VOLUNTEERS, STUDENT INTERNS, AND OTHER NON-EMPLOYEES
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The Board of Education recognizes the importance of school volunteers at all levels of schooling.
Volunteers can enhance collaboration between the school and community, broaden the school’s
educational environment, and ultimately enrich students’ school experience. The Board further
acknowledges that it may, from time to time, be asked to provide learning experiences for student
interns within the school environments. In recognition of the benefit of having volunteers, interns, and
other such non-employees providing services within the schools, the Board supports the involvement
of these individuals in accordance with suitable regulations and safeguards to be developed by the
Administration.
Volunteers, interns, and other such non-employees working within the schools (“volunteers”) must
work under the supervision of Enfield Public Schools staff. Volunteers are held to the same standards
of conduct as school staff and must observe all Board of Education policies, including applicable
policies on the confidentiality of student information.
Volunteers may be required to submit to state and federal criminal record checks and a record check
of the Department of Children and Families (“DCF”) Child Abuse and Neglect Registry. No person
who is required to register as a sex offender under state or federal law, or whose name is currently
listed on the DCF registry, may volunteer in the Enfield Public Schools.
No employee of the Enfield Public Schools shall serve as a volunteer in any capacity, except as may
be approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee based on the specific situation.
Persons interested in volunteering their services should contact the school principal.
Legal References:
Connecticut General Statutes
10-4g Parent and community involvement in schools; model programs; school-based teams.
10-235 Indemnification of teachers, board members, employees and certain volunteers and students in damage suits; expenses of litigation.
54-254 Registration of person who has committed a felony for a sexual purpose.
Policy Adopted:
April 24, 2018
WELLNESS POLICY
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The Board of Education promotes healthy schools by supporting wellness, good nutrition, and regular
physical activity as part of the total learning environment. The Board supports a healthy learning
environment where children learn and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices. Schools
contribute to the basic health status of children by facilitating learning through the support and
promotion of good nutrition and physical activity. Improved health optimizes student performance.
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-265) requires all public
schools participating in the United States Department of Agriculture’s nutrition programs to establish
a local wellness policy. It is the position of the Board of Education that schools play a central role in
promoting wellness among their students. To that end, and in accordance with federal law, the Board
of Education adopts the following Wellness Policy for all schools under its direction.
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