Volunteer Hours

Counting Hours

There are a lot of questions regarding what counts and what doesn't towards your family's 30 hours. Parent hour guidelines can be found in the current Parent Participation Guide provided by the WAVE.

The 30 hours is per family. Parents, grandparents, and other adult family members or guardians can contribute. It is 30 hours total regardless of how many children you have attending the school.

If your activity contributes toward the betterment of the school as a whole (or a class), it counts toward your volunteer hours. If it is work for your own child or family, it does not count toward your hours. Things that count: purchasing or hand making supplies/food items for a class, teacher or school function; attending WAVE meetings and committee meetings; emailing, researching, phoning, etc. for a committee; helping to plan and carry out an event for a class or the school; using your skills and contacts to help the school progress, and so much more! If in doubt, JUST ASK!

Hours are counted in 15-minute increments.

It is important to continue tracking your hours even after you reach 30 because the TOTAL number of parent hours is used for grant writing applications.

Reporting Hours

You are responsible for recording your hours.

If you are volunteering at school, you can record your hours on a volunteer sheet in the Parent Participation Binders located in the school copy room. Binders will be collected by the parent hours recording team periodically and your hours recorded.

If you volunteer outside the school, fill out a Parent Participation Log Sheet available in the office or from the school's website. Once you've filled out the log sheet, it can be submitted via email to the Parent Hours Recording Team at: wcs_vol_hrs@yahoo.com, or dropped off in the office.

Remember to keep a copy of your submission for your own records