Volunteers who have unsupervised contact with students. (Fingerprinting required)

• ALL field trips

• Mandated by school admin

Level 2 Volunteer clearance is required for anyone that:

• participates in a classroom/school setting where potentially left unattended or without staff supervision,

• in a one-on-one setting for tutoring/mentoring a student or handling school funds

• for all field trips.

Please note: the school’s principal has the authority to further extend this requirement, or to require Level 2 clearance for all volunteers. The Principal has the right to deny access to Level 2 volunteers at their school to anyone even after being approved by the district.

A typical Level 2 application process takes approximately 2 weeks from the time of fingerprinting.

Volunteers that are planning on participating in a field trip or otherwise required to have Level 2 clearance must follow the process described below:

1. Prior to making an appointment, regardless of the location you choose for fingerprinting, you must submit a volunteer application online:

• To submit an application, please click here

• Create an account and Update Personal Information

• Under Smart Forms, select and submit a volunteer application

• ‘Send to Background Processor’

2. For your convenience, level 2 volunteer applicants have the ability to get fingerprinted at the below locations:

• District Office,  1960 Landings Blvd. Sarasota FL 34231 click here to make an appointment

  Fee: $38
  

• Any FieldPrint location in the United States
  Make sure to use FieldPrint Code: FPSCSBVolunteer
  Click Here

  Fee: $41.75 Rescheduling Fee $12.50
  

• North Port Police Department, click here
  4980 City Hall Blvd. North Port 34286            
  Fee:$34.95

For questions, please contact: SCSB Fingerprinting

Laws and policies implemented for the determination of clearance or denial of volunteering are:

• 1001.41, 1001.42, F.S.

• Sarasota County School Board Policy 3.80