Volunteers must contact the Volunteer Coordinator at the school of their choice to request a volunteer opportunity.  Map of Schools

Complete a FREE confidential LEVEL I volunteer application via RAPTOR Technologies:

Volunteer Application - English

Volunteer Application - Spanish

All volunteers must read the Volunteer Connection Information Guide before volunteering.

After completing the confidential application, you will receive an email from donotreply@raptortech.com. The email will confirm the application was received and is currently under review. If approved, you will receive an email titled "Volunteer Approval Application."  If denied, you will receive an email titled “Volunteer Application Denied.”

Volunteer FAQs

LEVEL I CLEARANCE is required for ALL volunteers interacting with students in a supervised environment, such as classrooms, cafeteria, media center, and daytime field trips. You must be supervised at all times by a school district staff member.

LEVEL II CLEARANCE is required for ALL volunteers interacting with students in an unsupervised environment, such as large day-time field trips with a low staff ratio, overnight field trips, one-to-one mentoring, tutoring, and overnight competitions.

(Please note: application fees for a Level II fingerprint screening are approximately $80 and are paid by the volunteer. The results are monitored by the Office of Safety & Security for a period of 5 years). In addition, volunteers who complete a Level II screening MUST also complete the district's Level I application. 

Please contact Deborah Perry-Gambino, Community Engagement Specialist at gambinod@manateeschools.net. for instructions to schedule a level II fingerprint screening.

NOTE: The School District of Manatee County values student safety and security. Therefore, prior conduct may disqualify a volunteer applicant from the privilege to volunteer.  To meet the required search criteria of Section 943.04351, Florida Statutes, we must conduct a search against your registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders through the Dru Sjodin National Sexual Offender Public Website.

Accordingly, applicants will not be approved as school volunteers for the following reasons:

• Convicted of or had adjudication withheld for any felony offense, at any time;
• Convicted of or had adjudication withheld for any misdemeanor within the past three (3) years;
• or Any pending criminal charges of a crime that would disqualify the applicant from employment with the School District of Manatee County.

The School District of Manatee County is subject to laws governing the release of public records, including Florida Statutes Chapter 119.

Updated June 1, 2024.