion of the teacher. Assist the teacher with a variety of organizational

tasks Complete volunteer work home

BoxTops Counting, etc. Babysit for a parent while they are volunteering. Chaperone on a field trip Speaker at Diversity Day, Career Day, Learning Lunch

Scheduling

Teachers and/teams will create a monthly volunteer schedule based on their specific needs and classroom activities.

Please follow the schedule. If you have extra time for volunteering, always contact the teacher first for approval.

Our Front Office/Teachers will contact Cristine with other volunteer opportunities.Picture Day Field DayMedia Center

• Teachers rely on you to be a key player in the instructional program.

• Please call the school if you are unable to volunteer on your

scheduled day or email the teacher.

240-236-1100

Character Counts

Pillars of Character:• Trustworthiness

• Respect• Responsibility• Fairness• Caring

• Citizenship

Sign In

In compliance with the law, all visitors coming into the school must sign in and wear an identification badge.

The visitor laptop is located in the front office.Your hours of service make a difference!

MES Volunteer Hours • When logging in at school you MUST LOG IN AS A

VOLUNTEER! • If your name does not appear in the drop down list

when selecting “Volunteer” please let someone in the front office know, so your name can be added into the computer!

• We lose A LOT of volunteer hours each year because volunteers are not logging in correctly!!

Logging Hours Outside of School• You must track your total volunteer hours that would

not have been logged into the school registration computer.

• Examples of volunteer hours completed outside of the school. – Preparing for a classroom party– Scheduling/coordinating activities for a committee from your home– Shopping/preparing food for conference dinners– Participating in an evening PTA meeting, etc.

• FCPS Tracking Log

Why Track Hours?

• In order to qualify for the MDSE (Maryland State Department of Education) Certificate, MES must have twice the number of volunteer hours as students in our schools. • For example, if we have 700 students in our schools, we

must have at least 1400 volunteer hours to qualify for the certificate.

• Why is this important – earning this certificate assists in earning grants and funding for our schools!!

Confidentiality A priority! Information about a student or teacher should never

be discussed outside of the school or with another person unless it is with a necessary staff member.

Contact the teacher or an administrator with any concerns that you may have.

Thank you for your help in keeping MES information or data secure.

MES Confidentiality Agreement!

Food Allergy Precautions

Food items of any kind should never be distributed to a child without the permission of the homeroom teacher.

If a child complains to you that they aren’t feeling well, please inform a teacher or staff member immediately!

Some reminders

When you come in to volunteer, this is NOT the time to have a meeting with the teacher to discuss your child’s progress.

If you need to meet with a teacher, please set up a different time and place that is convenient to both.

Please respect the teacher’s planning time and other special duties.

Discipline Discipline of all students is to be done by a staff

member. Please do not distribute personal notes, tokens or

prizes without teacher approval. If you are working with a child or a small group

and difficulty arises, let the teacher know immediately.

Remember it is the behavior of the student we disapprove of, not the student.

Reporting Suspected SChild Abuse/Neglectbu Neglect

• Address your concerns with a staff member and/or an administrator.

• We will assist you with the process for reporting abuse or neglect.

Fire drillsDrills

Everyone must exit the building.Exit with the nearest class.

Emergency Drills

Move with the class you are with to their alternate

location

Contact the teacher. Contact the office or health room.

Request a pair of rubber gloves from the classroom teacher in the event of bodily fluid contact.

To report an emergency - call the office on any school phone by dialing 61101 or 61102.

Again, confidentiality is important.

In the event of a student injury:cy Situations

Standard Precautions

• Notify an FCPS staff member immediately of blood or body fluids so it can be cleaned with the appropriate cleaning agents by the custodial staff.

Prevention is the Key

•Assume that any blood or body fluid is infectious.

•Avoid blood and body fluids and create a barrier.•Wear safety gloves or use another form of protection.

– If gloves are not readily available, use paper towels or tissues to use as a temporary barrier between you and the student’s blood or body fluids. Ask the student (if able) to hold the barrier in place.

Summary

• If you have any questions regarding Bloodborne pathogens in your school setting, contact the:– School Registered Nurse.– The Principal,– Or Christa Williams, FCPS Health Specialist, at

Christa.Williams@fcps.org to discuss your questions or concerns.

–Please refer to FCPS regulation 200-23

ReRestrooms

• Located in the faculty lounge

Personal Health Concerns

Each volunteer should fill out an emergency card.

All information is kept confidential.

Mailboxes

If you have a note or other materials for a staff member please report to the front office for assistance.

Mailboxes are for staff members only.

Phone Calls School phones are to be used by volunteers only

in emergency situations. Please check with the office staff, they can assist

you with getting an outside line. Cell phone -Please silence or turn-off all cell

phones while you are in the building.

Staff Lounge

• Please do not use the lounge as a place to do volunteer work.

Any questions?

Time for a tour of the building