Volunteer Numbers

There is a need for one volunteer for every six students at Finance Park. These volunteers can be either parents, grandparents, school personnel or community members. Please refer to your Teacher Information Sheet (sent approximately ten weeks prior to your visit date) for the exact range of volunteers needed for your school’s visit.

Volunteer Recruitment

In the “Visit Information” section of your Teacher’s Resource Manual you will find a Parent Volunteer Letter to send home with your students to help recruit volunteers. You may copy the page from your manual or click on the link below to access a PDF of this letter. Fill in the required date, time, etc. fields. All of this information can be found on your Teacher Information Sheet.

If you are unable to recruit the required number of volunteers, please contact our Community Liaison, Katie Hilton (hiltonk@pcsb.org or 727-588-3746 ext. 2257) as soon as possible.

Volunteer Approval

PCSB SCHOOLS:  All volunteers must be registered and approved in FOCUS. They do not need to have a Level II clearance to volunteer at Finance Park. Work with your school’s Family & Community Liaison to be certain that all of your volunteers have the appropriate approval.

NON-PCSB SCHOOLS: All volunteers must meet your school’s criteria for approval.

Submission Of Volunteer Names To Finance Park

PCSB SCHOOLS:  A complete list of approved volunteers must be sent to our Community Liaison, Katie Hilton (hiltonk@pcsb.org), at least two weeks prior to your visit date. Again, please refer to your Teacher Information Sheet for the exact “Reply by” date for volunteers.  Please make sure that we are made aware of any volunteer changes or additions once the list has been submitted.

NON-PCSB SCHOOLS:  A complete list of approved volunteers must be sent to our Community Liaison, Katie Hilton (hiltonk@pcsb.org),at least two weeks prior to your visit date. Again, please refer to your Teacher Information Sheet for the exact “Reply by” date for volunteers. Please make sure that we are made aware of any volunteer changes or additions once the list has been submitted. Since we have no way of knowing if a volunteer has met your school's criteria for approval, if they are not on your pre-submitted list they will not be allowed to volunteer. This policy is part of our overall effort to ensure the safety of all children attending our programs.

Volunteer Training

The Finance Park staff will provide the mandatory volunteer training on the morning of your school’s visit. Volunteers need to arrive prior to the students.  The exact volunteer arrival time can be found on your Teacher Information Sheet.