Partnerships and Volunteering

We like to say that Ryan Elementary STEAM School is a place where everyone knows your name and everyone's glad you came! The feeling you get at Ryan is created by our staff, community partners and volunteers who support the learning and instruction that takes place at Ryan both academically and socially. BVSD is committed to the safety of all of our students and staff, so it recently adopted a policy in which volunteers with a regular schedule or accompanying a school field trip must complete a Volunteer Background Check. Please read more for details.

Regular volunteers required to complete the background screening program include, but are not limited to, those who help in the following activities:

Volunteers with a regular schedule in the school (classroom, health room, playground, cafeteria, library, greeters)

Activity/Club mentor, volunteer or chaperone

TAG (Talented and Gifted) mentor, volunteer or chaperone

Overnight trip chaperone

At-Home (Student Contact) (ex. host of team dinner, building parade float)

Volunteer coach (interscholastic or intramural)

Volunteer attending field trip

Crossing guard

Occasional volunteers will not be required to complete the online background screening program. The school staff will conduct a minimal background screening for those individuals as appropriate. This category includes, but is not limited to, those who help in the following activities:

Occasional volunteer (ex. classroom party, school/community event)

School-sponsored events (ex. career fairs, book fairs, after-prom, science fairs, school dances, guest speakers, field day, registrations)

Projects w/little or only incidental contact w/students (ex. fundraisers, boosters, concession stands, scorekeepers)

School Accountability Committees/School Improvement Teams, the District Accountability Committee, District Parent Council, PTOs, PTAs, and PEN participants

We appreciate your cooperation and support of this new expanded background screening program. We share with you the priority to ensure the welfare and safety of our students. Please contact the school office or BVSD Human Resources with any questions you may have regarding this program.

Background checks may be completed on-line or at a school computer. There is a fee for the background check, which if you use a school computer we would be glad to pay for you - it's the least we can do for your support. Unfortunately, we currently can't reimburse you for the expense should you choose to do it from a non-school computer in the office. Status results only are sent to school. (ie. Approved or Not Approved). We will send a list of approved volunteers to the classroom teachers. Please contact Mo Keeney at (720) 561-7004 should you have questions.