Beaver Area School District School Volunteers
Beaver Area School District has implemented the Raptor Visitor Management System to protect
students, faculty, and staff. The Raptor Visitor Management System allows us to track visitors,
contractors, and volunteers in our buildings at all times. Upon entering a district building, visitors
will be asked to present a valid state-issued ID. Once entry is approved, Raptor will issue a photo
badge that identifies the visitor, and the date.
Under the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), any adult applying for an unpaid position as a volunteer for the welfare of a child,
or having direct contact with children, must have clearances. These clearances must be renewed every 60 months.
To ensure the safety of our students and staff, all prospective volunteers must complete the district's volunteer process, and be approved by the Beaver Area Board of School Directors at their monthly meeting prior to beginning a volunteer assignment. To gain approval as a Volunteer at an upcoming School Board meeting, all clearance documentation is required to be submitted by 10:00 am on the business day preceding the meeting.
Thank you for your willingness to volunteer in our schools. Your time and dedication to our students and staff is invaluable!
Instructions for becoming a BASD Volunteer:
1. Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance for Volunteers
- Fee: FREE to volunteers once within a 5 year period.
- Login or Create an Individual Account to apply online using the Child Welfare Portal. You will be asked to create a Keystone ID username. Be sure to store your Keystone ID and password in a safe place for future use.
- Applicants will receive an email notification with a link. Please print and save the results to a PDF for your records.
- If mailing in a paper version of the application (the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance – also known as the CY113) to the ChildLine and Abuse Registry at the below address. A paper copy of the clearance application may be found HERE:
ChildLine and Abuse Registry
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 8170
Harrisburg, Pa 17105-8170
- The CWIS Support Center can be reached at 1-877-343-0494.
- Results are not automatically sent to the school district. Please submit your results to the Employee Compliance Coordinator upon receipt.
2. Pennsylvania State Criminal Record Check for Volunteers
- Fee: FREE to volunteers once within a 5 year period.
- Visit PSP P.A.T.C.H. (Please do not use the Safari web browser when requesting a PATCH check. The Safari web browser is not supported by PATCH and the request will not be completed.)
- Click "New Record Check(Volunteers Only)", check the Volunteer Acknowledgement Section at the bottom and click "Accept". Please identify the Beaver Area School District as the organization for which you will be volunteering. Please enter the following phone number: 724.774.0250.
- Follow the instructions, then please print and save your results to a PDF for your records.
- If mailing a paper version of the application, please complete the following steps:
- Visit PSP - PA State Police Record Check.
- Go to the "Help" option on the top of the page
- Hover over the "Help" option and a drop down menu will appear
- Scroll down and click on the form that you want to review and print
- The PATCH Helpdesk can be reached at 1-888-783-7972 or 1-888-783-7972.
- Results are not automatically sent to the school district. Please submit your results to the Employee Compliance Coordinator upon receipt.
3. Federal Criminal History Record (Fingerprint)/Volunteer Affidavit for Volunteers
Individuals who have resided in the state of Pennsylvania for 10 or more consecutive years may submit an original notarized Volunteer Affidavitin lieu of seeking FBI Criminal History Record fingerprints. This Volunteer Affidavit has been approved by our School Board, and it is the only version that we are permitted to accept. Please submit your results to the Employee Compliance Coordinator at the address below upon receipt. The original document will need to be on file since it is notarized.
If you have not been a Pennsylvania resident at any time in the past ten years, you must be fingerprinted to volunteer.
- Fee: $23.25 - Payment is made by credit or debit card.
- Applicants must register online with IdentoGO before visiting a fingerprint center. All applicants must pre-enroll online, or over the phone @ 1.844.321.2101, select option 2 to schedule your appointment.
- When registering, you will need to provide the following Service Code 1KG6ZJ
- Important: The correct Service Code must be used so the background check is processed as follows: Pennsylvania DHS - Volunteer.
