Volunteering at Mother of God School

The School Administration requires that each family contribute their time to the school as a condition of enrollment.  This serves not only to keep tuition costs down, but also to build a strong school family.  Parental involvement gives the Principal and the faculty the support they need to provide a quality education in a safe, peaceful environment.

- Two-parent families are required to contribute 30 hours of service time per year.
- Single parent families are required to contribute 15 hours of service time.

Note to all Parents:  If you intend to serve in the school in any capacity where you will have contact with the children, you will need to complete the following items.  The school must have appropriate documentation to showing that these items have been completed. If you have a question about your clearance, please contact Mrs. Moriarty, who is responsible for maintaining the virtus and fingerprint data for the school.

	Requirement	Description	Links
1	Archdiocese Training Program: Protecting God's Children	Protecting God's Children is the mandatory child protection training for all Archdiocese of Washington employees and volunteers who have substantial contact with children. Training is provided by Virtus Online.	Sign up for ADW Child Protection Training Virtus Online Web Site
2	Child Protection Policy	All volunteers must read the Archdiocese of Washington Child Protection Policy.  The Acknowledgement page (page 55) must be signed and returned to the school office.	ADW Child Protection Policy: English Spanish
3	Archdiocese Volunteer Application	The Application is to be completed and submitted to the school office.  Once the application has been submitted to the school, the principal must sign off on the application and Mrs. Moriarty will enter receipt of the application in the ADW Volunteer Database.  A Criminal Background Investigation Authorization(CBIA) Form will be prepared and signed by the principal and sent to the parent volunteer.	ADW Application Form
4	Archdiocese Fingerprinting and Criminal Background Check	The Archdiocese Criminal Background Investigation Authorization form is to be completed and taken to an authorized Fingerprinting station.  Fingerprinting is by appointment only.  Call 301-853-5363 or 301-853-5381 to make your appointment.  The closest facility is: St. Francis of Assisi  6701 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood, MD 20855 Second week of each month: Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Note: You must bring the CBIA Form, a photo ID and a check or money order made payable to the Archdiocese of Washington in the amount of $33.25 to your appointment.	Fingerprinting Schedule and Sign Up Information

Links for Parents: (*Login Required)
* Submit Service Hours for 2008 - 2009
* View Service Hours submitted for 2008 - 2009
- Parents Letter from Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Patricia Weitzel O'Neill, Ph.D.

More information is available in the School Service Hours Handbook. (Note: the Service Hours Handbook is under revision and will be updated in September 2008)