PARENT VOLUNTEER INVITATION  College-Ready Academy High School # 5 At College-Ready Academy High School, parents are partners and are needed to take active and meaningful role to insure the success of our school. Research shows that parent involvement in children's learning positively impacts student achievement levels. We believe that your participation at College-Ready Academy High School will really make a difference and will positively impact your child’s academic progress. We invite parents, legal guardians and adult family members to become actively involved at College-Ready Academy High School by serving as a parent volunteer. Your time, talent and enthusiasm are an integral part of the day-to-day functioning of the school and the overall academic development of your child. There are a number of ways you can volunteer and demonstrate your commitment at College-Ready Academy High School. Parent volunteer service hours can be earned by directly supporting the school and by supporting your child academically. School Support Possible volunteer activities to support the school include: • Office support • Fundraising activities • Breakfast and lunch distribution • Field trip assistance and supervision • Special events assistance • Arrival and dismissal supervision • Yard supervision • Visitor’s supervision • Take-home assignments • Initiating phone trees • Leadership activities such as serving as the parent representative for your child’s advisory class, participation in the parent advisory committee, school board of directors, or participating in other school committees Academic Support Possible volunteer activities to support your child academically include: • Saturday parent workshop participation • Classroom support • Tutoring support • Serving as a parent mentor • Assisting with the development and dissemination of the school newsletter If you would like to volunteer now for specific jobs, please contact the school to be placed on the parent volunteer schedule. We truly appreciate your participation as a parent volunteer and we will make every attempt to match your interests and skills with projects or tasks that you are comfortable with. Please call the school if you have any questions. I hope you find the parent volunteer guidelines helpful as we work together as partners in your child’s education.