- Fingerprint center locations can be found on the IdentoGO website. You may have the ability to walk-in during a location's posted hours of operation (please follow the Governor's mandate during COVID), but scheduling an appointment may lead to lesser/no wait times. The Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit 27 has agreed to be an IdentoGo site for fingerprinting applicants. The New Brighton YMCA is also an IdentoGo location site for fingerprinting applicants. Applicants will have the ability to enroll at both of these locations when registering online, as well as many others.
- Applicants will receive an email notification with a link. Please note the link is available only for ONE-TIME access only, and once accessed will no longer be valid. You should only access this link from a device that will allow you to download, print, or save your results at that time.
- Results are not automatically sent to the school district. Applicants must present their UEID number (as shown on the receipt provided after fingerprint capture) to the school district for report access.
Following approval by the Board, we kindly request that you visit our Central Office, located at the address listed below, during the hours of 8:00 am to 3:30 pm to have your photo taken for a district-issued volunteer badge.
We highly encourage all BASD volunteers to take advantage of the free Act 126 and Act 71 training courses listed below. These courses provide valuable information on child abuse recognition, reporting and suicide awareness. While not required for volunteers, completing these trainings is a great way to stay informed and support the well-being of our school community.
Free Child Abuse Report Training
On July 5, 2012, Governor Corbett signed into law Act of July 5, 2012, P.L. 1084, No. 126 Cl. 24 Session of 2012, which amended the Public School Code of 1949 to mandate that all school entities (a public school, charter school, cyber charter school, private school, nonpublic school, intermediate unit or area vocational-technical school) and independent contractors of school entities provide certain training to all employees, including contracted substitute teachers, who have direct contact with children. Direct contact with children has been defined as “the possibility of care, supervision, guidance or control of children or routine interaction with children.” The law went into effect on January 2, 2013.
This training takes approximately three (3) hours to complete, and is designed to allow you the option of completing the training over multiple periods of time.
To register for this free training, click the link above and follow these directions:
1. Login or click the "Don't have an account" button
2. Submit your information, and you will then receive and email with your username and password
3. Enter your username and password and click "Login"
4. Click "Access Your Course"
5. Click "here to launch the course"
6. If you do not see the course in a new window, a popup blocker may be preventing it from opening
7. Follow the directions to complete the course
8. Print your certificate of completion
9. Please provide a copy of the certificate to the Employee Compliance Coordinator
Additional Information
ChildLine is a free hotline that allows people to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Anyone can call ChildLine to report suspected abuse or general child wellbeing concerns.
When a call is received by ChildLine, trained child welfare professionals can assess the concern and make a referral to the best agency to handle the concern, investigate, or provide additional support to the child and/or their family.
ChildLine is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call 1-800-932-0313 to report suspected abuse or neglect.
Free Youth Suicide Training for Educators
The 8-section course comprises 30-minute modules that fulfill the requirements of Act 71 of 2014, mandating a minimum of four hours of training on youth suicide prevention every five years. Each segment in the comprehensive course includes a pre-quiz, a video training module, and a post-quiz. Completion of all eight courses is necessary to meet the Act 71 of 2014 requirements. Once you finish all eight courses, kindly print your certificate, indicating the completed hours, and submit it to the Employee Compliance Coordinator.
(FREE) Suicide Prevention for Educators Course
Please click on the provided link and sign up for an account.
Mouse over the "Courses" option in the blue menu bar located at the top of the site. Then choose "All Courses".
Towards the right of the screen, there is a blue box titled "Youth Suicide Prevention for Educators" Click on "Read More".
Within the "Pre-Course Evaluation" section, click on the blue bar "Take or Opt Out of Evaluation".
Once finished with the pre-course evaluation, you may begin progressing through the eight webinars.
Upon completion of the eight webinars, choose "My Profile" from the blue menu bar at the top of the site. Subsequently, you can print your certificate.
Suicide Prevention for Educators FAQs
For inquiries, please contact: Beaver Area School District Attn: Tracy Mansell, Employee Compliance Coordinator
1300 Fifth Street | Beaver, PA 15009-2692
Phone: 724.774.0251 x 5004
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