Get Involved with Innovations Academy
Volunteering at Innovations Academy
Volunteering is one way to contribute to the improvement of education for the children of San Diego. Innovations Academy welcomes volunteers who can help in many different ways.
Currently there are many groups of parents gathering to enjoy collaborating to support the school. All IA parents/caretakers are encouraged to join any or all groups as they see fit.
Volunteer ideas include but are not limited to:
- Volunteer to work with a specific grade level for a few hours, a day, two days…per week.
- Office support: volunteer to help out in the front office
- Custodial support: volunteer to help maintain our campus
- Lunch Duty: volunteer to work creating a supportive lunch time
Email OUR FRONT OFFICE if you would like to help in any way.
Volunteer Requirement Information for Parents
If you are interested in levels 2-4, please turn in documents to the front office.
1) Visitors or guests who enter the school for a one-day visit. This excludes whole school events such as Exhibition Nights, the school dance, etc.
Requirements:
§ Sign in at the front office.
2) Volunteers with regular group exposure who have little or no direct unsupervised exposure or contact with children, and volunteers with classroom exposure who work with children and are supervised by school staff.
Requirements:
§ Sign in at the front office.
§ Present a tuberculosis clearance card (good for 4 years)
§ Receive background clearance, including being checked by office staff against the California Department of Justice, Sexual Offender (Megan’s Law) website (www.meganslaw.ca.gov).
3) Field Trip Drivers: Volunteers who drive on field trips but do not spend the night.
Requirements:
§ Sign in at the front office.
§ File a copy of your automobile insurance in the front office.
§ File a copy of your driver’s license in the front office.
§ Provide copy of DMV record obtained at DMV or on their website (search Driver’s Record Request)
§ Receive background clearance, including being checked by office staff against the California Department of Justice, Sexual Offender (Megan’s Law) website (www.meganslaw.ca.gov).
4) Volunteers who work with students unsupervised or who assist on overnight field trips.
Requirements:
§ Sign in at the front office.
§ Present a tuberculosis clearance card (good for 4 years).
§ Present a fingerprint clearance from the SD County Office of Education.
§ Receive background clearance, including being checked by office staff against the California Department of Justice, Sexual Offender (Megan’s Law) website (www.meganslaw.ca.gov).Current
Volunteer Opportunities
If you can volunteer and want to connect, please email Christine