Volunteer

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Platte River Academy would not exist without active parent participation. The opportunities for your involvement in the school are abundant as well as diverse. Committing time at the school or at home benefits the school.  A minimum of 40 hours per year is required for a two-parent family and 20 hours per year for a single-parent family.

Each family is required to assist four with carpool duty for each student enrolled in school – carpool duty does not count towards volunteer hours. Parents are asked to input their volunteer hours by clicking on the “Enter my volunteer hours” on the right.

In order to give your full attention to your volunteer duties, we ask that you do not bring small children while you volunteer. We suggest that you find a sitter or another PRA parent with which to trade babysitting time. Volunteer hours may be earned by babysitting children for another PRA parent while they volunteer at school. Volunteers are required to dress appropriately for a school setting.

If you did not complete the Volunteer Survey during registration, please contact Rochelle Monahan.

Crossing Guard Duty:
In addition to the volunteer hours listed above, parents are required to help with crossing guard duty in the during drop-off and pick-up times.  To facilitate the shared responsibility of this duty, the volunteer coordinator will contact parents for carpool duty.  All families are expected to volunteer for this important duty at least four times during school year per student enrolled.

Volunteer Work Days
Seven Saturdays per school year, volunteers are needed between 8:00 a.m. and noon to perform various tasks around the school, such as touch-up painting, cleaning and other projects. Each family is asked to participate in at least one work day per school year. Each family member who participates will receive volunteer hours. Please remember to log each family member’s hours by clicking on the “Enter my volunteer hours link”.  For more information contact Rochelle Monahan.

Volunteer Hours to Date:

  • 2009-2010 = 3418
  • 2008-2009 = 12,006
  • 2007-2008 = 12,733
  • 2006-2007 = 11,775
  • 2005-2006 = 15,912
  • 2004-2005 = 14,667
  • 2003-2004 = 16,612

Total = 87,123