DCSD Volunteer Training
Take some time over the summer to get approved to volunteer at DeKalb County Schools. Find instructions to guide you through the process of registering as a volunteer with the DeKalb County School District. Please note that approved volunteers must reapply every five years to maintain their status.
Please complete the following steps to become a DCSD Volunteer. The process for volunteering takes about 30 minutes total and includes about 20 minutes of online mandatory child abuse reporting training required by the State of Georgia for all volunteers.
Upcoming DCSD Volunteer Training (via Zoom)
Join a scheduled Zoom session that works best for you.
June/July 2025 Sessions
June 11 – 12:00 PM
June 19 – 12:00 PM
June 25 – 12:00 PM
July 9 – 12:00 PM
July 15 – 12:00 PM
July 17 – 12:00 PM
July 29 – 12:00 PM
Join the DCSD Volunteer Training Zoom Meeting:
🔗 Join Zoom Meeting
📌 Meeting ID: 857 5784 5773
🔑 Passcode: 598219
Thank you for your dedication to supporting our schools!
Understand the DCSD Volunteer Levels
Level 1
Level 1 volunteers are non-district personnel who will have no interaction with students and will not encounter students. Volunteers at this level may be people working on playground construction projects or assisting with facilities maintenance when school is not in session. Level 1 volunteers do not require criminal background checks. Prior to service, Level 1 volunteers will be required to sign a Volunteer Release Form, which will be kept on file at the school.
If it becomes known that Level 1 volunteer have prohibited offenses in their history that would exclude them from volunteer service, they will be disqualified from volunteering in any capacity for the DeKalb County School District.
Level 2
Level 2 volunteers are non-district personnel who will have supervised interaction with students before, during, or after school. Some examples of Level 2 volunteers include, but are not limited to, book fair volunteers and classroom volunteers. Registered sex offenders will not be allowed to volunteer. School administrators shall have the discretion to pursue any additional screening methods, including, but not limited to, personal interviews and reference checks of prior volunteer experience.
Level 3
Level 3 volunteers must be approved by Public Safety and the local school principal prior to the volunteer participating in activities involving direct, unsupervised interaction with students. Examples of Level 3 volunteers include chaperones on overnight field trips, chaperones or volunteers for local school events, volunteer tutors, office/media center volunteers, or any other volunteers who will have any unsupervised interaction with students. Level 3 volunteers shall be fingerprinted by the district and have GBI/FBI criminal background checks on file prior to rendering volunteer services. Registered sex offenders will not be allowed to volunteer. School administrators shall have the discretion to pursue any additional screening methods, including, but not limited to, personal interviews and reference checks.