Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) participating in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD schools make a significant contribution to the education of children. Each school year, thousands of volunteers donate hundreds of thousands of hours of service to the school district. Volunteers contribute in areas such as library aide, workroom help, campus events, fundraisers, staff appreciation luncheons, mentoring, public relations, tutoring and assisting in instructional areas.

 

Volunteers: Parent, Grandparent or Legal Guardian

If you are the parent, grandparent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the CFISD school where you wish to volunteer, you must create a volunteer portal account with CFISD.  The steps to volunteer are listed below.

1. Create a Volunteer Portal Account and receive your account information and password from [email protected] (may take up to 5 business days).
2. Contact your child’s, grandchild’s or legal dependent’s campus Community Engagement Liaison to learn about volunteer opportunities.
3. Log your volunteer hours in the Raptor Volunteer Portal. All volunteers who have recorded at least one volunteer hour in the current school year will receive an invitation to the annual VIPS Appreciation Luncheon.

4. Present your driver's license at the school's front desk each time you volunteer and ask the receptionist to log you in as a volunteer (not a visitor).  

   If you have any questions about your volunteer status, please call 281-894-3950.

 

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Global Volunteers: Non-Parent/Guardian

Description of a Global Volunteer 

If you are NOT the parent, grandparent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the CFISD school where you wish to volunteer, you must apply to be a global volunteer with CFISD.  The steps to volunteer are listed below.

1. Complete a Global Volunteer/Mentor Application, including consenting to a criminal history record check.  You will receive account information and password from [email protected] (may take up to 10 business days) after your application is approved.
2. Contact the Community Engagement Liaison at the campus where you wish to volunteer to learn about volunteer opportunities.  The CFISD office of Community Engagement will also share volunteer opportunities with global volunteers using the email supplied in your application and list opportunities on the CFISD website.
3. Log your volunteer hours in the Raptor Volunteer Portal.  All volunteers who have recorded at least one volunteer hour in the current school year will receive an invitation to the annual VIPS Appreciation Luncheon.

4. Present your driver's license at the school's front desk each time you volunteer and ask the receptionist to log you in as a global volunteer (not a visitor).  

   If you have any questions about your global volunteer status, please call 281-894-3950.

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Resources

• Bus Buddies Program
• Volunteer Calendar
• VIPS Executive Board

Any community member wishing to volunteer in CFISD, please contact the Community Engagement department at 281-894-3950. 

 

• VIPS Appreciation Event 2018
• VIPS Appreciation Event 2017