1st Time Registration to Volunteer
Registration and clearance is required to volunteer in Oakland public schools. Once you complete the registration, you will receive an immediate email with clearance options and instructions from osv@oaklandedfund.org. Our team will help you complete the clearance requirements to volunteer at your child’s school once you register.
Parent Volunteer Overview
Parents/guardians have 3 different options to volunteer:
- Unsupervised:
Receive an ID badge to indicate clearance to volunteer without being supervised by an OUSD employee.
(Requirements: Registration, TB, Mandated Reporter Training and fingerprints.) - Supervised:
Must be supervised by an OUSD employee.
(Requirements: Registration, Mandated Reporter Training and TB.) - Special Event:
Must be supervised by an OUSD employee.
(Requirements: Registration.)
Returning Volunteers
Have you registered in the past and are wondering if you’re up-to-date? We relay live, up-to-date clearance information to every school site.
- TB clearance is valid for 4 years. We will email you notices of TB expiration from osv@oaklandedfund.org.
- Fingerprints do not expire as an Oakland School Volunteer.
- ***New Requirement*** Mandated Reporter Training Certification: All ongoing volunteers must complete Mandated Reporter training and send proof of certificate to OSV.
- Check your Volunteer Status
- Notify us your Student Changed Schools
Mandated Reporter Trainings
New The Ed Fund is now offering Mandated Reporter Trainings over Zoom. You will receive a Google Calendar invitation and email confirmation with the Zoom link to join the training. Please do not share the link with others.
Decision Tree
Frequently Asked Questions
All clearance forms are available in this Google Drive Folder.
Once you’ve submitted TB clearance, please email osv@oaklandedfund.org to request a fingerprinting scholarship.
Use this link to Check Your Volunteer Status
You also receive confirmations and next steps via email. Any status questions may be referred to that same email: osv@oaklandedfund.org.
- Once you register with Oakland School Volunteers, we will email you instructions and the necessary, unique fingerprinting form from osv@oakandedfund.org.
- Fingerprinting must be completed in-person during socially-distanced, pandemic-accommodated appointments. We recommend making an appointment with LPG Live Scan. Please check your emails from osv@oaklandedfund.org to access the required form for fingerprinting services.
- If you would like a scholarship to cover the $35 cost of fingerprinting, please send a request to osv@oaklandedfund.org.
- (Community volunteers who are unsupervised OR frequent volunteers are required to submit FBI/DOJ fingerprinting.)