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  • Prospective volunteers must register with FACE2 by completing the required CPS volunteer application forms and satisfying the requirements of the applicant review process each year. Registration is valid for one year only. All volunteers must disclose whether they have been convicted of any criminal offense enumerated in 105 ILCS 5/34-18.5(c). Misrepresentation on any of the application forms or during the review process may result in immediate disqualification of a prospective volunteer.

     
    An individual shall be deemed ineligible to volunteer if s/he has been:
    A. convicted of any criminal offense enumerated in 105 ILCS 5/34-18.5(c) of the Illinois School Code (“Enumerated Offense”);
    B. convicted of an offense that requires him/her to appear on a sex offender registry in any jurisdiction; or
    C. designated as ineligible for rehire by CPS.

    An individual with an indicated finding from the Department of Children and Family Services or with a criminal offense that does not per se exclude them from volunteer service may be deemed ineligible to volunteer as determined by the Chief Executive Officer or designee.
     
    To volunteer in any capacity or chaperone field trips, all must be approved at a minimum of Volunteer - Level II.
    A Level II Volunteer is:
    1. A parent providing supervised volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for less than 10 hours/week.
    2. Any individual providing volunteer service for less than 5 hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled;
    3. An individual providing one-day volunteer service with no ongoing individualized interaction with a student(s) including those who speak at a class/assembly, judge academic competitions, give musical performance, participate in the “Principal for a Day” program, job-shadowing event, corporate philanthropic event, organized community service event or other one-time event provided there is direct supervision of the activity/event by regular school employees;
    4. A parent accompanying his/her child’s class on a one-day field trip or another type of extracurricular activity that does not involve an overnight stay; or
    5. An individual providing volunteer service on projects/activities involving no or nominal contact with children (home-based volunteer activities, volunteers serving at Central or Network office).
     
    Click here to learn how you can become a volunteer!