This year, a new volunteer coordinator will take over at McKelvie Middle School. Peter Woodbury Elementary School has Eileen Scullin, who's returning for the second year as coordinator. Janice DiNardo and Mary Beth Robinson are co-coordinators at Memorial Elementary School. Most of the volunteers in the school district are parents. However, anyone who's interested is encouraged to participate.
People always come forward to volunteer.
We have a lot of parents, some senior citizens who read to their grandchildren's classes. This year, we're encouraging business people to volunteer. It's good for the kids to have exposure to people who work in different fields in the community. At Peter Woodbury, the activities volunteers work on are basically in the classroom. Typical assignments, which people sign up for depending on time restraints, experience and interest, include clerical work in the classroom, small group tutoring, and teaching multimedia lessons with the teachers.