Saturday, August 31, 2019

Welcome Art For Bears Volunteers

Volunteer Information, Art Class Schedules and Calendar 2019/20

Thank you for your interest in volunteering in the Bacich Art Room. The Bacich Art Program is called "Art For Bears"(AFB). There are two basic AFB volunteer job opportunities: 

1. Coordinator

2. Volunteer




Art Schedule Change Announcement:

For the 2019/20 school year, 3rd and 4th grade students will have weekly art classes. All other grades will have biweekly art classes. 


Below please find job descriptions for each of the two volunteer opportunities, art class schedules Week A and Week B, as well as Week A and Week B 2018/19 calendar. 

1. Coordinator

Job Description/Responsibilities

● You’re the LEAD coordinator and for consistency will attend ever art class (if possible). 
● Create and maintain a weekly volunteer schedule for 3rd and 4th grade classescreate and maintain a biweekly volunteer schedule for TK - 2nd grade class on SinUpGenius  https://www.signupgenius.com/
● Throughout the year, there may be requests from Mrs. Libby to have additional
volunteers in class due to the nature of some special Art projects. This will be
communicated to you in advance by Mrs. Libby. You will need to assign additional
volunteers for those days.
Weekly commitment (3rd and 4th grade), biweekly commitment TK-2nd grade to assist Mrs. Libby and students in the classroom along with other scheduled volunteers 
● Commits to arriving 5 minutes before class to help with setup and stay 5-10 minutes
after class to assist with cleanup
● Point of contact between additional volunteers and Mrs. Libby
● Please make every effort to send out a reminder email to your scheduled volunteers
1-2 days prior to the art class.
● Ensure that there are volunteers scheduled for each art class.
● If a volunteer cannot fulfill their assigned day and cannot find a replacement, please
ensure that you contact Mrs. Libby via email so she can adjust accordingly.
● Inform volunteers of schedule changes


2. Additional Volunteer  

Job Description/Responsibilities

● You are an additional Volunteer for special projects or substitute if the lead AFB coordinator is unable to attend class.
● Commitment on a fill-in bases
● Commits to arriving 5 minutes before class to help with setup and stay 5-10 minutes
after class to assist with cleanup
● Throughout the year, there may be requests from Mrs. Libby to have additional
volunteers in class due to the nature of some special art projects. This will be
communicated to you in advance from your lead AFB coordinator.
● If you are unable to attend your scheduled day, please make every effort to contact
another volunteer on your replacement
● If a volunteer cannot fulfill their assigned day and cannot find a replacement, please
ensure that you contact your lead AFB coordinator.
● You will be informed of schedule changes.


Please Note:

PARKING:

• Volunteers may NOT park in the Bacich parking lots these spots are all reserved for staff.  


• There are legal parking spots in the McAllister Avenue neighborhood. Be mindful of blocking driveways or parking illegally because you will get a ticket!

Policy and Procedures

Mrs. Libby has asked that she has the following number of volunteers to help assist in her classes:

TK & Kindergarten: Coordinator plus 2 additional volunteers

1st grade: Coordinator plus additional volunteer

2nd grade: Coordinator plus additional volunteer

3rd grade: Coordinator plus 1 additional volunteer

4th grade: Coordinator plus 1 additional volunteer


If you are unable to be there on your scheduled day, please make every effort to contact your coordinator or another volunteer on your replacement.


Art Schedule Week A 2019/20


Art Schedule Week B 2019/20



AFB WeekA/WeekB calendar 2019/20 



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