Volunteering and Opportunities

Parent and Community Involvement:

Whether you are a parent, community member or business, there are many opportunities for you to be involved in Cherry Creek Academy. Sharing your time and talents enriches the educational experience for our students, provides additional support to our teachers and staff and promotes positive school/community partnerships.

Volunteer at Cherry Creek Academy:

From the classroom to the library to the lunchroom, there are many volunteer opportunities at Cherry Creek Academy. If you are interested in volunteering in a particular classroom please contact that teacher directly. 

Volunteer Process:

Colorado legislation has prompted a greater need to screen and document volunteers in our schools. Therefore, beginning January 2022, we must ensure that every volunteer completes a brief application to support activities in CCSD schools including Cherry Creek Academy. This information will be automatically linked to the Raptor System. The good news is you only need to complete this form once per school year, and it will meet the requirement to volunteer in all CCSD buildings and Cherry Creek Academy.

Please complete the District Volunteer Application. 

The safety and security of our students and staff remains our top priority. Every person entering our buildings must have a District ID, a Cherry Creek Academy ID or a badge printed from the Raptor System. We thank you for your partnership in keeping our schools safe!

Volunteers:

CCA values our volunteers and are grateful for those who complete their 40 (or 20 for single parents) hours.  It is very important that you login your hours.  Volunteer hours are logged on Track It Forward.  This is our only record of your contributions so it is important that you keep it up to date.  Parents are notified of accrued volunteered hours throughout the school year. 

Volunteer Policy

Annual Volunteer Hour Goals

• Two Parent Household (parents residing together): 40 hours 
• Joint Parenting Household (parents residing separately but sharing responsibilities) : 20 hours per parent 
• Single-Parent Household (one parent solely responsible): 20 hours 

General Requirements

• Volunteers must comply with CCA’s Volunteer Code of Conduct
• Volunteer hours are accrued within the school year window of July 1 through June 30 
• All volunteer hours must be logged online using the official tracking system - Track It Forward
• A confidentiality agreement must be signed prior to participating in any volunteer activity involving sensitive or private information (e.g., grading or student records)
• Volunteer hours may not be transferred or donated to another family 

Eligible Volunteer Activities
Volunteer hours may be earned by parents, legal guardians, siblings (approved by Administration), and grandparents through the following activities: 

• Classroom support (in-class or at teacher request)
• Assisting individual students or small groups (younger children may not accompany volunteers)
• School-sponsored events and programs
• Supporting Special teachers (e.g., music, art, PE)
• Lunchroom and Traffic duty 
• Field trip and event chaperoning (CCA-approved)
• Assisting with CCA athletic events
• Assisting with CCA-sponsored extracurricular groups
• Serving on the PTO, assisting with PTO activities and events or attending PTO meetings 
• Serving on the Foundation, assisting with Foundation activities or events or attending Foundation meetings
• Serving on the Board of Directors, Committees or attending General Board meetings or Committee Meetings 

All eligible volunteer activities must be approved by the Cherry Creek Academy Administration if not clearly identified in the volunteer tracking tool. 

Extended Volunteer Opportunities
Family members (including grandparents and students in 7th grade or above) may also earn hours through: 

• Campus improvement projects (e.g. playground clean-up) outside of school hours 
• Summer building or maintenance work 
• Special Circumstances
• Families may contact the Executive Director with questions about volunteer opportunities or barriers to participation.

Compliance
CCA deeply values the time and commitment of its volunteers. Hours completed beyond the goal amounts are recognized and appreciated, and volunteer participation is often included in grant applications.

Failure to meet volunteer requirements may result in ineligibility to participate in CCA elections.

Daily Opportunities:

Morning traffic/crosswalk - Contact Mrs. Sadie at  sosieczanek@cherrycreekacademy.org if you are interested. Amount of time earned: 2 hrs per day.

Afternoon traffic/crosswalk Contact Mrs. Sadie at  sosieczanek@cherrycreekacademy.org if you are interested. Amount of time earned: 2 hrs per day.

Lunchroom duty (supervision, helping open food, cleaning tables) Contact Mrs. Sadie at  sosieczanek@cherrycreekacademy.org if you are interested. The amount of time earned is 1:1 (1 hour per every hour spent there).

Volunteer Code of Conduct:

Volunteers are an important part of our school community. To protect students, staff, volunteers, and the school, all volunteers must comply with this Volunteer Code of Conduct while participating in school-sponsored activities on campus, off campus, during field trips, and during overnight travel.

Volunteer Code of Conduct