ELEM: Parent Volunteers

[Janice Askew <jma0525@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Good Morning or Evening (where ever you are),

I am a new media specialist in a K-5 school.  I'm trying to think of
ways to utilize parent volunteers effectively.  You all know that there
are some parents who tend to be boisterous.   I can handle that type of
parent -- usually-- in a diplomatic way.  How do you handle situations
when you have a volunteer and their child tends to want to stay with
the parent instead of his/her class--especially kindergarten?  It has
been 5 years since I taught kindergarten.  I have taught every grade
level in K-5 with the exception of 2nd grade.   Our students will start
school on Wednesday, and I have several people who have offered their
services.  I just want to be prepared to handle all types of situations
that may arise.  From what I remember, kindergarten students tend to
cling to their parents when they are around.  I don't want to upset the
student or the parent.  Perhaps I could have the volunteer working in
an "out of sight" capacity?

I would appreciate any advice that you may offer--from how to best
utilize volunteers to how to handle students when their parents are in
attendance.  Thank you in advance.


Janice Askew
Media Coordinator
T. S. Cooper Elementary School
237 Hwy. 32 South
Sunbury, NC  27979
jma0525@earthlink.net

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