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Get involved!

Caring, involved families are vital to Skinner North’s success. Our families, teachers and administration work closely together to make Skinner North a supportive community for all of our children. We hope you will get involved, too!

Volunteer Application

In the Classroom

 Keep in touch with your child’s teacher via email, phone calls and by regularly visiting the teacher’s web site, blog or online community . If you have a question or concern, please contact your child’s teacher directly.

Beyond the Classroom

Attend Meetings and Events
A good way to stay informed with what’s going on at Skinner North is to attend school meetings and events. For conversation and face-to-face dialog we offer open houses, Principal Forums and Parent/Teacher Coffees.  Family members are encouraged to take part in the Friends of Skinner North (FOSN) and Local School Council meetings.

With just a click here you can add all Skinner North meetings and events to YOUR electronic calendar
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Volunteer
Our Skinner North community has meaningful volunteer opportunities to fit just about every schedule, talent and interest, including:

Diversity Committee
Friends of Skinner North Committees 
Local School Council Committees
Room Parent
Scholastic Book Sale
Library Support
Field Trip Chaperone
Lost & Found Coordinator

Contact the school’s main office for more information on volunteering opportunities and policies.  All volunteer candidates must complete a volunteer application through the Chicago Public Schools CiviCore database. Please visit: cpsvolunteers.org,  

If you plan to volunteer in the school or accompany students on any field trips you must complete the volunteer process. This is required regardless of the number of hours or days you plan to volunteer.  However, CPS has 2 levels of volunteers, please read below to see which level best applies to your situation.  Approvals are good for 2 years only. If you are unsure of your status please check with Gloria Morales in the main office. 


Level 2  (A fingerprint criminal background check is not required for Level II Volunteers)
1. A parent providing supervised volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for less than 10 hours/week;
2. Any individual providing volunteer service for less than 5 hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled;
3. An individual providing incidental volunteer service with no ongoing individualized interactionwith a student(s) including those who speak at a     
    class/assembly, judge academic competitions, give musical performance, participate in the “Principal for a Day” program, jobshadowing event or 
    other one-time event provided where there is direct supervision of the activity/event by regular school employees;
4. A parent accompanying his/her child’s class on a one-day field trip or another type of extracurricular activity that does not involve an overnight stay;
5. An individual providing volunteer service on projects/activities involving no or nominal contact with children (home-based volunteer activities, 
    volunteers serving at Central or Network office).

Level 1 (A fingerprint criminal background check is required for all Level I Volunteers)
1. A parent providing volunteer service in their child’s school or classroom for 10 or more hours/week;
2. An individual providing volunteer service for 5 or more hours/week at a school where s/he does not have a child enrolled;
3. Any individual chaperoning an overnight school-sponsored trip, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the Student 
    Travel Policy);
4. Any individual serving in a coaching capacity, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the CPS High School Athletic
    Association Bylaws);
5. Any individual serving as a student teacher or pre-service teacher, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves (See also the Student 
    Teacher and Pre-Service Teacher Enrollment Policy);
6. Any individual serving as a One-on-One tutor or mentor, regardless of the hours/week that the volunteer serves;
7. Any individual providing volunteer service with students when such service may occur in an unsupervised setting, regardless of the hours/week that
     the volunteer serves;
8. Any individual providing volunteer service for a program where the program’s funding agency requires criminal record clearance, regardless of the 
     hours/week that the volunteer serves.

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640 W Scott St.
Chicago, IL 60610

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773-534-8502 (F)
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