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| Community Liaison Specialist: Debbie Rogers |
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| P.O. Box 3912 |
Phone: (432)334-7168 |
| Odessa, Texas 79760 |
Fax: (432)334-6716 |
For more information, email Debbie Rogers |
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"If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person." (The World According to Mister Rogers)
The ECISD Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) program offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for parents and community members to become involved in our public schools. As a volunteer, you are assisting the staff in their day-to-day endeavor to provide the best possible educational experience for each child in the school.
Each school tailors the volunteer program to its specific needs. Some of the areas for volunteer work include the classroom, the nurse's office, the school office, the playground or P.E., the library or the workroom. The volunteer application lists the areas in which volunteers are needed for each school. |
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Purpose
The purpose of Volunteers in Public Schools shall be to support and enrich the lives of school children and to stimulate an interested community to a more active support of public education.
What are the benefits of joining VIPS?
Many volunteers derive personal satisfaction in knowing that the hours they put in, no matter how great or small, are enabling the schools to do a better job. Volunteers strengthen our schools and our community. Student achievement is greater. Individualized instruction is increased. The curriculum is enriched. A partnership is established between the school and home. Tax dollars are extended. Everyone benefits: students, volunteers, staff and administrators.
Who can become a volunteer?
Anyone can become a volunteer who enjoys kids and wants to help them grow, who gets along with people, who understands the goals of the school and who is adaptable and dependable.
When can I start?
After you complete a volunteer application, sign a background release form, and attend an orientation you may begin volunteering. A volunteer will receive on-the-job training and special training, if needed.
Who do I contact?
If you are interested in volunteering or desire more information, contact any school or call the VIPS office at 334-7168.
Impact
The VIPS program began in 1982. Through the school year 2007 - 2008, the VIPS program has recorded 14,435 volunteers who have given a total of 1,459,766 hours of academic and support services to the students of ECISD for a total value of $19,590,472!
Volunteers in Public Schools are celebrating the accomplishment of surpassing our goal of 500 VIPS this year with 510 VIPS volunteering 47,448 hours during the 2007-08 school year at a value of $890,597 worth of academic and support services. ECISD students, faculty, and staff benefit from the hard work, support, and care provided by the Volunteers in Public Schools. In the past 26 years, the VIPS program has had 14,435 VIPS who have given 1,459,766 hours of services for a total value of $19,590,472 -- what a positive impact and investment in the lives of generations of students!
Two centuries ago John Adams wrote, "The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and must be willing to bear the expense of it." The schools, which belong to all of us, are our best guide to the future. The expense of the schools are not just of dollars, but of concern, time and active care. We all share the responsibility for our country's future. We can all work together toward that future.
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Click here to view the English brochure.
Click here to view the Spanish brochure. |
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