​​​​​Volunteer with Us

​We welcome volunteers in the classroom, on field trips and with certain tasks at school or at home. Certain activities or field trips would not be possible without the active participation of our volunteers. Contact us about ways you can volunteer with our school.​

​(Please note, guest speakers or visitors to the school, and parents/guardians assisting their own child only are not considered to be volunteers and do not require a police information check.) 

Volunteer Security Clearance Process 

​Step 1: Prospective volunteers must first  register as a volunteer at the school office where you plan on volunteering. School administrators will verify your identity and register you in the CBE volunteer database. The school office will provide you with a letter enabling you to obtain a police information check from the Calgary Police Service (CPS). 

Please note, prospective volunteers must reside in Canada for a full year before registering. Police clearances from countries other than Canada are not accepted. 

Step 2: Visit the CPS online system, electronic Police Information Check (ePIC), to obtain your police check using your CBE volunteer letter. 

If you are unable to complete the process online, you may visit a police information check location instead. 

Step 3: Once you have received your clearance document from CPS you will need to share it with the school in-person or by email.

​Cost 

Your security clearance is valid for five years and the cost is $21.25 ($15.00 for police clearance and 5.95+GST service fee) which is charged during the online ePIC application. This fee is not covered by the CBE. 

Volunteering for an Off-Site Activity

If you want to volunteer for an off-site activity, please keep in mind: 

  • Volunteers on an activity are considered representatives of the Calgary Board of Education and are subject to the same expectations as staff
  • Volunteers are subject to the requirements of CBE Administrative Regulation 5003 – Volunteers, which includes an application and a police security screening check
  • Volunteers are covered by the CBE’s liability insurance policy while performing their assigned duties
  • Volunteers are covered by WCB while performing their duties
  • Volunteers receive direction from and are accountable to the teacher-in-charge​​​

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Volunteering at Cedarbrae School

Volunteers are a valued and integral part of our school program. Volunteers enable teachers to enhance the teaching and learning process.

Generally, volunteers provide assistance in the following ways.

  1. Resource Persons
    Volunteers who have an area of expertise or an educational experience they are willing to share with a group of students to enhance a unit of study.
  2. Support Service
    Volunteers who directly or indirectly assist teachers by providing non-instructional services. This may be on a long-term or short-term basis. Some examples of support service activities include listening to children read, making math games, assisting teachers on field trips, working in the library, and assisting with special events and fundraising.
  3. Participating in council meetings and business
    The purpose of the School Council is to support our school; to be a liaison between home, school and community; fundraising activities; and to be a sounding board for school policies. By attending the monthly meetings you can:

Become aware of what is happening in the school.

  • Have input into the way the School Council raises and uses funds.
  • Get to know some of the staff at our school.
  • Meet new people with a common interest – the students at school.
  • Be aware of what learning and teaching looks like at our school.
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