Become a volunteer at Lee

Voluteers can help in many ways. The kids need YOU to help them have a great and rewarding school life. The first step is... Parent volunteers should complete a Volunteer Application, and all new volunteers must also participate in an orientation. DISD ensures safety by performing a criminal records check.

DISD Parent Resource Center
A great website for DISD parents

Volunteers can …

* Work with students at and away from school
* Become tutors or mentors
* Serve as readers, listeners or speakers
* Help in all areas of a school building, particularly in the lunchroom and library
* Be “Principal for a Day”
* Help a specific student, teacher, administrator, or the school in general
* Sponsor events, activities or programs
* Serve as advisory committee members

Volunteers can …

* Chaperone a field trip
* Create a telephone network to communicate with parents
* Design displays and bulletin boards
* Prepare refreshments for students and teachers
* Donate materials, supplies, in-kind services, or motivational incentives for teachers and students
* Serve as advocates for students, teachers and public education
* Share professional development sessions with teachers and administrators
* Facilitate information dissemination where they work or within organizations that they belong to

Volunteers can ...

* Help build students’ self-esteem and self-confidence
* Give students extra chances for success
* Inspire enthusiasm for and encourage academic pursuits
* Give students instant feedback
* Add another adult friend to a student’s experience
* Increase a student’s knowledge about the world
* Introduce volunteerism to our youth
* Establish school/community/business links for quality education