INVOLVEMENT BRINGS POSITIVE RESULTS!

The Broward County Schools Community Involvement Department fosters collective participation in the educational arena. Click one of the links on our home page to begin your exploration.

GETTING STARTED

Your efforts, whether as one individual, or one community organization can make a significant difference in the lives of our community's children; just by spending a little of your time supporting Education.

We want you to get involved in Education and help make our schools great. The school system has identified community involvement as one of the key areas within the school system's strategic plan. Most schools believe that community involvement is vital to student achievement.

There are many ways that you can help schools and district departments. Reading coaches, tutors and mentors are just three of the hundreds of community involvement opportunities waiting for you. Businesses and community organizations can "partner" with specific schools or departments and assist with a variety of activities designed to improve student achievement.

If you are one of the district's more than 45,400 volunteers, or a member of one of the 2350 school level partners, we thank you for your continued support. If you're not involved, now's the time to start! It's as simple as scroll and click.

WHAT'S RIGHT WITH OUR SCHOOLS

Read the article "What's Right With Our Schools" by Richard D. Bagin that was written for Principal Magazine, published by The National Association of Elementary School Principals, Alexandria, Va.

VOLUNTEER SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

All general school volunteers must complete an application for the 2007-2008 school year. This includes both returning and new volunteers. Click here for the volunteer application.

Volunteers working one-on-one or in small group mentoring activities are called Youth Mentors and must receive special training and background clearance before service begins. For information about becoming a Youth Mentor, please contact Youth Mentoring Programs at (754) 321-1972