The workshops offer information in assessing the need for a volunteer program, recruiting, training, retaining and recognition of the volunteers that give so much to the students in Kentucky's schools.
Educators rank effective volunteers as an asset to a child's education.
However, educators have so much to do already that the time and organization it takes to establish an Effective Volunteer Program may be an overwhelming task. The workshops are directed at assessing the need for a volunteer program, recruiting the volunteers, securing support, offering effective strategies for strengthening staff procedures and classroom learning by using the teamwork approach, and tips for teachers to develop awareness about involving volunteers. In Kentucky, this training is approved by the Kentucky Department of Education for professional development credit.