• How to Get Started

    1. Fill out the online application and pass a background check. 

    For the safety of our students, all volunteers are required to fill out an application and pass a criminal background check before they become a volunteer at the Medford School District. The information you provide in your application will allow us to conduct a criminal background check. 

    Your volunteer status is good for two years, at which time you will need to renew it by filling out a new application. We will also run another background check.

    2. Provide proof of vaccination status, or religious or medical exception documentation to the district. 

    Documentation will be kept in a secure location and shared only with select staff who manage this process at the school where you wish to volunteer*.

    If vaccinated: Bring identification and proof of vaccination status (vaccination card) to the primary volunteer location.

    If unvaccinated: 

    1. Bring identification of religious or medical exception** form to primary location; 

    3. Check your email for approval status. Once the steps above are completed, you will be notified via email if you have been approved. Please check your spam folder just in case. You should then notify the school so that they can work with you on when you will be needed, etc.

    Vaccination Requirement Information for Volunteers

    The Medford School District welcomes visitors and volunteers! As per Oregon rule, our volunteers must provide proof of vaccination status, or religious or medical exception documentation to the district. Documentation will be kept in a secure location and shared only with select staff who manage this process at the school where you wish to volunteer.
    Short-term visitors (ex. dropping off or picking up students, spectators, conferences) or individuals making deliveries do not need to submit proof of vaccination or exception. Parents or other family members that volunteer in the school or school-based program are subject to the rule and are required to comply.
     
    *If you have students attending more than one school, you will not need to complete this process more than once.
    **Districts that grant medical or religious exceptions are required to take “reasonable steps to ensure that unvaccinated teachers, school staff and volunteers are protected from contracting and spreading COVID-19." In the Medford School District, volunteers with an exception should self-screen at home. 
     
    For more information on the vaccine mandate, see this FAQ sheet.
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