Carolyn Poole, Principal     Diane Peterson, Assistant Principal  
 501 Watkins Park Drive Upper Marlboro MD 20774 | 301.218.3040 | Fax: 301.218.3050 |

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Volunteering at Perrywood
Any volunteers working with children where uncontrolled access is anticipated, such as those working with students in an unsupervised capacity on school grounds, off of school property, or after school, are required to complete a full fingerprint background check at a one-time cost of $66.

Each school district must make its own decisions on volunteers and safety.

Prince George’s County Public Schools wants to ensure that reasonable steps are taken to keep children safe without excluding parents and the community from the process.

Administrative Procedure 4215 can be read online at www.pgcps.org for complete details. If there are questions, speak with your school’s principal or call the Fingerprinting Office at 301-952-6775.

A background check is not required for volunteers working in a capacity where no uncontrolled access is anticipated on a one-time basis, or on a sporadic basis.

For example, reading to a class one day, attending career day, or chaperoning a school dance does not require a background check.

Volunteers working in a classroom where no uncontrolled access is anticipated, on an on-going basis, or participating in a field trip must complete a commercial background check through the school system at a cost of $8 annually. A parent helping in a classroom once or twice weekly would be an example of volunteering where no uncontrolled access is anticipated, on an on-going basis.